Re: functions in include file

[Anders Eriksson]

Hello Nick,

Yes the include file is in the same directory as the main.
I tested compiling using Lilypond directly and it worked!
I'm using Frescobaldi so the error is in this program not in Lilypond...

Must be some configuration...

Thanks for your input!

// Anders

On 2012-06-22 23:18, Nick Payne wrote:
> On 22/06/12 22:38, Anders Eriksson wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have just started using Lilypond and I have found some functions on 
> > the net
> > which I would like to put in an include file. But I can't figure out 
> > how!?
> >
> > One of these function is Mr. John Mandereaus "Diatonic/modal 
> > transposition
> > function"
> >
> > I have put the code in a file (diatonic-transpose.lyi) and is calling 
> > it like
> > this
> >
> > %% Start of file
> > \version "2.14.2"
> >
> > \include "diatonic-transpose.lyi"
> >
> > notes = \relative c' {
> >   c d e f g a b c
> > }
> >
> > \score {
> >   <<
> >   \new Staff { \clef "G"
> >                \notes
> >                \diatonicTranspose c \major #2 \notes
> >   }
> >   >>
> >   \layout {}
> >   \midi {}
> > }
> > %% EOF
> >
> > When I compile it I get:
> > Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.14.2 [test-dia-transpose.ly]...
> > Processing `C:/Users/ame/Documents/Lilipond/Tests/test-dia-transpose.ly'
> > Parsing...
> > C:/Users/ame/Documents/Lilipond/Tests/test-dia-transpose.ly:13:15: 
> > error:
> > unknown escaped string: `\diatonicTranspose'
> >
> >                \diatonicTranspose c \major #2 \notes
> >
> > C:/Users/ame/Documents/Lilipond/Tests/test-dia-transpose.ly:13:15: 
> > error: syntax
> > error, unexpected STRING
> >
> >                \diatonicTranspose c \major #2 \notes
> >
> > C:/Users/ame/Documents/Lilipond/Tests/test-dia-transpose.ly:10:2: 
> > error: errors
> > found, ignoring music expression
> >
> >   <<
> >
> > error: failed files: "C:/Users/ame/Documents/Lilipond/Tests/test-dia-
> > transpose.ly"
> > Exited with return code 1.
> >
> > So WHY can't it find \diatonicTranspose ???
>
> It works fine for me when I create the same files with the same code 
> on my machine.
>
> Is the include file in the same directory as the main file?
>
> Nick
>
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