unable to download in XML format
When I try to download a file in XML format I get a message that says "Adobe Acrobat cannot open this file, it may not be coded properly or may be corrupt due to being an email attachment. Is there another way to download an XML file?
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When you say "Download", then, are you referring to the score-sharing website musescore.com? If so, best to ask over there on that site. But note, MusicXML files wouldn't be openable in Adobe, so you shouldn't be trying to do that. Just saved to your computer normally, then what you do after that is up to you - open in finale or whatever. What is your reason for wanting a MusicXML file?
In reply to When you say "Download",… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, I'm referring to the score-sharing website. I tried all of the download choices (PDF, mscz, xml) but I'm having difficulty opening the files and exporting to the Music XML format. I want the MusicXML file to import into Lime, part of the Goodfeel software from Dancing Dots (for individuals who are blind or visually impaired). Thanks for your reply.
In reply to Yes, I'm referring to the… by cindyot
On musescore.com you can download in .MSCZ and .PDF and .MP3 and .MXL (compressed MusicXML) format, a .XML is not offered.
In reply to Yes, I'm referring to the… by cindyot
If you download from musescore.com in MusicXML format, it's already in that format, no need to open or export to get them into that format. If you download them in MuseScore format (mscz), you can open them in MuseScore yourself and then export to MusicXML. Either way, what you end up with is a plain ordinary file on your computer you can then import directly into Lime or any other program. At most, you might need to change the filename to end in simply ".xml" instead of the ".musicxml" if you are using a version of Lime that doesn't know about the newer ".musicxml" standard. The format is the same, it's only the name that changed a few years ago, and not all programs have caught up.
Again, though, you definitely, shouldn't be trying to use Adobe - none of their programs are likely to support MuscXML in any way no matter what the file is called. Once you save the file to your computer, simply open Lime then from there import the file you just saved.
BTW, if you are blind and already comfortable reading and editing scores using Lime, this should work just fine in general, but you do lose some information in that conversion from MuseScore to MusicXML. If you aren't aware, MuseScore also works with JAWS (and NVDA) and is keyboard accessible. So you might have better results just editing working directly within MuseScore, unless you need some of the special feature Lime Aloud offers,
In reply to If you download from… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks for all of the suggestions. When I try to download, I get the following message; "this file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page". Also, how do I get the download to stop using Adobe, it is not giving me a choice, but is going straight to adobe. Thanks.
In reply to Thanks for all of the… by cindyot
I think your computer system tries to execute this file with a program. You can first try to save the filedirect to your harddisk, maybe you have to click on the link with the right mouse botton and select "Save as..."
In reply to Thanks for all of the… by cindyot
You would only see the message about having an app associated if you try to open or run the file. Don't do that. Whatever browser you are using to download the file, just ask it to download and save the file to your computer, but not to try to open or run it.
In reply to You would only see the… by Marc Sabatella
When I try to download an xml file, the file extension changes to mxl and I cannot import it to my program. Help
In reply to When I try to download an… by cindyot
Nothing changes, the download from musescore.com does give a compressed MusicXML file, and the extension is .mxl for this. That is a zip archive with the real xml file inside.
You can open the mxl with MuseScore and export to xml
In reply to Nothing changes, thw… by Jojo-Schmitz
Can you please explain how I open the mxl with Musescore and export it to xml? The file is downloading to internet explorer, I don't know if that is the problem. I don't seem to be able to extract the zip file and import it into the Lime software I am using.
I tried downloading to a pdf and then used PDFToMusicPro - I guess that is an option but I really wanted to access the xml files to demonstrate to my student who is blind. I am not sure how she is going to access music as a music major at college, but I am trying out all scenarios, including scanning music with SharpEye, converting PDF scores and using XML files. I asked the IT person here at work and she was unable to download the XML files either. Thanks so much for your assistance.
In reply to Can you please explain how I… by cindyot
If you right click on the downloaded file and select "Open with" you should be able to choose to associate it with MuseScore.
HTH
In reply to If you right click on the… by Shoichi
Thank you all so much for your help. With all of your suggestions I was able to get it to work! I am so excited and will be able to have such a large selection of music to transcribe into Braille. Many many thanks!
In reply to Thank you all so much for… by cindyot
Fantastic! Let us know how it goes. There are a number of people doing this sort of work and using MuseScore to create the music they eventually transcribe to Braille, but I think not any sort of organized effort to cooperate or avoid duplication. Probably there should be. For MuseScore 4, there will be a limited direct Braille export facility but it's still not clear to what extent you might use that if your plan is to use GOODFEEL to do the transcription
In reply to Fantastic! Let us know how… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks! I plan to use Goodfeel but I will certainly try MuseScore 4 and look forward to exploring its capabilities.