Re: convert-ly problem 2

[Carl Sorensen]

In general, the way to execute convert-ly.py is not with

 

convert-ly.py <options>

 

But instead

 

python convert-ly.py <options>

 

If you create an executable batch file somewhere in your PATH called convert-ly,  with the contents

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin\python.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin\convert-ly.py

 

Then I expect you can just call

 

convert-ly <options>

 

But I don’t use Windows now, so I haven’t tested this.  I do use the equivalent in MacOS.

 

HTH,

Carl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Peter Gentry <address@hidden>
Reply-To: <address@hidden>
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 8:44 AM
To: Lilypond Users <address@hidden>
Subject: convert-ly problem 2

 

Having rediscovered the fact that Frescobaldi does not call convert-ly anymore. I went to the section 2.2 of the usage manual and popped the following into a windows 10 command prompt (with administrator privs)

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\LilyPond\usr\bin>forfiles /s /p "C:\users\peter\Lilypool\Music_Files\Bouffil" /M **.ly /c "cmd  /c convert-ly.py  -e @file"

 

The result was

'convert-ly.py' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

Etc etc for each .ly file in the folder

 

I have cd’d to the Lilypond usr\bin folder so I don’t think the three “s are needed here, but who knows

Where did I go wrong?

 

For no particular reason I then uninstalled anaconda and python 3.8 the result (after reboot) was that the same command string produced a response for each .ly file in Bouffil.

The response was a pop up box saying that no app was available for that file. The Command Prompt then froze and I needed Task Manager to close it.

 

Clearly these other pythons have interfered with Lily somewhere and may have a bearing on my other recent issues.

 

Does anyone else play around with Python outside of Lily who might know how to keep then separate.

 

Regards Peter