.mscz files showing as .zip
Recently, I seem to have lost the ability to merely click on an attached .mscz file in the forum, and have it open directly in MuseScore. I either have to:
1. Save as .mscz file (by typing 'mscz' over the 'zip'), then open.
OR
2. Unzip, then open the file. (If I try 'open', MuseScore does not recognize the zip file.)
See attachment, showing http://musescore.org/node/23480
I'm running Windows XP sp3, MuseScore 1.3
Regards.
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Here is the attachment (hopefully).
Regards.
In reply to Here is the attachment by Jm6stringer
Works for me, Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit, IE10, MuseScore 1.3
(But I've seen that happening when people attached the backup files ".mscz,")
Wonder whether it is related to the recent server migration, Thomas?
I think it depends on the browser.
Try to see the responses to this:
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/internet-explorer-save-docx-xlsx-zip-f…
There seems to be an option "Open file based on content, not file extension" which could be the responsible for this behavior.
Hope this helps.
Ciao,
ABL
In reply to Internet Explorer by ABL
Could also be a server issue, in the mime-types settings (as is also mentioned at the bottom of the article you linked to)
Thanks for reporting this issue. Last week the musescore.org site was migrated to a new hosting facility. As a result, we lost the mime types for mscz and mscx. I'll have a look if I can restore them.
Read more at dev-list.musescore.org/MuseScore-org-site-migration-td7578430.html
In reply to Site migration lost mime types by Thomas
@Jm6stringer Could you try to download an mscz file again and see what happens? It's fixed as well for mscx and mxl
In reply to Fix in place by Thomas
Would be nice if it could be fixed for '.mscz,' too, although I'm not sure whether this would work.
In reply to Would be nice if it could be by Jojo-Schmitz
No it wouldn't be nice. mscz, is not supported by MuseScore and so it would not open.
In reply to No it wouldn't be nice. mscz, by [DELETED] 5
Would be nice if these get downloaded as .mscz and then consequently open from MuseScore. Would cater for a frequent user error here in the forums...
In reply to Would be nice if these get by Jojo-Schmitz
I'd rather see an attempt to upload a "mscz," file produce an error, one that specifically directed users to the correct file. After all, in many cases, the backup version won't demonstrate the problem, because it won't contain the most recent changes. And it would be best if people were made aware of this on upload so they don't repeat the mistake in the future, with perhaps worse consequences (eg, trying to share the backup version with others outside the forum).
In reply to I'd rather see an attempt to by Marc Sabatella
Agreed, that would be even better, solving the problem at its root cause it better than curing the symptoms
In reply to I'd rather see an attempt to by Marc Sabatella
Hey Marc, could you give me a concrete message which should inform people about mscz,. I have code ready to throw a warning message.
In reply to Message by Thomas
Whatever the message is, it should probably point out that Windows in its default settings hides know extensions and ".mscz" is one of them, while ".mscz," is not. I guess that is the main reason we're seeing them here.
And with 2.0 that won't happen anymore, as those backup files are hidden there, and user who know how to unhide them most probably won't confuse them ;-)
In reply to Whatever the message is, it by Jojo-Schmitz
Oh, wow, really? I forget that some people don't immediately turn off the "hide known extensions" option, or that that means they'd see the "mscz," but not the "mscz".
Still, no need to overwhelm people with info. I'd say maybe something like:
Warning: MuseScore files ending in a comma (".mscz,") are backup versions of your scores. The original score will have the same name but no comma. If you are on Windows and have (name of option) set, then the filename will display without the ".mscz".
Then give them option of backing out or continuing, just in case someone really must upload a backup.
In reply to Oh, wow, really? I forget by Marc Sabatella
not just some people don't switch it of, but as per my experience the vast majority, most of which aren't even aware of the option...
In reply to Fix in place by Thomas
Thanks...
All is well now.
Regards ...