Just found it for Mac. Opt-shift-1 gives you a solidus. Change your part names using this character and noone will be the wiser, and they will create files properly in Finale.
Here's one. ⁄ and here's a slash for comparison / Christopher On Mon Jun 9, at MondayJun 9 9:38 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: > Don Hart nailed it. Finale will write no file with a forward slash in the > name, despite the fact that it CREATES this filename itself. > > I suggest using a solidus instead. It looks very much like a forward slash, > but it is not an illegal character that forces Finale to choke. The way to > type this is different on Mac and Windows, so you'll have to figure it out. > > Please open a tech support case with MakeMusic to complain about this. Finale > should either treat it correctly or strip it out and replace it instead of > just failing without an error message. > > Christopher > > > On Mon Jun 9, at MondayJun 9 8:50 PM, Paul Boesing wrote: > >> Christopher: Well, I'm not sure what you mean by EXACT name of the part, >> but I've had more trouble with strings. I've been unable to save the >> Violin 1 and 2 and the Viola. Also couldn't save Trumpet in B flat. That >> one, actually, coverts right back to the score. Here is an example: MOL, >> Act I, sc. 2 6/9/14 Violin 1. Hope this helps to give you a clue. >> Thanks. Paul >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Christopher Smith < >> christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote: >> >>> Paul, can you tell us the EXACT name of the part that won't save? Copy and >>> paste to preserve all the exact characters. This might give a clue. >>> >>> I personally am suspecting some sort of stupidity with the way Finale uses >>> ancient filenaming protocols, but I can't guess unless I know more. I have >>> a bit of experience with having to run a deke around Finale with some >>> filenames. >>> >>> Christopher >>> >>> *deke, I don't know if that is a uniquely Canadian expression or not. It's >>> a kind of a fake-out. >>> >>> >>> On Mon Jun 9, at MondayJun 9 4:15 PM, Paul Boesing wrote: >>> >>>> Don: Yes, I can save everything except certain random parts. Paul >>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 6/9/2014 2:36 PM, Paul Boesing wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hi: I got your emails about Finale 2014 - not sure why. But, if >>>>>>>> possible, >>>>>>>>> I'd like to ask about a problem I've been having. I'm extracting >>>>>> parts >>>>>>>>> from a 19 piece orchestra: I can edit and save some of them, but >>>>> not >>>>>>>>> others. I'm doing exactly the same thing, but it arbitrarily will >>>>> not >>>>>>>> save >>>>>>>>> some parts. Any thoughts? Thanks. Paul B. in Omaha >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
