Hi Dennis, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with the results in moving back from Finale 2009 to 2008 using the Dolet 5 for Finale plug-in.
Note that most notation programs, even those with "Save As" features back to previous versions, tend to lose formatting details when going back to earlier versions. I know of no notation software that does perfect transfers from newer versions to older versions. To double-check, once you installed the plug-in, you did the MusicXML export and import from the Plug-ins menu rather than the File menu, correct? If you used the File menu, you were using the built-in MusicXML feature even after Dolet 5 for Finale was installed. The problems with parts, articulation positions, beam adjustments, and measure number fonts are known issues. However, title and composer text should be staying put, as should expressions. Articulations can sometimes get displaced but should not change. Could you please email me the file off-list so that I can investigate these issues further? Naturally we will keep this file confidential. Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
