RE: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

2009-11-25 Thread Dan Tillberg
And now I tried to open a file that I am pretty sure was created with 2010
that worked fine but contained no falls.

Just adding one fall to an arbitrary note caused the playback to hang and
Finale to crash...oh happy day :-(

/D

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From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of
Dan Tillberg
Sent: den 25 november 2009 21:57
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: RE: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

OK, but you need to add 2 falls (by using the glissando tool) in the file to
trigger the bug.

AND SOMETHING ELSE: I now feel even more certain that this bug is introduced
in Finale 2010a (or perhaps 2010). I just opened a file that was created in
Finale 2007 (also containing falls), let Finale do the conversion to 2010a,
and now that file shows exactly the same behaviour. Can't be listened to. I
know this file was fine when publishing that version - for sure.

OMG this problem seems to grow...

/D

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From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of
rpm1...@aol.com
Sent: den 25 november 2009 21:27
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

Hi Dan,
 
I'm a lurker on this list and new to Finale. I downloaded the test file and 
 had no problem listening to it. No crash. I use Finale 2010a.
 
Bob
 
 
In a message dated 11/25/2009 9:32:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
d...@tillberg.org writes:

But any  contribution is welcome, so anyone who likes to solve
mysteries...please  :-)

The test file can be downloaded  here:
http://www.tillberg.org/download/Finale/Test6.mus

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RE: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

2009-11-25 Thread Dan Tillberg
OK, but you need to add 2 falls (by using the glissando tool) in the file to
trigger the bug.

AND SOMETHING ELSE: I now feel even more certain that this bug is introduced
in Finale 2010a (or perhaps 2010). I just opened a file that was created in
Finale 2007 (also containing falls), let Finale do the conversion to 2010a,
and now that file shows exactly the same behaviour. Can't be listened to. I
know this file was fine when publishing that version - for sure.

OMG this problem seems to grow...

/D

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From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of
rpm1...@aol.com
Sent: den 25 november 2009 21:27
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

Hi Dan,
 
I'm a lurker on this list and new to Finale. I downloaded the test file and 
 had no problem listening to it. No crash. I use Finale 2010a.
 
Bob
 
 
In a message dated 11/25/2009 9:32:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
d...@tillberg.org writes:

But any  contribution is welcome, so anyone who likes to solve
mysteries...please  :-)

The test file can be downloaded  here:
http://www.tillberg.org/download/Finale/Test6.mus

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Re: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

2009-11-25 Thread RPM1944
Hi Dan,
 
I'm a lurker on this list and new to Finale. I downloaded the test file and 
 had no problem listening to it. No crash. I use Finale 2010a.
 
Bob
 
 
In a message dated 11/25/2009 9:32:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
d...@tillberg.org writes:

But any  contribution is welcome, so anyone who likes to solve
mysteries...please  :-)

The test file can be downloaded  here:
http://www.tillberg.org/download/Finale/Test6.mus

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RE: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

2009-11-25 Thread Dan Tillberg
OK,

spent some hours nailing down the error.

I tried the Data check utility, but that didn't change anything.

Turning off the HP did it. But why?

After some experimenting I found that the problem seems to be related to
falls/trills, but not in a way that seems logic.

After having removed more and more in the original file, I came down to an
example which works for me to play. Adding a fall anywhere with the
glissando tool is OK, BUT adding a second fall anywhere hangs the playback
which is exactly the original problem. So I guess that this small file is
corrupt in some way.

I know this is not firsthand a bug reporting forum, but I would like to
learn any tricks to "clean" a file so that it can be used. To create a new
file does not seem to be very attractive since the full version of the
original file had final-edited parts, and that work took about 6 hours...so
I am not keen of redoing the whole thing. Better to turn off HP for the next
version in that case.

Also I have been working with both Finale 2007 and Finale 2010, using trills
and falls quite extensively; so I am a bit curious whether this behaviour is
caused by a bug introduced in Finale 2010a.

But any contribution is welcome, so anyone who likes to solve
mysteries...please :-)

The test file can be downloaded here:
http://www.tillberg.org/download/Finale/Test6.mus

Make sure you have other work saved, because testing the file the way
described here might case Finale to hang.

Thanks
/D



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From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of
dhbailey
Sent: den 25 november 2009 10:45
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

Dan Tillberg wrote:
> Yo folks,
> 
>  
> 
> I have had multiple crashes when opening a document and starting playback.
> Finale pops up "Pre-processing file for human playback. (press Esc to
skip)
> Retrieving score items" and get stuck on 33% or 35 % then Window deems
> Finale to have stopped working. Waiting does not help, neither does
pressing
> Esc.
> 
>  
> 
> Does not occur for all files so I guess that the file I am working on
right
> now has gone corrupt. But what to do?
> 
>  

Start a brand new file with the same instrumentation 
defined, then copy from the corrupt document and paste into 
the new document.  This sometimes works to save the data.

Another thing you could try, although I can't recall if I 
ever heard it saving a file in your situation, is to run the 
Data Check and let Finale try to find and fix the problems.

You could also experiment with turning off Human Playback 
and seeing if the raw data plays fine without the HP turned 
on.  If that's the case, then there may be some expression 
defined for playback which is causing the problem.  Perhaps 
one which you "created" by duplicating an existing one which 
had playback defined and then editing the text and 
forgetting about the playback aspect and it might be in 
conflict with some other nearby command.

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Re: [Finale] WinFin 2010a Crash

2009-11-25 Thread dhbailey

Dan Tillberg wrote:

Yo folks,

 


I have had multiple crashes when opening a document and starting playback.
Finale pops up "Pre-processing file for human playback. (press Esc to skip)
Retrieving score items" and get stuck on 33% or 35 % then Window deems
Finale to have stopped working. Waiting does not help, neither does pressing
Esc.

 


Does not occur for all files so I guess that the file I am working on right
now has gone corrupt. But what to do?

 


Start a brand new file with the same instrumentation 
defined, then copy from the corrupt document and paste into 
the new document.  This sometimes works to save the data.


Another thing you could try, although I can't recall if I 
ever heard it saving a file in your situation, is to run the 
Data Check and let Finale try to find and fix the problems.


You could also experiment with turning off Human Playback 
and seeing if the raw data plays fine without the HP turned 
on.  If that's the case, then there may be some expression 
defined for playback which is causing the problem.  Perhaps 
one which you "created" by duplicating an existing one which 
had playback defined and then editing the text and 
forgetting about the playback aspect and it might be in 
conflict with some other nearby command.


--
David H. Bailey
dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
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