We have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions (FAQS) in relation to Alchemy CATALYST and broken it into relevant sub-sections. We will add to these lists or generate new ones as the need arises.

• General Catalyst Information
  • Changes to Translator Lite 8
  • Catalyst System Requirements
  • Trados Component 1 vs Trados Component 2



• Catalyst Licensing
  • Machine Specific Licenses
    • Activate your Installation of Alchemy Catalyst
    • Problems experienced with activating Alchemy Catalyst
    • Windows Firewall Blocking the Catalyst License from Running
    • Running Catalyst on Windows 2003 Server Edition
    • Moving your Catalyst Activation to a new PC
    • Deactivating your installation of Catalyst
    • The Catalyst License and Terminal Services
    • How to run different Catalyst versions on the same machine.
    • Status -88 in Help | About Catalyst
  • Translator Lite License
    • Procedure to Download Install and Activate Translator Lite 6
    • Procedure to Download Install and Activate Translator Lite 7
  • ANLM Server
    • Procedure for Installing and Activating the ANLM Server
    • Upgrade Procedure for the ANLM Server License
    • Procedure for Moving the ANLM Server
    • Identify and Choose the Ports for ANLM Licensing processes
  • Catalyst 4 Licensing
    • Requesting an Upgrade Key for your Catalyst 4 dongle
    • Running Catalyst 4 on Windows XP
    • Activating the .Net component for Catalyst 4
• Catalyst UI Functions
  
  
  • Shortcut Keys in Catalyst
  • View Project Statistics in Catalyst
  • Unable to Display Hotkeys on Dialogs in Catalyst UI
  • Setting the Catalyst 6 UI to the Original UI Layout
  • Setting the Catalyst 7 UI to the Original UI Layout
  • View Status of Resources in Catalyst 6
  • View Status of Resources in Catalyst 7
  • Changing a String's Status in Catalyst
  • Apply a Filter to a TTK in Catalyst
  • Adding Memos in Catalyst
  • Connecting to an Excel Spreadsheet
  • Missing a Window in the UI
  • Failed to Create HTML Editor Failed to Create Edit Toolbar
• Catalyst Functions
  • Some strings are not translated though glossary contains translations
  • Multilingual setting is turned on though files are Monolingual
  • Unable to set TMX as a Translation Memory
  • Working with Filters in Catalyst 5
  • Should I use the Update Expert or the Leverage Expert?
  • Using the Replica Expert in Catalyst 5
  • Importing a TTK Section in Catalyst
  • How to Translate Duplicate Strings in Catalyst 6
  • How to Translate Duplicate Strings in Catalyst 7
  • Creating Custom Filters in Catalyst
  • Exporting a TTK Section in Catalyst
  • Applying filters to Strings in Catalyst 6
• Catalyst's .Net Component
  • Signing a .Net satellite assembly in Catalyst
  • Unable to extract a .Net satellite assembly in Catalyst
  • Switching between .Net 1.1 and 2.0 in Catalyst 6 and 7
  • Unable to resize .Net Controls in WYSIWYG mode
  • Can I Localize .Resources.dll files in Catalyst?
  • Autosized .Net Dialog
  • Using Catalyst 5 to localize .Net 1.1 files on a PC with both Frameworks installed
• Parsing files with ezParse
  • Tools | Options | ezParse
    • Importing and Exporting ezParse Rules
    • Adding an ezParse Rule
  • Parsing Text Based Files
    • Parse a Simple Text File
    • Parse a Text File with String ID's and Context Strings
    • Problem with removing place holders
  • Parsing XML Based Files
    • Parsing an XML file in Catalyst 6
    • Show All Xml Parse Rule
  • Parsing Code Segments in HTML Files
    • Parsing JavaScript in a HTML file
• Power Translate Expert
  • Working with the Power Translate Expert in Catalyst
  • Power Translating with Trados
  • Concordance Search in Catalyst
• Localizing Resx Files
  • Mapping Resx Forms, Controls and String Tables in Catalyst 5 and 6
  • Mapping Resx Form Controls in Catalyst 7
  • Import Translations not working correctly for Resx Files in Catalyst 6
• Localizing XML/HTML Files
  • Text, HTML, XML being extracted incorrectly
  • How does XML deal with different character sets?
  • CHM/HTML Links no Longer Working
• Localizing RC Files in Catalyst
  • Limitation in the parsing of RC files
  • String ID's in RC files
  • How are String Tables generated in RC files?
• Additional File Types Catalyst can Localize
  • How does CATALYST localize Multilingual Executables?
  • Localizing files with Message Tables
  • Localizing 16 bit Executables
  • Localizing MSI files
  • Localizing VB6 FRM files
  • Localizing Delphi files in Catalyst 5
• ezScript - Catalyst's Command Line Interface
  • Clearing ezParse Rules through ezScript
  • Changing the Dialog font through ezScript
  • CatalystBatchLog.txt Return Code Meanings
  • How do I apply settings (e.g. Leverage Expert options) through ezScript?
• Catalyst Custom Configurations
  • Leverage Co-ordinates and Text Separately
  • Build .Net forms using Catalyst's manual mechanism
  • Expose HTML Attributes for translation in Catalyst
  • Pseudo Translate Ignoring Text in Curly Braces
  • Escape extended characters in HTML
  • Escape extended characters in XML
  • Do not extract the HTML charset in Catalyst
• Catalyst and Your Localization Cycle
  • Should I Localize my Binary or Source Files?
  • When to use Alignment Vs Leverage Expert
  • Using Source and Target language settings in Catalyst
  • Saving Catalyst 5 TTKs in Catalyst 6
  • Saving Previous Version TTKs in Catalyst 7