Invalid bar length error
I was working on a file in MuseScore Evolution , saved it, then when I tried to open it next day I got: see uploaded docx file).
Usually I get 3 options when a file is corrupted 'Ignore", "Show details" and 'cancel"etc. I would open 'Show details', see where the problem is, click 'ignore' which opens up the file , and then fix it, which I always manage to do. Now in this case I open 'show details' - the problem is shown but there is no 'ignore' to try to fix it. I have gone into file history, but all the same files come up with this. Same thing if I go into .mscbackup. Is there anything I can do?
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Comments
Attach the .mscz file instead, it will be more useful.
In reply to Attach the .mscz file… by cadiz1
Sorry yes, I meant to attach the file.
In reply to Sorry yes, I meant to attach… by henry coppens
See now: 1Doolin Dalton M1.mscz
In reply to see now: [inline:1Doolin… by cadiz1
Can you explain what you did to fix this?
In reply to Can you explain what you did… by bobjp
As always (or often), by editing the .mscx file in a text editor for fixing the wrong length measures.
In reply to As always (or often), by… by cadiz1
I see. How did you determine where the measure was in the file and how did you fix it? Sorry for so basic a question. I see several lines about bars at the beginning of the file.
In reply to I see. How did you determine… by bobjp
Only 3.7 reports an invalid measure length (120/160) in the mscx line 1712.
If you search for this line in the mscx file, which you have extracted with a zip tool, with the editor and replace 120/160 with 3/4 and continue to search for the string "measure lenght = 120/160", you will find this about 10 times. You have to replace it everywhere.
However, MuS 4.4.4 does not report any useful information in "Show Details": File “” is critically corrupted and cannot be processed.!
In reply to Only 3.7 reports an invalid… by HildeK
The point is that I cannot open the mscx file. It just says there is an error - so I cannot fix it. - see attached Word file with the screen dump. If I could open the score I'm sure I would be able to fix it
In reply to The point is that I cannot … by henry coppens
Yes, but the attached file says: "MSCX error at line 1712: invalid bar length: 120/160"! The denominator may have a maximum of 128!
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Then a new problem popped up, "Measure 1 staff 2 incomplete." This is specific to this score, for whatever reason. You can fix it: Select measure 1 and delete it - it has no notes.