Corrupt file or corrupt finale?

johnkemnetz · Post by **johnkemnetz** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:31 am

Hey,

I've been working on a certain finale file for a while in PrintMusic 2010 for Mac (it's a trial but is 20 days within the limit) and I saved it and closed out and now whenever I try to open the file in printmusic on my mac the program unexpectedly quits. However, I can see the file perfectly in coverflow and finder's preview pane. Can a few of you try opening the file to see if the file itself is corrupt or if it is just a problem with my computer's version of finale (it's attached)? Also, any recommendations?

Thanks,

John K.

Peter Thomsen · Post by **Peter Thomsen** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:43 am

My copy of Finale 2010 crashes when trying to open the document.

I only get the document icon in Cover Flow and Quicklook - no view of the document's music contents.

My copy of Finale 2010 works fine on my own Finale documents.

I think that this document is corrupt.

Can you create new documents with your copy of PrintMusic 2010 demo?

johnkemnetz · Post by **johnkemnetz** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:52 am

I can create new documents in my demo. Any suggestions as to how I might be able to recover the doc? I've got the original parts in a separate document, I just don't want to have to go back and redo all the formatting, lyric-entering, and other work I did in the final version.

peterqd · Post by **peterqd** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:12 am

johnkemnetz wrote:I can create new documents in my demo.

Printing and saving is definitely supposed to be disabled in demos. I can't create new documents with the Windows version, so that's where your bug is I would think.

Peter Thomsen · Post by **Peter Thomsen** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:27 pm

peterqd wrote:Printing and saving is definitely supposed to be disabled in demos. I can't create new documents with the Windows version, so that's where your bug is I would think.

I could be wrong here, but I seem to recall that the PrintMusic demo is fully functional (= can save and print) for 30 days.

peterqd · Post by **peterqd** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:19 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote:
peterqd wrote:Printing and saving is definitely supposed to be disabled in demos. I can't create new documents with the Windows version, so that's where your bug is I would think.
I could be wrong here, but I seem to recall that the PrintMusic demo is fully functional (= can save and print) for 30 days.

Well, that's strange! I checked on the Printmusic site and it says this:

Printmusic website wrote:* You can try out all of PrintMusic’s features for 30 days, including printing and saving.
* After 30 days, you will be unable to print or save until the program is registered with your PrintMusic 2010 serial number.

I downloaded the demo just last week and I wasn't able to print or save from the start! I still can't.

miker · Post by **miker** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:31 pm

Peter, I'm not sure what the problem is. NP, SW, and PM are all (supposed to be) fully functional for 30 days. I certainly used the PM2010 demo for 3 weeks before I purchased, saving and printing.

peterqd · Post by **peterqd** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:49 am

miker wrote:Peter, I'm not sure what the problem is. NP, SW, and PM are all (supposed to be) fully functional for 30 days. I certainly used the PM2010 demo for 3 weeks before I purchased, saving and printing.

I think there might be something strange going on in this new machine! I had a problem authorising Fin2009 early this year when I reinstalled it and I've never bothered to sort it out. I use F2005 & 2007 virtually all the time, and if I do need 2009 I reboot with the old HD.

Alternatively, it's possible I downloaded the PM demo and didn't install it for a few weeks.

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