Save broken in Windows

• Jun 5, 2009 - 05:20
Type
Functional
Severity
S2 - Critical
Status
closed
Project
MuseScore

File > Save fails on any score using r.1852 or later on Window XP.

I get a warning that looks something like this:

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MuseScore: Save File
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renaming file to backup <.SONG FOR MY FATHER C Inst.mscz,> failed
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OK
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MuseScore: Save File
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renaming to failed
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OK
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first reported here: http://musescore.org/en/node/1794#comment-4039

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• Jun 6, 2009 - 23:45

When changing a file in the demo folder i get the same bug. When i copy the score to the desktop, i can modify and save the file. I think there is a permission problem because i also cannot rename files in the demo folder whithout windows asking me (twice!) for confirmation.

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• Jun 8, 2009 - 01:15

"Save As" works but regular "Save" does not work for me on the desktop or anywhere else. When you were saving on the desktop maybe you used Save As?

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• Jun 8, 2009 - 21:07

I tried normal "save" on Windows Vista and it works without problems. The windows version was compiled with qt4.5.0.
The latest revision 1869 contains a change in handling the temporary file on save. Please try again with Xp.

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• Jun 8, 2009 - 21:41

I uninstalled 1833 and installed 1866 this afternoon on Vista, and whatever I tried (save new score, edit existing mscz, edit mxl file) I always get errors as mentioned in the original error report. So, I could reproduce it. And so could lasconic.

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