Jari Williamsson wrote: > FWIW, I'm writing a MusicXML library for Ruby. The package should be > available sometime very early next year as a gem. > ok, thanks to Axel and jari! First you confirm that there is probably nothing about ABC in ruby and I think it is a good thing to do this:) Second a musicXML parser will be very interersting too: ABC is generaly used by trad musician peoples and I hop that the stat of the norm is certanly larger than the usage need. a musicXML parser will permit to write some tools between the ABC world and tools like "finale" ABC2musicXML and musiXML2ABC with the ability to choice the granuralirity of details you want to get. Then there are tools to complète graphicaly like "finale" or print directly from tune or tune list if more simple... and there is "lilypond".... Ok I retrn to ruby and regular expressions ;) regards, -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.