Re: convert-ly problem 2

[Knute Snortum]

I think all you need in Windows is an entry in your PATH like this:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin

Then type

    convert-ly.py

and Windows will ask you what program you want to execute it with.
Select python.exe and you're done.  At least that's how it works in my
version of Windows 10.  There are ways to set this up by hand, but try
this first.

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Knute Snortum
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On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 9:14 AM Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
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> python convert-ly.py <options>
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> If you create an executable batch file somewhere in your PATH called 
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> C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin\python.exe C:\Program Files 
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> But I don’t use Windows now, so I haven’t tested this.  I do use the 
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> From: Peter Gentry <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: <address@hidden>
> Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 8:44 AM
> To: Lilypond Users <address@hidden>
> Subject: convert-ly problem 2
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> Having rediscovered the fact that Frescobaldi does not call convert-ly 
> anymore. I went to the section 2.2 of the usage manual and popped the 
> following into a windows 10 command prompt (with administrator privs)
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> C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin>forfiles /s /p 
> "C:\users\peter\Lilypool\Music_Files\Bouffil" /M **.ly /c "cmd  /c 
> convert-ly.py  -e @file"
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> 'convert-ly.py' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
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> operable program or batch file.
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> Etc etc for each .ly file in the folder
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> I have cd’d to the Lilypond usr\bin folder so I don’t think the three “s are 
> needed here, but who knows
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> Where did I go wrong?
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> For no particular reason I then uninstalled anaconda and python 3.8 the 
> result (after reboot) was that the same command string produced a response 
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> The response was a pop up box saying that no app was available for that file. 
> The Command Prompt then froze and I needed Task Manager to close it.
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> Clearly these other pythons have interfered with Lily somewhere and may have 
> a bearing on my other recent issues.
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> Does anyone else play around with Python outside of Lily who might know how 
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> Regards Peter
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