Another thing you can do is to create a batch file called musicxml2ly.bat and save it in the "bin" directory of your LilyPond installation (for example, d:/program files/lilypond/usr/bin)
The contents of this file will be: @echo off echo Converting MusicXML to Lilypond call python "d:/program files/lilypond/usr/bin/musicxml2ly.py" %1% echo completed When you want to convert a file, the command line is easier: > musicxml2ly -v DebuMandSample.xml Reading MusicXML... Converting to LilyPond expressions... Converting to LilyPond expressions... Converting to LilyPond expressions... Output to `DebuMandSample.ly' Printing as .ly... > Charles Cave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > David, > > I am one of the (few, it seems!) Windows users of LilyPond. > > This is how you can achieve what you want to do: > > 1. Start a Command Shell > > Choose the Start > Run menu item and type in cmd then click OK > > or > > Choose the Command Prompt icon on the Start Menu > > > 2. Change directory to where your XML file is. In my example, the > directory is D:\Charles The > sign indicates the command prompt > > > d: > > cd charles > > 3. Run the MusicXML converter > > You will have to change part of the path name to where you installed > Lilypond. > > > python "d:/program files/lilypond/usr/bin/musicxml2ly.py" > DebuMandSample.xml > > > Charles > > > > David Bolton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would like to convert MusicXML files to lilypond format on Microsoft > > > Windows. > > > > About a year ago when I was starting to familiarize myself with > > lilypond, the > > program opened up a command-line screen where you could type something > > > like: > > > > musicxml --output=C:\example_music.xml C:\example_music.lp > > > > and it would convert the file. Now the program does not come up with a > > > command=line screen (it has a welcome screen instead), so where do I > go > > to > > type the information above? > > > > The documentation is of no help: > > > > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond/Converting-from- > > > other- > > formats.html#Converting-from-other-formats > > > > I appreciate any help, > > > > David Bolton > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lilypond-user mailing list > > lilypond-user@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > --------------------------------------- > Charles Cave > Sydney, NSW, Australia > -------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user --------------------------------------- Charles Cave Sydney, NSW, Australia -------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
