Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b. If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the new 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent? I dunno . . . David H. Bailey Michael Cook wrote: You should certainly tell tech support about this. Are you on Windows or Mac? I just tried checking for an update with Mac 2000b and was told that I have the current version, so at least on my system the feature seems to be working. Michael On 1 Jan 2006, at 15:15, dhbailey wrote: I just ran Fin2006b and had it check for updates. It told me that there was an update available at the MakeMusic web-site, so I clicked on the option to get the new update (figuring of course that it must be Fin2006C -- but don't get excited, there is no new update!) It took me to the page which showed the 2006B update! Why doesn't Finale2006b know that I already have it? Did MakeMusic simply hard-code into this great new feature that it is Finale2006 and that it should check to see if there is anything more recent than Finale2006, so everytime I check for automatic updates it's simply going to waste my time by telling me that 2006b is available? Why didn't MakeMusic code into this routine the ability to check and see which actual version is actually running, and then compare it against the update patches? Is it me being hyper-picky, or shouldn't Finale2006b only tell me there's a new update available when Finale2006c comes out? It seems like it's another great idea not properly implemented. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b. If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the new 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent? I dunno . . . David H. Bailey It's all moot anyway. Finale 2006c was just posted. -Randolph Peters ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
Randolph Peters wrote: I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b. If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the new 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent? I dunno . . . David H. Bailey Yeah, I just found that out, and after installing it, ran the check for updates thing, and it actually told me that I had the most recent version. The list of what they claimed to have fixed in 2006c looks suspiciously like the list for 2006b, so I think they may have simply decided to go with 2006c rather than 2006b2 (maybe they didn't leave enough spaces in their code to be able to handle a version with that extra subversion indicator.) Anyway, as you say, it's all moot now. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
Hi David -- To answer your question, absolutely this update should have had some discrete name. But then, it should havenotcontained an incorrect file to begin with. How much y'all wanna bet there willnow be some sort of tardy announcement from MM to Win users to alert us all to this 'new' 2006B maintenance updater? With (un)bated breath, Les Les MarsdenFounding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony OrchestraMusic and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!!http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.htmlhttp://www.sierratel.com/mcf/nprc/mso.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html - Original Message - From: dhbailey To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b.If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the "new" 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent?I dunno . . .David H. Bailey ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
-Randolph Peters said "It's all moot anyway. Finale 2006c was just posted."Unbelievable. I just 'checked for updates' and found that 2006C is indeed a brand-new update - and not merely a rename of the 'improved' second version of 2006B which I downloaded and installed only last night. This would be mildly amusing if-- perhaps -- MM had had the decency to alert us it was coming out with a third update. I mean: they HAD to have known they were coming out with a new update last night; why not a simple e-mailed courtesy notice which would've saved me a couple hours' time? Okay, I'm downloading 'C' right nowwith a mixture of distrust that it might be replacedby2006D tomorrow, disgust withMM's remarkably bad communications/customerrespect and dismay at the(according to the downloader) 2 Hrs 19 mins I have remaining with a mere 11% downloaded. Hope my next new car won't need areplacement engine after a couple of months because the manufacturer rushedan unready model onto the market simply to compete with Mercedes Oh, greatonly another 2Hrs 17 mins to go Les Les MarsdenFounding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony OrchestraMusic and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!!http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.htmlhttp://www.sierratel.com/mcf/nprc/mso.htmhttp://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html - Original Message - From: Randolph Peters To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b.If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the "new" 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent?I dunno . . .David H. Bailey___ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
Ultimately all that really matters is did they fix the data deletion issue (among other bugs but, that's a biggie). -A From: dhbailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:11:11 -0500 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates Randolph Peters wrote: I finally got a reply from MakeMusic tech support, and the case is that the original 2006b updater contained an incorrect file, so there was a NEW 2006b updater posted, and that is why my computer didn't think that even though I have 2006b it isn't the most recent 2006b. If that isn't total confusion, then I don't know what is! Shouldn't the new 2006b have been posted as 2006c so that everybody could be sure they have the most recent? I dunno . . . David H. Bailey Yeah, I just found that out, and after installing it, ran the check for updates thing, and it actually told me that I had the most recent version. The list of what they claimed to have fixed in 2006c looks suspiciously like the list for 2006b, so I think they may have simply decided to go with 2006c rather than 2006b2 (maybe they didn't leave enough spaces in their code to be able to handle a version with that extra subversion indicator.) Anyway, as you say, it's all moot now. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Automatic check for updates
I just ran Fin2006b and had it check for updates. It told me that there was an update available at the MakeMusic web-site, so I clicked on the option to get the new update (figuring of course that it must be Fin2006C -- but don't get excited, there is no new update!) It took me to the page which showed the 2006B update! Why doesn't Finale2006b know that I already have it? Did MakeMusic simply hard-code into this great new feature that it is Finale2006 and that it should check to see if there is anything more recent than Finale2006, so everytime I check for automatic updates it's simply going to waste my time by telling me that 2006b is available? Why didn't MakeMusic code into this routine the ability to check and see which actual version is actually running, and then compare it against the update patches? Is it me being hyper-picky, or shouldn't Finale2006b only tell me there's a new update available when Finale2006c comes out? It seems like it's another great idea not properly implemented. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
At 09:15 AM 1/1/2006, dhbailey wrote: I just ran Fin2006b and had it check for updates. It told me that there was an update available at the MakeMusic web-site, so I clicked on the option to get the new update (figuring of course that it must be Fin2006C -- but don't get excited, there is no new update!) It took me to the page which showed the 2006B update! Oh, that's brilliant. I'm so glad I turned off the auto-update feature -- can you imagine having Finale tell you once a week that the update you already have is now available? Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
You should certainly tell tech support about this. Are you on Windows or Mac? I just tried checking for an update with Mac 2000b and was told that I have the current version, so at least on my system the feature seems to be working. Michael On 1 Jan 2006, at 15:15, dhbailey wrote: I just ran Fin2006b and had it check for updates. It told me that there was an update available at the MakeMusic web-site, so I clicked on the option to get the new update (figuring of course that it must be Fin2006C -- but don't get excited, there is no new update!) It took me to the page which showed the 2006B update! Why doesn't Finale2006b know that I already have it? Did MakeMusic simply hard-code into this great new feature that it is Finale2006 and that it should check to see if there is anything more recent than Finale2006, so everytime I check for automatic updates it's simply going to waste my time by telling me that 2006b is available? Why didn't MakeMusic code into this routine the ability to check and see which actual version is actually running, and then compare it against the update patches? Is it me being hyper-picky, or shouldn't Finale2006b only tell me there's a new update available when Finale2006c comes out? It seems like it's another great idea not properly implemented. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
dhbailey / 2006/01/01 / 09:15 AM wrote: Why doesn't Finale2006b know that I already have it? Mine is working fine on both Mac and Win versions. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com http://anonemusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Automatic check for updates
On 01.01.2006 Michael Cook wrote: You should certainly tell tech support about this. Are you on Windows or Mac? I just tried checking for an update with Mac 2000b and was told that I have the current version, so at least on my system the feature seems to be working. Really? 2000b? I must be living in a time warp. ;-) Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
