On 05/16/2017 04:14 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 06:12:55PM +1200, Andrew Parsloe wrote: >> On 16/05/2017 1:04 p.m., Richard Heck wrote: >>> On 05/15/2017 06:34 PM, Andrew Parsloe wrote: >>>> (alpha1-1, windows 7) >>>> >>>> When I try exporting a simple master document to LyX 2.2.2 I get an >>>> error message saying lyx2lyx failed to convert it. Clicking the >>>> message away, the document does open but doesn't compile. (Message: >>>> Could not load included file ...) >>> I do not think we have ever handled this situation simply. You need to >>> export both the master and the child, separately, and then change the >>> included file name in the master, since the exported child is now called >>> TestChild.22.lyx. >>> >>> It would presumably be possible to try to deal with this, probably in >>> lyx2lyx itself. >>> >>> Richard >>> >> My post was prompted by comparison with what happens in 2.2.3 (just upgraded >> from 2.2.2, thank you) when exporting to 2.1.x format. >> >> I have a complex document, perhaps 150 pages, a master & 3 child documents, >> masses of equations, a wealth of figures, a plethora of cross-references to >> both, footnotes, and even mini-tocs (with the minitoc package) for each >> chapter. I exported the master from 2.2.x format to 2.1.x format. Note: I >> didn't separately export the child documents as you suggest. The master >> opened in 2.1.5. The inclusion statements in master display in LyX 2.1.5 as >> "Include: child.lyx" rather than "Include: child.21.lyx" yet the master >> compiles to a pdf which appears correct as far as I can see from a quick >> scan. > I think the only reason this worked with 2.1.5 is that 2.1.5 can read > the 2.2.x format (since it was released after 2.2.0). If you opened with > 2.1.4, I think you would get an error.
Yes, I was going to make the same suggestion. You could of course open the 2.2.x master in 2.1.5, as well, without exporting, and it would work. Richard
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