Even fewer steps... right click the file and choose OPEN WITH and
then choose Finale200x version that you wish to open it with. If it
is a finale Bak it will show Finale as an option to open it with.
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J. Scott Jones
Band/Orchestra Director/Freelance Trumpet Player-Teacher/Music Engraver
On Sep 30, 2006, at 1:15 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 30 Sep 2006 at 8:29, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
Um, Windows. Go figure.......
Try renaming the file from .BAK to .MUS. That will work. If the BAK
file is in the same directory as the original .MUS file, rename
one of
them like Mygreatscore_bak.mus or Mygreatscore_oldmus.mus
This just ridiculous.
You don't have to change the file extension unless you want
ShellExecute to open the file with a doubleclick.
Just use FILE | OPEN in Finale, and change the FILES OF TYPE dropdown
to ALL FILES. If you want, put *.BAK in the FILENAME box. Once you
see the file listed, select it and open it.
There's nothing problematic about the way Windows works here -- it's
just that nobody gets any training anymore on the most basic aspects
of how to use their computers.
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