Problem converting older files with lyx2lyx

[Dr Eberhard Lisse]

That can be a Python issue. But it's nice to see it works.


What I have done in the past is to convert all LyX files I have below my
work area with something similar to

	find ~/medicine/cpd/ -name '*.lyx' -type f -exec open {} ';'

and then having to save all the files manually.

Which of course would not work for your particular situation but could
be adapted, which I might just do for myself when I am bored as I
otherwise would have to think about an Applescript to automate this when
the format changes next time :-)-O


greetings, el


On 2022-10-14 01:25 , ahostmadsen--- via lyx-users wrote:
> Thanks for the instructions.  I ran lyx2lyx from the command line, and
> it successfully converted the old file, and Lyx can open the converted
> file.  But if I try to open the old file from inside LyX I still get:
> “...is from an older version of LyX and the lyx2lyx script failed to
> convert it.” So, lyx2lyx works, but LyX cannot run it.  And still,
> instant preview does not work, although typesetting a document does.
> 
> I have been using lyx for many years now (which is why I have old
> formats).  I have no problems compiling lyx documents, and otherwise
> use LaTeX directly, so I don’t think it’s a LaTeX issue.
>