Finale PrintMusic 2011 Error

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Steven Kopischke Posted August 30, 2019 12:29

I recently reinstalled Finale PrintMusic 2011 because I ran across two *.mus files I created a number of years ago. I get an error when I launch the program: "Unhandled exception caught."

I still use a Mac, so upgrading isn't an option. I'd like to open the *.mus files and print them so I can import them into the Notion.

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

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MIKE ROSEN Posted August 30, 2019 12:33

What version of Mac OS are you using?

Steven Kopischke Posted August 30, 2019 12:38

Mojave 10.14.6 (18G87)

MIKE ROSEN Posted August 30, 2019 12:49

Nothing older than v. 26 is compatible with Mojave. You may need to find someone still running an older version, who can update the files for you. Sorry.

Steven Kopischke Posted August 30, 2019 13:40

Understood. Once I learned Macs were no longer supported, I figured it was a long shot.

The two files total 16K in size.

If anyone is willing to convert them to PDFs, I would be very appreciative.

MIKE ROSEN Posted August 30, 2019 15:20

It is not that Mac is not supported. Apple upgraded the OS to where older versions of Finale were no longer compatible. If you upgrade to F26, you will be completely compatible with Mojave, and you will be able to open your older files.

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited August 30, 2019 15:38

How about loading the demo of Finale 26 and using that to open (and convert) the files? From there one can save them as XML files and/or send them through a PDF printer (which I think a Mac includes, right?

MIKE ROSEN Posted August 30, 2019 15:55

Great idea, Adrian. Why don’t I ever think of that?

Steven Kopischke Posted August 30, 2019 16:15

Ah. I was only looking at PrintMusic (that's what I own), and that's no longer available for the Mac. I will try to grab the demo version of Finale 26.

Steven Kopischke Posted August 30, 2019 16:23

That worked!! Thanks.

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