Batch Conversion to PDF
Per Flavius suggestion, I downloaded the batch conversion file, unzipped it, placed it in Program Files Plug-in directory and installed it in the Plug In Manager. It works great when you want the converted PDF's loaded back into the source directory (the default), but the program freezes when you select an alternate target directory. For large numbers of files, this creates the burden of having to select every other file in the source directory to move them into a new directory.
Does anyone have a solution to fix this; that is to permit successful loading into a new directory?
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Sort your files by type to select them for the move then return them to your normal sort order.
In reply to Sort your files by type to… by mike320
Mike, I don't understand your suggestion. My large directory has 415 songs, listed in alphabetic order. Since the converter labels the pdf files the same as the mscz files except for the file type portion, the new pdf files will get placed next to their .mscz version.
In reply to Mike, I don't understand… by tropangler
After the conversion, use your file manager program and sort the files by file type. This will put the .mscz files all together and all of the .pdf files together. You can then select several consecutive files (in windows click one then shift+click the last one) you can then move them to the new directory all at once either by dragging or cutting and pasting. If you do 450 files at once it'll take a minute or two, but windows would handle this fine.
In reply to After the conversion, use… by mike320
Ah, now I understand. Thanks for the advice.
Not in the Program Files Plug-in directory, that is for plugins delivered as part of MuseScore only.
It doesn't seem to be freezing, but just doing nothing. Looks like a bug I'd need to look into ;-)
That feature got added via https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/batch_export/pull/6 and implemented by another user...
In reply to Not in the Program Files… by Jojo-Schmitz
Sorry, I meant the Program Files (x86) directory. Yes, just doing nothing. The plug-in seems to start the conversion only after selecting the source file. When a new directory is selected as the target, the program stops after selecting the target directory. It seems to me that the program should ask for the source, then ask for the target and then on a new screen have a button for starting the conversion.
In reply to Sorry, I meant the Program… by tropangler
Plugins don't belong into Program Files (x86) either!
In reply to Plugins don't belong into… by Jojo-Schmitz
Maybe not, but it's working!
In reply to Maybe not, but it's working! by tropangler
And you'll lose it upon next program update.
Put it in your user folder and it'll be working just as well and won't disappear next program update...
In reply to Not in the Program Files… by Jojo-Schmitz
According to https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/batch_export, the plugin cannot yet be run with Musescore 4.x
Is there another way to batch export to PDF?
In reply to According to https://github… by Severin Dietschi
Use my MuseScore 3.7 Evolution, along with that plugin ;-)
I seem to be the culprit, but can't reproduce your bug.
here's a (way too long) proof that it is working for me:
In reply to I seem to be the culprit,… by ecstrema
See https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/batch_export/pull/10 though ;-)
Merged now, thanks for it!