Re: beginner problem

[SoundsFromSound]

Siena wrote
> SoundsFromSound 
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> 
>> 
>> Siena wrote
>> > Hi all - I just downloaded LilyPond, ran the test which worked fine,
>> and
>> > now
>> > I'm trying to follow the tutorial, and ran into a problem right off at
>> the
>> > command line section.  When I open LilyPond, a command prompt box
>> opens,
>> > which is I assume where I'm supposed to type the command "lilypond
>> > test.ly"
>> > to compile.
>> > 
>> > Here's the problem: I can't type in the command prompt box.  No matter
>> > what
>> > I do, nothing shows up when I type.  Am I making a really dumb mistake,
>> or
>> > has something gone wrong with installation?  I'm on Windows 7, if that
>> > helps, and searching the archives of this list makes me think I should
>> > maybe
>> > have something called cygwin installed, and I don't seem to, so maybe
>> > that's
>> > the problem, but those messages were also from a long time ago.
>> > 
>> > Any ideas would be very appreciated...
>> > 
>> > Siena
>> > 
>> > 
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>> Hi Siena,
>> 
>> Welcome to the LilyPond community!
>> 
>> Hmm...sorry you're having a problem with Windows 7 and LP. 
>> 
>> You don't "need" to type into that CMD window at all, you can use LilyPad
>> (the window/example file that loads on startup). Do you see that? 
>> 
>> You can open a non-LilyPond Windows7 CMD [start menu --> cmd] window and
>> use
>> LilyPond commands there if you'd like; did you add or change anything in
>> Environment Variables yet?
>> 
>> We'll make sure you get up and running soon, stick with it! :)
>> 
>> Ben
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> 
> Thanks so much for the quick reply!  I did figure out that it works just
> fine if I drag the file onto the LilyPad icon, so maybe it doesn't matter. 
> I was just trying to follow the directions in the tutorial, which said to
> compile by typing at the command prompt (here's the instructions:
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/learning/command_002dline)
> 
> But maybe I can just skip that step, as long as it won't matter later on.
> 
> I tried fooling around with the Windows command prompt, which I can type
> in
> just fine, but I don't know enough about DOS commands to get it to work. 
> I
> haven't heard of Environment Variables, so hopefully I haven't changed
> anything about them yet!
> 
> Thanks,
> Siena
> 
> 
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Ah, I see what you mean. When I used LilyPond in the terminal I always just
opened a fresh, clean one and ran lilypond-commands; rather than trying to
do anything with that one which pops up when you run the program. Sorry if I
confused you!

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate...

Ben



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