# General Discussion **URL:** https://forum.xbench.net/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.xbench.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.xbench.net/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [How to check correct term or lack of it](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-check-correct-term-or-lack-of-it/955)
**Author:** [@knutatle](https://forum.xbench.net/u/knutatle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-check-correct-term-or-lack-of-it/955 "2022-11-25T08:19:28Z")
I need to check if words in source segments are translated with different words in different target segments (post editing). So I just need to check if A in source, then B in target. What is the best way? Thanks for any … --- ## [Can I run xbench from a flash drive?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/can-i-run-xbench-from-a-flash-drive/953)
**Author:** [@IzaO](https://forum.xbench.net/u/IzaO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/can-i-run-xbench-from-a-flash-drive/953 "2022-11-21T14:44:36Z")
Hello, A colleague would like to experiment with xbench, but isn’t allowed to install anything on her work computer. Can it be run from a flash drive? Thanks, Iza --- ## [Is there an XBench plugin for MemoQ?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/is-there-an-xbench-plugin-for-memoq/53)
**Author:** [@andreag](https://forum.xbench.net/u/andreag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/is-there-an-xbench-plugin-for-memoq/53 "2022-11-03T09:21:42Z")
I heard you were trying to launch an XBench plugin for MemoQ, similar to the one you already have for Studio. Is it already published? Where can I download it? Thanks --- ## [Convert a key terms file into an Xbench checklist](https://forum.xbench.net/t/convert-a-key-terms-file-into-an-xbench-checklist/568)
**Author:** [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/convert-a-key-terms-file-into-an-xbench-checklist/568 "2022-10-16T09:35:58Z")
Hi folks, From time to time, users ask how to create a checklist out of a list of terms automatically. The usual way is to add entries one by one to a checklist. The following application allows you to convert a text f… --- ## [Want to expand my personal checklist](https://forum.xbench.net/t/want-to-expand-my-personal-checklist/922)
**Author:** [@knutatle](https://forum.xbench.net/u/knutatle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/want-to-expand-my-personal-checklist/922 "2022-08-30T12:31:57Z")
Hi there! Would there by any change be a proofreader out there with an extensive personal checklist? I am not that technical, but like to have a more extensive checklist (to check things I don’t even think about). I wou… --- ## [Checking two segments at once](https://forum.xbench.net/t/checking-two-segments-at-once/904)
**Author:** [@LeFunk](https://forum.xbench.net/u/LeFunk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/checking-two-segments-at-once/904 "2022-07-30T09:39:57Z")
Hello, Is there a way for checking that if one segment ends with a colon, then the next one doesn’t start capitalized? Thanks in advance! --- ## [TMX Export -\> tags not displayed when opening in Trados](https://forum.xbench.net/t/tmx-export-tags-not-displayed-when-opening-in-trados/859)
**Author:** [@Burim](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Burim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/tmx-export-tags-not-displayed-when-opening-in-trados/859 "2021-12-16T08:14:12Z")
Hi! When I export tmx from XBench and open it in Trados Studio fpr editing, I don’t get the tags displayed right. Any chance to get the tags right? Thnx Burim Should be: Is: --- ## [How to use TM to perform QA check?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-use-tm-to-perform-qa-check/802)
**Author:** [@vx20026](https://forum.xbench.net/u/vx20026)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-use-tm-to-perform-qa-check/802 "2021-12-04T16:18:55Z")
Hi there, I think it would be really helpful to use TM to perform QA check to check 90~95% match rate sentences. Is there any way to do that? --- ## [Expansion/reduction check](https://forum.xbench.net/t/expansion-reduction-check/203)
**Author:** [@XbenchUser](https://forum.xbench.net/u/XbenchUser)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/expansion-reduction-check/203 "2021-12-03T11:39:26Z")
I would like to ask whether it is possible in XBench to check target segment for expansion/reduction compared to the source. What exactly do I mean, see example below: Is there a way to check for targets that are lo… --- ## [Xbench 3.0 trial questions](https://forum.xbench.net/t/xbench-3-0-trial-questions/827)
**Author:** [@dolpha](https://forum.xbench.net/u/dolpha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/xbench-3-0-trial-questions/827 "2021-10-13T00:25:47Z")
I’ve read that the 30-day trial is the days used rather than calendar days. Is that still the same? In that case, if I keep Xbench 3.0 opened without using it, will it count as days used, or is the day counted only after… --- ## [Checklist for parenthesis](https://forum.xbench.net/t/checklist-for-parenthesis/791)
**Author:** [@scavicchio](https://forum.xbench.net/u/scavicchio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/checklist-for-parenthesis/791 "2021-05-21T15:19:29Z")
Hi folks! I have found an old topic about this, but I could not replicate the results in my work, so I have to ask it again, sorry. I would like to create a checklist to find any amount of missing pairs of parenthesis … --- ## [Seeking Regular Expressions Course Recommendation](https://forum.xbench.net/t/seeking-regular-expressions-course-recommendation/621)
**Author:** [@MatDes](https://forum.xbench.net/u/MatDes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/seeking-regular-expressions-course-recommendation/621 "2021-05-21T14:49:24Z")
Hi there! Could anyone recommend a course on regular expressions for Xbench? I saw a couple of videos for Trados Studio and regex in general, but not all the functions work in Xbench. Thanks! Matías --- ## [Stop Excel opening automatically when exporting QA results](https://forum.xbench.net/t/stop-excel-opening-automatically-when-exporting-qa-results/788)
**Author:** [@chrismlrd](https://forum.xbench.net/u/chrismlrd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/stop-excel-opening-automatically-when-exporting-qa-results/788 "2021-05-19T16:02:27Z")
Hello, I was wondering if there was any way to disable the QA results being opened automatically when exporting them. I would like to just be able to save them as .xls without Excel opening and then having to close it. … --- ## [To read a tab-separated txt by column](https://forum.xbench.net/t/to-read-a-tab-separated-txt-by-column/784)
**Author:** [@wangximin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/wangximin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/to-read-a-tab-separated-txt-by-column/784 "2021-05-16T12:52:24Z")
Hi there, Let’s consider a large txt, which could not be fully loaded by Excel, but it could be read by Xbench. However the source language and target are not in the Column1 and Column2, let’s say, they are in Column3 a… --- ## [Kilobytes to bytes?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/kilobytes-to-bytes/764)
**Author:** [@gugliotti](https://forum.xbench.net/u/gugliotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/kilobytes-to-bytes/764 "2021-04-07T10:50:16Z")
I am confused, one kilobyte is equal to 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes? I see different opinions about this definition, for example https://www.gbmb.org/kb-to-bytes http://www.global-converter.com/main-data-quantity-convert… --- ## [Time remaining on trial license](https://forum.xbench.net/t/time-remaining-on-trial-license/751)
**Author:** [@LDT](https://forum.xbench.net/u/LDT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/time-remaining-on-trial-license/751 "2021-03-15T11:39:13Z")
Hello there, Is there anyone who can tell me how to see the time left on my trial license? Thank you. Laura --- ## [Grouping errors](https://forum.xbench.net/t/grouping-errors/738)
**Author:** [@RRLL\_LS](https://forum.xbench.net/u/RRLL_LS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/grouping-errors/738 "2021-03-08T10:26:45Z")
Hi everyone, I would like to know if there is a way of showing all the possible mistakes in a segment altogether. That is, for example, if a segment has several key term mismatches, the QA would show the sentence with a… --- ## [Files not found](https://forum.xbench.net/t/files-not-found/593)
**Author:** [@MozartLady](https://forum.xbench.net/u/MozartLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/files-not-found/593 "2020-04-11T18:22:00Z")
Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I downloaded XB2.9 to test it for possible purchase by my office. I had a general idea about how to use it because my husband has the 3.0 version, but when I tried to create a … --- ## [Issue creating Checklist item with expressions](https://forum.xbench.net/t/issue-creating-checklist-item-with-expressions/654)
**Author:** [@jlloret](https://forum.xbench.net/u/jlloret)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/issue-creating-checklist-item-with-expressions/654 "2020-12-04T08:52:45Z")
Hello, I am having some trouble developing a RegEx to create checklist item to check for a specific issue. In the project I’m handling there are some variables that may appear once in a string or a couple of times. The… --- ## [False positives in numeric mismatches](https://forum.xbench.net/t/false-positives-in-numeric-mismatches/690)
**Author:** [@agnus](https://forum.xbench.net/u/agnus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/false-positives-in-numeric-mismatches/690 "2020-11-19T08:27:44Z")
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**Author:** [@Ryutatsu](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Ryutatsu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/possible-to-show-file-location-metadata-from-memoq/692 "2020-11-18T09:18:53Z")
I have a QA mxliff inconsistency report exported from Memoq that includes specific location metadata. At first glance, I notice that I cannot recreate this field within Xbench, but is it somehow possible to do so? I am… --- ## [Is Trados Studio review files "Trados Word File"?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/is-trados-studio-review-files-trados-word-file/683)
**Author:** [@knutatle](https://forum.xbench.net/u/knutatle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/is-trados-studio-review-files-trados-word-file/683 "2020-10-28T12:02:30Z")
I’m a newbie. I want to run Studio review files through Xbench, but when pressing Check Ongoing Translation I get a message that says it does not find any bilingual documents. I added the review files and chose Trados Wo… --- ## [Active development?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/active-development/649)
**Author:** [@agnus](https://forum.xbench.net/u/agnus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/active-development/649 "2020-08-28T09:19:48Z")
Hi, is Xbench still under active development? It didn’t receive any update for 2 years now, I think… Will there be a Studio 2021 plugin? --- ## [How to catch missing source words in the target text](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-catch-missing-source-words-in-the-target-text/648)
**Author:** [@sobota](https://forum.xbench.net/u/sobota)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-catch-missing-source-words-in-the-target-text/648 "2020-08-25T06:57:15Z")
Hi, I have to make sure all words delimited by backquotes (keywords) on the source text exist in the target text. This is a sample source text: Either \`unit\_amount\` or \`unit\_amount\_decimal\` must be provided inside \`pri… --- ## [How to check whether the number of a certain source word is the same as that of the corresponding translated word in one segment](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-check-whether-the-number-of-a-certain-source-word-is-the-same-as-that-of-the-corresponding-translated-word-in-one-segment/639)
**Author:** [@rhizo](https://forum.xbench.net/u/rhizo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/how-to-check-whether-the-number-of-a-certain-source-word-is-the-same-as-that-of-the-corresponding-translated-word-in-one-segment/639 "2020-08-04T07:07:15Z")
I have been using power search for QA. Power search is able to check whether there is a translated word of a certain source word. However, when there are two or more same source words in one source segment and there is… --- ## [Repository for XBench regular expression](https://forum.xbench.net/t/repository-for-xbench-regular-expression/625)
**Author:** [@Emidio](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Emidio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/repository-for-xbench-regular-expression/625 "2020-07-01T11:44:43Z")
Hi all, apart from the examples in the search templates, do you know if there is a master repository of already created regex which can be reviewed and integrated in personal checklist? thanks! --- ## [Numeric Mismatch and country-specific formats](https://forum.xbench.net/t/numeric-mismatch-and-country-specific-formats/265)
**Author:** [@KWest](https://forum.xbench.net/u/KWest)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/numeric-mismatch-and-country-specific-formats/265 "2020-05-05T12:45:06Z")
How can I customize the Numeric Mismatch Search so that it will show me any number errors, but not flag country-specific number separtor mismatches. E.g. US English has thousand separator comma, vs. Swiss German has thou… --- ## [Possible to exclude Studio locked segments?](https://forum.xbench.net/t/possible-to-exclude-studio-locked-segments/507)
**Author:** [@Tecknotrad](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Tecknotrad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/possible-to-exclude-studio-locked-segments/507 "2019-12-06T14:14:27Z")
We have many projects with locked segments, in various translations state (including ICE and untranslated). Excluding by ICE is not trustworthy since there are some ICE unlocked segments that need to be considered. Wou… --- ## [Batch Search Replace](https://forum.xbench.net/t/batch-search-replace/543)
**Author:** [@Muhammad](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Muhammad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/batch-search-replace/543 "2019-11-23T13:31:01Z")
Hello All I suggest adding a new feature in search TAB Batch Search/Replace using a list with RegEx support it will make AutoCorrection tool within QA tool Thanx --- ## [Tips for scanning huge Xbench reports in Excel](https://forum.xbench.net/t/tips-for-scanning-huge-xbench-reports-in-excel/531)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Phillips](https://forum.xbench.net/u/Christopher_Phillips)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/tips-for-scanning-huge-xbench-reports-in-excel/531 "2019-10-05T15:19:53Z")
Anyone have any tips for scanning past FPs? I have a report from a TMX with around 110k rows to review. I can get through around 10k rows an hour eyeballing and skipping the obvious ones. I use page down key and scan an… [Previous page](https://forum.xbench.net/c/general-discussion/8.md) [Next page](https://forum.xbench.net/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=2)