Will Sibelius 6.2 open a Dorico 5.1.1 MusicXML file?

[Machynlleth51]

I've never needed to import a MusicXML file into Sibelius before (believe it or not, I'm still happily using Sibelius 6.2), but now I need to. However, I can't find a command in Sibelius using the actual word 'import', and if I try and use 'open other file' to import the MusicXML file nothing happens. Are the two programs compatible? And/or is there a particular kind of MusicXML file that needs to be exported from Dorico to make it suitable for import into Sibelius 6.2?

[MikeLyons]

Yes. Ignore any error message. Sib 6.x does not support any if the newer xml features so the results will need considerable post-editing.

[Machynlleth51]

Thanks, Mike. I'm still in the dark, though, about how to import in the first place: 'open other file' just does nothing at all except return to the dialog asking which file to open, and there is (as far as I can discover) no specific 'import' (using that exact word) option for anything at all in Sibelius 6.2.

Even given that the results are likely to be disappointing, what exactly is the routine for importing files of this kind?

Gareth

[KJ_Palmer]

I fired up my old Sibelius 6.2 program, and did:

File > Open > Navigate to Music XML files > Select > Open

Files in uncompressed .xml format should be recognised for opening. It didn't seem to want to open a .mxl compressed file, though, so stick with .xml if possible.

Ignore the warning. Use the default layouts and housestyles to start with.

This video may be of some use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfnW-pdwOx4