Re: Converting from MusicXML to Lilypond format

[Charles Cave]

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 <address@hidden> 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
> 
> 
> 
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Charles Cave
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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