Re:

[Daisy A]

James Lowe <James.Lowe <at> datacore.com> writes:

> 
> Daisy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daisy A <daisy <at> abbott.me.uk>
> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:11:21 +0000
> To: lilypond-user <lilypond-user <at> gnu.org>
> Subject: "cannot open for write" midi error on Windows7
> 
> >error: cannot open for write: /mypath/myfile.mid: No such file or
> >directory
> 
> What exactly is the path?
> 
> Is it a share or a USB stick or something like that?
> 
> What happens if you just copy the .ly file to the desktop (to test) and
> then drag it to the lilypond icon?
> 
> I use Windows 7 solely and have not had this problem.
> 
> James
> 

Wow, who knew it was that simple? 
On my machine, lilypond is installed on the D drive (partitioned) and that's
where the shortcut was as well (it's where I keep all my data files so made
sense to install where all the .ly files would be nearby). Have just copied the
shortcut over to the desktop and it now works. 

Thanks James!