Use this dialog to configure translation engines.
Read more about translation engines.
There are two kinds of translation engines. The following list contains the possible values:
| Engine | Description |
|---|---|
| Sisulizer translation memory on <DB> database | Sisulizer's translation memory on a database. <DB> is the type of the database such as Access, DBISAM, Firebird, Interbase, MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server. When adding a new Sisulizer translation memory the application creates translation memory tables to the selected database. Note! If you have already added Interbase translation memory, Firebird will be disabled and vice versa. This is because they both can not be active at the same time. |
| <MT> machine translation | 3rd party machine translation engine. <MT> is the type of the machine translator such as Google Translate. In order to use this you may need to have either the 3rd party machine translation engine installed on your computer or have access to a machine translator service. |
Enter the name of the translation engine. It must be unique.
This sheet is shown if you selected Sisulizer translation memory in the Translation engine type combo box.
Specifies the translation memory creation options. These options can not be changed after the translation memory has been created.
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| Keep case | If checked the translation moery is case sensitive. This means that all data is stored as it is. When translating the translation memory first tries exact case match. If no string is found it ignores the case. If not checked the translation memory is case insensitive. This means that all data is stored in lower case. When translating data the engine reformats the string case to match the original string. Is is recommended to leave this check box checked. |
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| Remove white spaces | If checked the translation memory removes leading and trailing white spaces from the string before storing them. It is recommended to leave this check box checked. Sisulizer can automatically add leading and trailing spaces to the translations if the original string contains them. | ||||||||||
| Remove special characters | If checked the translation memory removes the special characters from the string before storing them. Special characters are:
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It is recommended to leave all above check boxes checked.
Specifies the maximun string length in bytes that translation memory can store. The length is in bytes but strings are stored as UTF-8 strings. This makes the actual string length in bytes longer than in characters. The length is much longer if string contains non-European characters. Most database engines have a length limitation of a indexed string. If you enter larger value than the maximum value allowed by the database engine Sisulizer will use the maximum value.
Specifies the translation memory runtime options. These options can be changed after the translation memory has been created.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Bidirectional | If checked the translation is done on both directions. This means if the translation memory contains English to Japanese translation (e.g. "mountain" -> "山") the translation memory can also translate Japanese string "山" to English string "mountain". Making translation bidirectional slows down the translation process sligthly but enables translations to both directions. |
| Multiple users | If checked the translation memory is multi-user enabled. This means that the translation memory uses username/password combination to identify the user and. Users can have different acces rights to use the translation memory such as full access or read only access. |
Specifies the database where the translation memory data is stored.
| Database type | Description |
|---|---|
| Access | Access database. Type a database file name (.mdb or .accdb) in the edit field or press ... to select a file. If you use Access 2007 make sure that you have installed 2007 Office System Driver: Data Connectivity Components in your computer. If not you can download it from Microsoft web site. |
| ADO/ODBC compatible | ADO/ODBC compatible database. Press ... to select the data source. |
| dBase | DBase database. Type the name of the database directory name where the database tables are located in the edit field, or press ... to select a directory. When you have entered a valid dictionary value Sisulizer automatically connects to the database. |
| DBISAM | DBISAM database. Type the name of the database directory name where the database tables are located in the edit field, or press ... to select a directory. When you have entered a valid dictionary value Sisulizer automatically connects to the database. |
| Firebird | Firebird database. Server group specifies the server type. Select Local server if your Firebird server running on this computer. Select Remote server if your Firebird server is running on some other computer. SQL dialect specifies the SQL dialect that your Firebird server uses. Enter the database address in the Server address field and the database name in the Database name field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
| Interbase | Interbase database. Server group specifies the server type. Select Local server if your Interbase server running on this computer. Select Remote server if your Interbase server is running on some other computer. SQL dialect specifies the SQL dialect that your Interbase server uses. Enter the database address in the Server address field and the database name in the Database name field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
| MySQL | MySQL database. Enter the database address in the Server address field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. Finally select the database in the Database combo box. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
| Oracle | Oracle database. Enter the database address in the Server address field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. Finally select the database in the Database combo box. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
| Paradox | Paradox database. Type the name of the database directory name where the database tables are located in the edit field, or press ... to select a directory. When you have entered a valid dictionary value Sisulizer automatically connects to the database. |
| PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL database. Enter the database address in the Server address field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. Finally select the database in the Database combo box. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
| SQL Server | SQL Server database. Enter the database address in the Server address field. Enter the database user name in the User name field and the password in the Password field and press Connect to connect to the database. Finally select the database in the Database combo box. If you want Sisulizer to remember the password check Rememeber password. Password is stored in an encrypted form. |
Depending on the action and current license some of the above database may not be available.
This sheet is shown if you selected a translation memory in the Translation engine type combo box.
Specifies the translation memory file that is used.
This sheet is shown if you selected Machine translator in the Translation engine type combo box.