thank you for the fast reply
that was 'A ZERO'
now i reloaded libraries and I get a long string of errors when I verify the sketch in the main MIDIFile_Play_LCD tab it reads
'SdFat' does not name a type
In file included from MIDIFile_Play_LCD.ino:11:
/Users/scriptstyle/Documents/Arduino/libraries/MIDIFile/MIDIFile.h:174: error: 'SdFat' has not been declared
/Users/scriptstyle/Documents/Arduino/libraries/MIDIFile/MIDIFile.h:259: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'SdFat' with no type
/Users/scriptstyle/Documents/Arduino/libraries/MIDIFile/MIDIFile.h:259: error: expected ';' before '*' token
/Users/scriptstyle/Documents/Arduino/libraries/MIDIFile/MIDIFile.h:260: error: 'SdFile' does not name a type
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:69: error: 'SdFat' does not name a type
MIDIFile_Play_LCD.ino: In function 'uint16_t createPlaylistFile()':
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:166: error: 'SdFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:166: error: expected ;' before 'plFile' MIDIFile_Play_LCD:167: error: expected ;' before 'mFile'
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:172: error: 'plFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:172: error: 'O_CREAT' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:172: error: 'O_WRITE' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:176: error: 'mFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:176: error: 'SD' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:176: error: 'O_READ' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:184: error: 'plFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:192: error: 'plFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD.ino: In function 'seq_state lcdFSM(seq_state)':
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:205: error: 'SdFile' does not name a type
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:212: error: 'plFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:214: error: 'O_READ' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:221: error: 'plFile' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD.ino: In function 'void setup()':
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:371: error: 'SD' was not declared in this scope
MIDIFile_Play_LCD:376: error: 'SPI_FULL_SPEED' was not declared in this scope
i am just trying to compile/verify your original sketch so i can upload to the uno and move on from there...