Disklavier

The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native compressed 
folder feature) is with the directory name inside the piano-e-competition 
zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was able to reproduce the problem 
with completely different files under a directory name that includes a 
comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped using a directory name without 
comma).

Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install any of a 
number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded PeC files can 
be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, users had to do 
that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway.  But if Yamaha wants to 
maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be nice to 
have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free directory names, 
or simply without the extra directory level).

CCW


At 01:08 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:

>Good afternoon, everyone.
>
>A few people reported having trouble unzipping the .zip archives from the 
>Piano-e-Competition website over the weekend. I know that problems were 
>mentioned with the E-SEQ archives, I am not sure whether there were 
>problems with the XP or Enhanced archives.
>
>A few people responded to say that they had no trouble using various 
>unzipping utilities under other Windows operating systems.
>
>Although I normally use a Macintosh, I booted my Windows system today 
>using Windows XP professional. I successfully downloaded one example of 
>each .zip type. Each time I ended up with a folder on my desktop that had 
>a zipper in the middle of its icon. In all three cases I could open this 
>folder by clicking on it. Inside was another folder and inside that folder 
>were the song files and directory file(s).
>
>I don't know why anyone has had trouble using Windows XP. However, a 
>Windows guru friend has suggested to me that perhaps some people have an 
>antivirus setting on their computer that does not recognized the file 
>types contained in these archives. If so, perhaps that is the reason why 
>they appear to be empty.
>
>Since I am not a Windows person, I regret that I cannot give a definitive 
>explanation for this problem, but I don't think that the problem is with 
>the archives. Of course, I am prepared to be corrected on this point.
>
>Regards,
>PianoBench
>
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Hi All

I can confirm that the commas are the problem. Having just been all 
the way through one of the zip files using HexWorkshop I removed all 
of the commas and it unzipped fine using XP Home.

Midi Magic 


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Chine-Chine Wang <chine@e...> 
wrote:
> 
> The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native 
compressed 
> folder feature) is with the directory name inside the piano-e-
competition 
> zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was able to reproduce the 
problem 
> with completely different files under a directory name that 
includes a 
> comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped using a directory name 
without 
> comma).
> 
> Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install 
any of a 
> number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded PeC 
files can 
> be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, users had 
to do 
> that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway.  But if Yamaha wants 
to 
> maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be 
nice to 
> have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free directory 
names, 
> or simply without the extra directory level).
> 
> CCW
> 
> 
> At 01:08 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:
> >Good afternoon, everyone.
> >
> >A few people reported having trouble unzipping the .zip archives 
from the 
> >Piano-e-Competition website over the weekend. I know that problems 
were 
> >mentioned with the E-SEQ archives, I am not sure whether there 
were 
> >problems with the XP or Enhanced archives.
> >
> >A few people responded to say that they had no trouble using 
various 
> >unzipping utilities under other Windows operating systems.
> >
> >Although I normally use a Macintosh, I booted my Windows system 
today 
> >using Windows XP professional. I successfully downloaded one 
example of 
> >each .zip type. Each time I ended up with a folder on my desktop 
that had 
> >a zipper in the middle of its icon. In all three cases I could 
open this 
> >folder by clicking on it. Inside was another folder and inside 
that folder 
> >were the song files and directory file(s).
> >
> >I don't know why anyone has had trouble using Windows XP. However, 
a 
> >Windows guru friend has suggested to me that perhaps some people 
have an 
> >antivirus setting on their computer that does not recognized the 
file 
> >types contained in these archives. If so, perhaps that is the 
reason why 
> >they appear to be empty.
> >
> >Since I am not a Windows person, I regret that I cannot give a 
definitive 
> >explanation for this problem, but I don't think that the problem 
is with 
> >the archives. Of course, I am prepared to be corrected on this 
point.
> >
> >Regards,
> >PianoBench
> >
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Pianobench,

You can unzip these files in Windows XP Professional, but only by 
certain methods as described in my previous post.  If you double click 
on the files and invoke the Windows XP Professional unzip wizard, they 
will not decompress.  I have not verified whether the problem is with a 
comma in the file names, but that could be the problem.  If you have 
Windows XP and have installed WinZip or a similar utility , then you 
will have no problems unzipping the files, but if you are using Windows 
XP Professional native unzipping feature, there is very much a problem.  
I have experienced the problem and so have several others. 

Tom

PianoBench@... wrote:

> Good afternoon, everyone.
>
> I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the problem. 
> As I indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these 
> files using Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other 
> utilities.
>
> Regards,
> PianoBench
>
>

Good afternoon, again.

Tom (and everyone else having trouble unzipping with Windows XP), I have no 
doubt that the trouble that you have reported is a problem that you are 
experiencing. However, I cannot reproduce the problem.

When I download these .zip files using Windows XP Professional, I get a .zip 
archive on my Desktop. If I double-click the archive or right-click and choose 
Open, I can open the archive and get access to everything inside.

If I right-click and select Open with... and choose "Compressed (zipped) 
folders," I get the same good results.

If I right-click and select Extract All, I get the Extraction Wizard. This 
wizard works fine for me.

Regards,
PianoBench

In a message dated 2/9/04 2:41:16 PM, tnwheeler@... writes:


> Pianobench,
> 
> You can unzip these files in Windows XP Professional, but only by certain 
> methods as described in my previous post.  If you double click on the files and 
> invoke the Windows XP Professional unzip wizard, they will not decompress.  
> I have not verified whether the problem is with a comma in the file names, 
> but that could be the problem.  If you have Windows XP and have installed 
> WinZip or a similar utility , then you will have no problems unzipping the files, 
> but if you are using Windows XP Professional native unzipping feature, there 
> is very much a problem.  I have experienced the problem and so have several 
> others. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> PianoBench@... wrote:
> 
> Good afternoon, everyone.
> 
> I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the problem. As I 
> indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these files using 
> Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other utilities.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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If your Windows XP hasn't been patched for quite some time, it is possible 
that its "compressed folders" feature still works with folder names 
containing commas.  The problem apparently came out along with Hotfix 
329048 (you can verify if you have it by going to Control Panel -> 
Add/Remove Programs, but don't ask me what it was supposed to fix), which 
was a critical update and Windows XP by default would have downloaded it 
automatically then prompted the user to install it.

Here is the documentation but apparently MS hasn't come out with a fix (or 
shall I say un-fix) stable enough for public 
release:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];813942

CCW


At 02:25 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:

>Good afternoon, everyone.
>
>I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the problem. As I 
>indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these files using 
>Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other utilities.
>
>Regards,
>PianoBench
>
>In a message dated 2/9/04 2:16:43 PM, chine@... writes:
>
>
>>The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native 
>>compressed folder feature) is with the directory name inside the 
>>piano-e-competition zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was able to 
>>reproduce the problem with completely different files under a directory 
>>name that includes a comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped using a 
>>directory name without comma).
>>
>>Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install any of 
>>a number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded PeC files 
>>can be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, users had to 
>>do that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway.  But if Yamaha wants to 
>>maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be nice to 
>>have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free directory names, 
>>or simply without the extra directory level).
>
>
>
>
>To Post a message to the group, send it to:   disklavier@...
>
>To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and 
>moderator, send it to:
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>Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03.  It contains some 
>fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other things, 
>The url is:
><http://MuncyFamily.com>http://MuncyFamily.com
>
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It is interesting that some of us are not able to use the XP native 
unzip feature to open the e-Competition files and others (Pianobench) 
are able to do so.  I checked and I have never installed the Hotfix 
329048 and I still am not able to decompress the files by double 
clicking on them (which enables the Windows XP decompression wizard) 
although I have decompressed them by selecting the zipped file and then 
selecting "Extract Files" from the resulting drop-down menu. I suspect 
that buried somewhere within the inner mysteries of the Windows XP 
operating system or the software configuation of our respective machines 
is the answer, but at this point it hardly seems worth while to pursue 
it further.

I did find the YamPlayer program contributed by MidiMagic to be an 
excellent way to build a Play List of the e-Competition files with the 
downloaded ESEQ files which displayed the song title as well as the 
performing artist.  These could have been incorporated into the enhanced 
midi files but were not. 

These files present some terrific material for the disklavier and I 
thank Pianobench, John Walker and others who had a hand in preparing 
them for their hard work. 

Tom


Chine-Chine Wang wrote:

>
> If your Windows XP hasn't been patched for quite some time, it is 
> possible that its "compressed folders" feature still works with folder 
> names containing commas.  The problem apparently came out along with 
> Hotfix 329048 (you can verify if you have it by going to Control Panel 
> -> Add/Remove Programs, but don't ask me what it was supposed to fix), 
> which was a critical update and Windows XP by default would have 
> downloaded it automatically then prompted the user to install it.
>
> Here is the documentation but apparently MS hasn't come out with a fix 
> (or shall I say un-fix) stable enough for public release:  
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];813942
>
> <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;%5BLN%5D;813942>CCW
>
>
> At 02:25 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon, everyone.
>>
>> I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the problem. 
>> As I indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these 
>> files using Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other 
>> utilities.
>>
>> Regards,
>> PianoBench
>>
>> In a message dated 2/9/04 2:16:43 PM, chine@... writes:
>>
>>
>>> The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native 
>>> compressed folder feature) is with the directory name inside the 
>>> piano-e-competition zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was 
>>> able to reproduce the problem with completely different files under 
>>> a directory name that includes a comma (and problem vanished once 
>>> re-zipped using a directory name without comma).
>>>
>>> Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install 
>>> any of a number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the 
>>> downloaded PeC files can be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to 
>>> Windows XP, users had to do that in order to unzip ANY zipped file 
>>> anyway.  But if Yamaha wants to maximize the distribution and usage 
>>> of these files, it would be nice to have them re-zipped for download 
>>> (with either comma-free directory names, or simply without the extra 
>>> directory level).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

I followed the link, read it in Spanish (my natural tongue) it is 
clear that the flaw is in MS WIN XP and only in some installations.

Thanks to Chin-Chine for finding the real cause.
If the files are not modified then you need an extra unzip program.
(some already mentioned) here.
--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Chine-Chine Wang <chine@e...> 
wrote:
> 
> If your Windows XP hasn't been patched for quite some time, it is 
possible 
> that its "compressed folders" feature still works with folder 
names 
> containing commas.  The problem apparently came out along with 
Hotfix 
> 329048 (you can verify if you have it by going to Control Panel -> 
> Add/Remove Programs, but don't ask me what it was supposed to 
fix), which 
> was a critical update and Windows XP by default would have 
downloaded it 
> automatically then prompted the user to install it.
> 
> Here is the documentation but apparently MS hasn't come out with a 
fix (or 
> shall I say un-fix) stable enough for public 
> release:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;
[LN];813942
> 
> CCW
> 
> 
> At 02:25 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote:
> >Good afternoon, everyone.
> >
> >I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the 
problem. As I 
> >indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these 
files using 
> >Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other utilities.
> >
> >Regards,
> >PianoBench
> >
> >In a message dated 2/9/04 2:16:43 PM, chine@e... writes:
> >
> >
> >>The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native 
> >>compressed folder feature) is with the directory name inside the 
> >>piano-e-competition zip files.  The comma is the culprit.  I was 
able to 
> >>reproduce the problem with completely different files under a 
directory 
> >>name that includes a comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped 
using a 
> >>directory name without comma).
> >>
> >>Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just 
install any of 
> >>a number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded 
PeC files 
> >>can be extracted.  Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, 
users had to 
> >>do that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway.  But if Yamaha 
wants to 
> >>maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be 
nice to 
> >>have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free 
directory names, 
> >>or simply without the extra directory level).
> >
> >
> >
> >
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contains some 
> >fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other 
things, 
> >The url is:
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I think the diference is when you use a media player in windows like 
Microsoft's or winamp.

Has any one the link to the eseq player?
I couln't find it in the utilities file section of this group
It should be in MidiMagic 's web page.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, PianoBench@a... wrote:
> Good afternoon, everyone.
> 
> In a message dated 2/9/04 4:30:20 PM, Tom writes:
> 
> > I did find the YamPlayer program contributed by MidiMagic to be 
an 
> > excellent way to build a Play List of the e-Competition files 
with the downloaded 
> > ESEQ files which displayed the song title as well as the 
performing artist.  
> > These could have been incorporated into the enhanced midi files 
but were not. 
> > 
> Actually, all three file types--XP, Enhanced, and E-SEQ--have an 
embedded 
> "sequencer-specific meta event" that the Disklavier uses to 
display the song 
> titles. Since the Disklaver displays 2 lines of 16 characters 
each, I put the song 
> title (as best I could) in the first 16 characters and the 
artist's name in 
> the second 16 characters.
> 
> In addition, I used a Yamaha in-house program to create directory 
files for 
> each collection of file types. One of those directory files 
contains 
> (redundantly) the same song title information.
> 
> I have not used YamPlayer, so I don't know how it determines the 
titles that 
> it displays. But, I can confidently say that the same information 
is present 
> in every song file. The song titles will show up on the Disklavier 
regardless 

> as to whether the directory files are present.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench

Pianobench,

Thanks for clarifying the situation on the song titles.  Since I did not 
place the files on floppy disks in order to play them in my disklavier, 
but rather used YamPlayer to create a Play List and play them directly 
from a lap top connected to my DC3A, I was not aware that the midi files 
contained the song titles as a sequencer specific midi event.  I did 
pull a few of the midi files into Cakewalk's Sonar 3 sequencer and I 
noted when I selected File>Get Info within this sequencer that it had no 
information regarding the song title or the performer and therefore I 
assumed (obviously incorrectly) that this information was not in the 
file. YamPlayer is able to show the song titles when presented with the 
ESEQ files, but not with the Enhanced Midi Files.

Incidentally I found that the ZHOU03.fil will not play back correctly.  
This ESEQ files shows a time of over 1 hr 24 min and is silent on 
playback.  The music may well be there somewhere but I did not wait for 
more than 3 minutes before stopping playback.  The midi file 
(ZHOU003.mid) plays back fine so the problem appears to be only with the 
ESEQ version of this particular file. 

Tom

PianoBench@... wrote:

> Good afternoon, everyone.
>
> In a message dated 2/9/04 4:30:20 PM, Tom writes:
>
>> I did find the YamPlayer program contributed by MidiMagic to be an 
>> excellent way to build a Play List of the e-Competition files with 
>> the downloaded ESEQ files which displayed the song title as well as 
>> the performing artist.  These could have been incorporated into the 
>> enhanced midi files but were not. 
>
>
> Actually, all three file types--XP, Enhanced, and E-SEQ--have an 
> embedded "sequencer-specific meta event" that the Disklavier uses to 
> display the song titles. Since the Disklaver displays 2 lines of 16 
> characters each, I put the song title (as best I could) in the first 
> 16 characters and the artist's name in the second 16 characters.
>
> In addition, I used a Yamaha in-house program to create directory 
> files for each collection of file types. One of those directory files 
> contains (redundantly) the same song title information.
>
> I have not used YamPlayer, so I don't know how it determines the 
> titles that it displays. But, I can confidently say that the same 
> information is present in every song file. The song titles will show 
> up on the Disklavier regardless as to whether the directory files are 
> present.
>
> Regards,
> PianoBench
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Hi

You can download it from Carol's web site. It is STILL a beta copy.

www.carolrpt.com

Have fun

Midi Magic



--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Jorge Fernandez" <re_p_g_c@y...> 
wrote:
> I think the diference is when you use a media player in windows 
like 
> Microsoft's or winamp.
> 
> Has any one the link to the eseq player?
> I couln't find it in the utilities file section of this group
> It should be in MidiMagic 's web page.
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, PianoBench@a... wrote:
> > Good afternoon, everyone.
> > 
> > In a message dated 2/9/04 4:30:20 PM, Tom writes:
> > 
> > > I did find the YamPlayer program contributed by MidiMagic to be 
> an 
> > > excellent way to build a Play List of the e-Competition files 
> with the downloaded 
> > > ESEQ files which displayed the song title as well as the 
> performing artist.  
> > > These could have been incorporated into the enhanced midi files 
> but were not. 
> > > 
> > Actually, all three file types--XP, Enhanced, and E-SEQ--have an 
> embedded 
> > "sequencer-specific meta event" that the Disklavier uses to 
> display the song 
> > titles. Since the Disklaver displays 2 lines of 16 characters 
> each, I put the song 
> > title (as best I could) in the first 16 characters and the 
> artist's name in 
> > the second 16 characters.
> > 
> > In addition, I used a Yamaha in-house program to create directory 
> files for 
> > each collection of file types. One of those directory files 
> contains 
> > (redundantly) the same song title information.
> > 
> > I have not used YamPlayer, so I don't know how it determines the 
> titles that 
> > it displays. But, I can confidently say that the same information 
> is present 
> > in every song file. The song titles will show up on the 
Disklavier 

> regardless 
> > as to whether the directory files are present.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > PianoBench