subfiles in MPD files


Re: subfiles in MPD files
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Under the section 'MPD File Structure' it says:

Unofficial parts are allowed to be used. The filename of the unofficial part is subject to the following naming rules:

<Set Number>[-<Optional Qualifier>] - <Unofficial Part Number>.dat


And then under 'File Headers' we have:

Each individual model file in the MPD that represents an unofficial part must use the standard header format of unofficial parts on the parts tracker. Its 0 FILE entry will reflect the modified MPD version of the part's filename, but the rest of the header will reflect the original filename.


This is saying that if I import the part '12345.dat' into a model called '8888-1.mpd' then the part's header should be:

0 FILE 8888-1 - 12345.dat
0 Part Title
0 Name: 12345.dat


This is inconsistent with the MPD spec, which expects both 'FILE' and 'Name:' to have the same value.

The OMR spec also makes no mention of what you should do if you import a part and its subpart. For example, suppose I have the unofficial part '12345.dat' which references the unofficial subpart 's\12345s01.dat'. Presumably the subpart's 'FILE' line will have to read 's\8888-1 - 12345.dat' (although the spec doesn't state anything about this), and so the part will have to have its type-1 lines fixed-up to point to the new name.

I strongly disagree with the renaming given in the current spec, not least because no editing tool currently available will handle it correctly. I also cannot see why it was even considered necessary or desirable.
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subfiles in MPD files - by Michael Heidemann - 2012-11-10, 18:40
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 19:12
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 19:42
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 19:40
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 19:54
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 20:24
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 20:35
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 21:08
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 18:14
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-11, 18:31
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 19:10
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-11, 19:21
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 21:21
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 20:22
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 20:29
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 21:02
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 20:25
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 20:55
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 21:04
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 21:19
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 21:56
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-10, 22:16
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-10, 23:07
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 18:17
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-11, 18:49
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 19:07
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Roland Melkert - 2012-11-11, 18:21
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-11, 18:34
Re: subfiles in MPD files - by Alex Taylor - 2012-11-11, 21:22

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