Carl- Really clear instructions and finally I got it to work. whew! Thank you. Jay
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Carl D. Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu>wrote: > > > > On 6/25/09 2:37 PM, "Jay Hamilton" <jay...@linuxquestions.net> wrote: > > > A: I have tried over and over to follow the docs. AND I have copy and > pasted > > both Mats suggestions and now Simon's . > > Mats has never worked. Yes the version info is in the file. No it did > not > > work. > > Simon's suggestion, I renamed the file without the space and in fact > after > > that copy/pasted his version into run and it can't find convert-ly so I > > browsed to my applications file (on my desktop which is where I install > lily > > from) and convert-ly flashes and there is no new version or file that I > can > > find anywhere and the problem continues to exist. > > > > So I need more hints as either > > 1] how to change the header so it works the way it did in 2.10 > > or > > 2] how to get convert-ly to work on my machine. > > Thanks > > Go to Start menu, select Run.., and type cmd in the box. > > This will open a command window. > > Then change directory to the directory containing your .ly file. You > change > directory with the cd command. It's hard to give you exact instructions, > because I don't know where things are. > > But to use the cd command, you type > > cd "c:\Documents and Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton\" > > > You'll know you're in the right directory when you type > > dir > > and you can see your .ly file in the resulting list. > > > Then you want to type > > convert-ly > > which should give you a help message about convert-ly. > > Then you will type > > convert-ly --from=2.10.25 --to=2.12.2 "my template.ly" > " > template2.12.2.ly" > > That should make it work. > > You may also be able to make it work by typing in the run box under the > start menu > > convert-ly --from=2.10.25 --to=2.12.2 "C:\Documents and > Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton\mytemplate.ly" > "C:\Documents and > Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton\mytemplate-new.ly" > > The format of a convert-ly command is > > convert-ly --from=FROM-VERSION --to=TO-VERSION FROM-FILE-NAME > > TO-FILE-NAME > > The command you typed in was not in this format, if what you reported below > is correct. > > HTH, > > Carl > > > > > >> Unfortunately, I have never been able to get convert-ly to work. It's > >> mostly my computer ignorance. My files don't seem to be in simple > places > >> and I never get the parameters correct. > >> so I have the file in C:\Documents and Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton > >> it's called > >> my template.ly > >> it's version 2.10.25 > >> I just tried to follow the instructions from the docs here's what I > think > >> it says to do in run under xp > >> convert-ly --from C:\Documents and Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton\ > >> mytemplate.ly\version 2.10.25 --to C:\Documents and > >> Settings\Frybyte\Desktop\Hamilton\my template.ly version 2.12.2 > >> That didn't work so what am I not understanding? > >> > > > > -- Jay Hamilton Sound and Silence www.soundand.com 206-328-7694
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