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Is Microsoft Language Portal having problems?
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Elisabeth Maurland
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Is there a worry that it will be shutting down for good? Jun 1, 2016

I would think it's in everyone's best interest, including Microsoft, if it continues.
Glad it's working now


 
Maria Simmen
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I've got no idea Jun 1, 2016

if/when it'll shut down. It's an excellent ressource, but seeing as it's free it's definitely not very high on Microsoft's priority list. I've now got a mental image of one poor terminologist in Microsoft, trying to educate the CEO about the value of consistency ...

 
Mariëlle van Leeuwen
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And down again Jun 2, 2016

It seems that they are playing a game of ping pong at Microsoft: it's down again for me

 
expressisverbis
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TBX files Jun 3, 2016

Elisabeth Maurland wrote:

expressisverbis wrote:

I you want, I can send it you.



However, I was able to download them myself just now. But I have no idea what to do with tbx files. I googled and read that I could turn them into xml files and open them in Excel, and Excel would recognize the format. I did that, but I can't make any sense of the text. Maybe it doesn't work that way with a Mac. I'll have to google some more.



Mariëlle is right, the Language Portal doesn't work again...

TBX files are easily converted with SDL Multiterm Convert.
I have used it to convert the TBX file I've downloaded from Microsoft, and then imported the terms into a Data Base/Termbase created with SDL Termbase.
If you work with Trados, you can try to do this.


 
Elisabeth Maurland
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It seems to be working for me Jun 3, 2016

But I have noticed it might work for a little while, and then it get slower until it stops completely. I haven't used it much lately.
I don't have Trados, so I can't use the SDL converter.


 
Micaela Santo
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It isn't working for me at all Jun 5, 2016

and hasn't for a week now. I am also unable to download the terminology - I keep on getting the "We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found" error message.
It is extremely frustrating and is actually affecting my work. I can only hope the issue gets sorted soon.


 
Mariëlle van Leeuwen
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Contact? Jun 6, 2016

Is there anyone who knows who to contact about this? As Microsoft is such a large company I wouldn't know where to begin ...

 
Cris_Pinheiro
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Microsoft Language Portal - query in support forum Jun 6, 2016

There is an ongoing "query" here, but they, as the portal, seem to be slow to react...

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There is an ongoing "query" here, but they, as the portal, seem to be slow to react...

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/newmsn/forum/newmsn_signup-newmsn_otheracct/microsoft-language-portal/8c713cd7-4f13-4e10-98f1-60cf5b5caafe?msgId=89474d0f-d3f2-4942-86b1-faf7b06528fc&rtAction=1465217439016
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Mariëlle van Leeuwen
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Fingers crossed Jun 6, 2016

Thank you for the link Cris. I hope making more 'noise' will wake Microsoft up

I know it is a free service, but it is a very helpful service for us translators!

I managed to download the tbx file a few days ago and I have opened it in excel (just change the tbx extension to xml), so that helps a bit ...


 
Mariëlle van Leeuwen
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Solved? Jun 7, 2016

It is up for me again and I hope it will stay that way

 
Micaela Santo
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Here's hoping... Jun 7, 2016

It appears to be working fine for me too - let's hope it stays that way!

Just in case there are further problems in the future, colleagues working from En into It can download their language pair here: http://www.glossapedia.com/wordpress/raccolta-terminologica-microsoft-en-it-per-sdl-multiterm/. It's already been converted into
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It appears to be working fine for me too - let's hope it stays that way!

Just in case there are further problems in the future, colleagues working from En into It can download their language pair here: http://www.glossapedia.com/wordpress/raccolta-terminologica-microsoft-en-it-per-sdl-multiterm/. It's already been converted into a Studio termbase. Not quite as good as the real thing (as previously mentioned by others, it seems to be a "downsized" version of the online glossaries) but definitely better than nothing.
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Robert Rietvelt
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It seems to be working...... Jun 7, 2016

..... at least now. Tomorrow, who knows.

 
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