# Problem with SMS sending string translation

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355>\
**Category:** Translation\
**Created:** [September 23, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355 "2018-09-23T14:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Iddy\_Chazua](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/iddy_chazua/32/5152_2.png) [@Iddy\_Chazua](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Iddy_Chazua)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/1 "2018-09-23T14:32:43Z")

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@zestyping @LN We have problem with string 615 in transifex

Submitting form, sending message %1$d! of %2$d

We get the message "The translation is empty and does no contain any words." It doesn't seem to matter what we do; even if we copy the original string we get the same error. Our translation is:

Inakusanya fomu, inatuma ujumbe %1$d kati ya %2$d

Maybe you can add it manual

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**Author:** ![LN](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ln/32/1605_2.png) [@LN](https://forum.getodk.org/u/LN)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/2 "2018-09-23T14:35:58Z")

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Thanks for reporting that, @Iddy_Chazua. I like your solution -- you can leave it blank and the person doing the release can set it to `Inakusanya fomu, inatuma ujumbe %1$d kati ya %2$d`.

I think the problem might be that there's an extra `!` in the English text. @joeldean, I think you added that string. Do you know if the `!` is supposed to be there?

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**Author:** ![joeldean](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/joeldean/32/3820_2.png) [@joeldean](https://forum.getodk.org/u/joeldean)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/3 "2018-09-23T14:47:40Z")

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Woah. Nope, that's not supposed to be there at all.

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**Author:** ![joeldean](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/joeldean/32/3820_2.png) [@joeldean](https://forum.getodk.org/u/joeldean)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/4 "2018-09-24T21:00:15Z")

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I'm gonna investigate this and report back here later today.

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**Author:** ![joeldean](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/joeldean/32/3820_2.png) [@joeldean](https://forum.getodk.org/u/joeldean)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/5 "2018-09-24T22:45:02Z")

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Yes @LN there's an exclamation mark there. Gonna send in a PR to remove it.

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**Author:** ![tylerwood377](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/tylerwood377/32/5575_2.png) [@tylerwood377](https://forum.getodk.org/u/tylerwood377)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/problem-with-sms-sending-string-translation/15355/6 "2018-12-27T06:46:38Z")

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thanks for resolve this issue