Unable to open MXL file - "bad format" error message
Hello everyone,
I tried to open a file which I found on CPDL but when I tried to open it I received the error message "bad format" with the following detail: "Error reading container.xml at line 1 column 1: unexpected end of file"
Is it possible to open this file? I tried renaming it to a .zip file but this didn't work either.
I would really appreciate some guidance on this. File is attached for your reference.
Thanks in advance!
Hazel
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Ver-mac.mxl | 539.51 KB |
Comments
renaming to .zip, extracting Ver-mac.musicxml and then opening that does work though, if you tgnore the MusicXML error and the corruption...
In reply to renaming to .zip, extracting… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you for your speedy reply!
Which programme would you use to extract the .musicxml file? I tried my normal Archive Utility on my mac and it said "Unable to expand. It is in an unsupported format."
In reply to Thank you for your speedy… by hazneigh
7-Zip or Explorer on Windows 11. And to open a .mxl file, renamed to .zip
The .musicxml file openes directly in MuseScore
In reply to 7-Zip or Explorer on Windows… by Jojo-Schmitz
Solved thank you! I really appreciate your help
In reply to renaming to .zip, extracting… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi there,
Sorry to re-open this thread. Can you recommend a program to extract the file to a Mac rather than Windows? I'm finding that Unarchiver is not successful.
Thanks