Hi Tony You copied my instructions incorrectly, missing out "LilyPond" in the path to "convert-ly" in all these examples.
Try again! It works here. Trevor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Warren" <[email protected]> To: "Trevor Daniels" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 12:37 AM Subject: Re: LilyPond - Can't get convert-ly to work > Hi Trevor > > Won't be around on Sunday morning. Here are some results, still with > path entries for Python34 removed: > > > C:\Users\Tony Warren>"C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe" > "C:/Program > Files/usr/bin/convert-ly.py" -h > C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe: can't open file > 'C:/Program Files/ > usr/bin/convert-ly.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory > > C:\Users\Tony Warren>"C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe" > "C:/Program > Files/usr/bin/convert-ly" -h > C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe: can't open file > 'C:/Program Files/ > usr/bin/convert-ly': [Errno 2] No such file or directory > > C:\Users\Tony Warren>"""C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe""" > """C:/Pr > ogram Files/usr/bin/convert-ly.py""" -h > C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe: can't open file > '"C:/Program': [Er > rno 22] Invalid argument > > C:\Users\Tony Warren>"""C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe""" > """C:/Pr > ogram Files/usr/bin/convert-ly.py""" > C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe: can't open file > '"C:/Program': [Er > rno 22] Invalid argument > > C:\Users\Tony Warren> > > Regret still no go. [The triple inverted commas are suggested in > LilyPond 2.18.2 "Usage.pdf"] > > Tony > > > Before getting your going to bed e-mail I took my 'new Python' entries > out of the path variable. Still no go. > > C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin>convert-ly -h > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\convert-ly.py", line 52, in > <module> > import lilylib as ly > File "C:\Program > Files\LilyPond\usr\share\lilypond\current\python\lilylib.py", > line 238 > print log[0] > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin>path > PATH=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program > Files\Co > mmon Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio > Shared\DL > LShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio > Shared\9.0\DLLShared\;C:\Windows\Sy > stem32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program > Files\LilyPond\usr\bin;C:\Program File > s\LilyPond\usr\share\lilypond\current\python > > C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin> > > On 12/10/2014 00:01, Trevor Daniels wrote: >> Hi Tony >> >> Sorry, it's difficult to test here as I don't have a more recent python >> installed. But it seems like you'll have to specify complete paths to the >> python interpreter and convert-ly, like this (all one command): >> >> C:\Users\Trevor>"C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/python.exe" "C:/Program >> Files/LilyPond/usr/bin/convert-ly.py" -h >> >> If this works at least you can execute it in the directory containing the >> LilyPond source code. >> >> As it's midnight I'm closing down for tonight. I'll check again tomorrow. >> >> Trevor >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tony Warren" <[email protected]> >> To: "Trevor Daniels" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 11:44 PM >> Subject: Re: LilyPond - Can't get convert-ly to work >> >> >>> Trevor >>> >>> No go: >>> >>> C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin>convert-ly -e """C:\0\Psalm136.ly""" >>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\convert-ly.py", line 52, in >>> <module> >>> import lilylib as ly >>> File "C:\Program >>> Files\LilyPond\usr\share\lilypond\current\python\lilylib.py" >>> line 238 >>> print log[0] >>> ^ >>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> >>> C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin>convert-ly >>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\convert-ly.py", line 52, in >>> <module> >>> import lilylib as ly >>> File "C:\Program >>> Files\LilyPond\usr\share\lilypond\current\python\lilylib.py" >>> line 238 >>> print log[0] >>> ^ >>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> >>> C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin> >>> >>> Won't I still be picking up the newer Python? >>> >>> C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin>path >>> PATH=C:\Python34\;C:\Python34\Scripts;C:\Python34\Lib\idlelib;C:\Windows\system3 >>> 2;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common >>> Files\Roxio Shared >>> \DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio >>> Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Fil >>> es\Common Files\Roxio >>> Shared\9.0\DLLShared\;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShel >>> l\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin;C:\Program >>> Files\LilyPond\usr\share\li >>> lypond\current\python >>> >>> C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin> >>> >>> [I installed Python myself, intending to start learning - but have been >>> too busy] >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> On 11/10/2014 23:28, Trevor Daniels wrote: >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> OK, thanks. It seems you have a more recent version of the python >>>> interpreter installed on your system than the one used by and distributed >>>> with LilyPond, and this is taking precedence. This might have been >>>> installed by some other application. >>>> >>>> So you will need to run convert-ly by passing it to the python interpreter >>>> distributed with LilyPond. To do this, instead of just entering >>>> "convert-ly", you'll need first to enter >>>> >>>> cd "C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/bin" (in this case, with the quotes) >>>> >>>> then you should find that convert-ly works. You'll need to specify full >>>> paths to the LilyPond code you need to convert, unfortunately. >>>> >>>> Trevor >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Tony Warren" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Trevor Daniels" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 11:06 PM >>>> Subject: Re: LilyPond - Can't get convert-ly to work >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello Trevor >>>>> >>>>> Lilypond is 2.18.2 >>>>> >>>>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002] >>>>> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. >>>>> >>>>> C:\Users\Tony Warren>python >>>>> Python 3.4.1 (v3.4.1:c0e311e010fc, May 18 2014, 10:38:22) [MSC v.1600 32 >>>>> bit (I >>>>> tel)] on win32 >>>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>>> Thanks for your help >>>>> >>>>> Tony >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 11/10/2014 22:56, Trevor Daniels wrote: >>>>>> Hi Tony >>>>>> >>>>>> Could you please say which version of LilyPond you are using, so we can >>>>>> be sure we're looking at the right code. >>>>>> >>>>>> And then please enter the command "python" (without the quotes of >>>>>> course) at the Command Prompt and say what the output is. You can then >>>>>> enter "CTRL-Z" "Enter" to get your usual command prompt back. >>>>>> >>>>>> Trevor >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Tony Warren" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:13 PM >>>>>> Subject: LilyPond - Can't get convert-ly to work >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not top posting. >>>>>>> % I know nothing of Python. Help please. See below: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> %{ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002] >>>>>>> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\Users\Tony Warren>convert-ly -h >>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>>> File "C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\convert-ly.py", line 52, in >>>>>>> <module> >>>>>>> import lilylib as ly >>>>>>> File "C:\Program >>>>>>> Files\LilyPond\usr\share\lilypond\current\python\lilylib.py", >>>>>>> line 238 >>>>>>> print log[0] >>>>>>> ^ >>>>>>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>>>>>> >>>>>>> %} >>>>>>> %{ >>>>>>> Always get this message, administrator or not, command line options or >>>>>>> not, >>>>>>> supplying file for conversion or not. 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