# Import translation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 20, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181 "2021-10-20T19:17:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![laurie.croteau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@laurie.croteau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/laurie.croteau)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181/1 "2021-10-20T19:17:26Z")

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Hi,

I need to translate a lot of string and I tried to do it in .xml file. I have export all my translation and I add at the end my new translation (in english and in french, in separated file). However, I can’t import it back into _translation manager_, can someone help me?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181/2 "2021-10-21T07:24:47Z")

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you probably have a syntax error in your file.  
try [https://www.xmlvalidation.com/](https://www.xmlvalidation.com/) or whatever to see if it good

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**Author:** ![jespinmartin1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jespinmartin1/32/57175_2.png) [@jespinmartin1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jespinmartin1)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181/3 "2021-10-21T08:03:15Z")

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Same version to same version?

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**Author:** ![laurie.croteau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@laurie.croteau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/laurie.croteau)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-translation/52181/4 "2021-10-21T12:28:11Z")

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Thanks! I didn’t know that special caracter where “special”  
` (& = &amp;)`