More research tells me that it is not lilypond that is at fault here but
Windows.
Windows cmd does not support UNC paths.
Also see:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150312195558/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/156276
I tried the registry edit mentioned here too but on my 8.1 OS it didn't seem to
change anything.
You can use the pushd/popd commands - example:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\jlowe>lilypond x:\test.ly
GNU LilyPond 2.19.82
warning: cannot find file: `x:\test.ly'
fatal error: failed files: "x:\\test.ly"
~~~
C:\Users\jlowe>pushd x:\
x:\>lilypond test.ly
GNU LilyPond 2.19.82
Processing `test.ly'
Parsing...
Interpreting music...
Preprocessing graphical objects...
Finding the ideal number of pages...
Fitting music on 1 page...
Drawing systems...
Layout output to `./tmp-lilypond-sOMY4M'...
Converting to `test.pdf'...
Deleting `./tmp-lilypond-sOMY4M'...
Success: compilation successfully completed
x:\>popd
C:\Users\jlowe>
~~~
I hope this helps.
James
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** [issues:#507] Windows: Lilypond cannot manage UNC paths**
**Status:** Accepted
**Labels:** Opsys_Windows
**Created:** Mon Nov 05, 2007 02:28 PM UTC by Anonymous
**Last Updated:** Sat Aug 11, 2018 05:44 AM UTC
**Owner:** nobody
*Originally created by:* *anonymous
*Originally created by:*
[[email protected]](http://code.google.com/u/[email protected]/)
I am trying to double-click a .ly file that is in a network share. When I
do so, the following log file is created:
\------------
\# -\*-compilation-\*-
warning: can't find file:
\`\\\server\fgasper\my\_docs\Scores\editions\conditor3-alt\_lyrics.ly'
error: failed files:
"\\\\\\\server\\\fgasper\\\my\_docs\\\Scores\\\editions\\\conditor3-alt\_lyrics.ly"
\------------
If I copy the file to my Windows desktop and double-click on it there,
everything works as normal.
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