Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 22:15:17 06/30/00
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On June 30, 2000 at 16:03:55, pete wrote: >On June 30, 2000 at 15:37:38, Terry Ripple wrote: > >>On June 30, 2000 at 14:59:30, pete wrote: >> >>>On June 30, 2000 at 12:57:26, Terry Ripple wrote: >>> >>>>There is a service pack to add to Hiarcs732 and they recommend adding it to >>>>Fritz's general book. This will then be used for Hiarcs732. Does this mean that >>>>you don't use the book that came with Hiarcs at all and that you are now using >>>>fritz's general book with the add on book for Hiarcs? >>>> >>>>Plus, it says that the add on book must be converted if the files of hiarcs are >>>>before July 99. How do you do this the proper way and then add this to the >>>>general book? >>>> >>>>Could i add this "add on book" to the Hiarcs book instead of Fritz's book? >>>>Confused, please help! >>>> >>>>Best regards, >>>>Terry >>> >>>Here is the readme : which part is the one you have problems with ? ( Then much >>>easier to answer .. ) >>> >>> >>>By courtesy of Mark Uniacke and Eric Hallsworth, a clearly improved book has >>>been made available to Hiarcs732 users. There is no need to do the conversion if >>>the files on your CD are dated July 1999 or later. >>> >>>To create the new Hiarcs book, please do the following: >>> >>>0. Download the Hiarcs732 Service Pack and install it. >>> >>>1. Copy the file h732book.hbk into your root directory C:\\ It will work nowhere >>>else! You can delete it afterwards. >>> >>>2. Start Hiarcs732 and create an empty book (Book - New Tree). Call it, say >>>H732.ctg >>> >>>3. Press Alt-Shift-G to start the conversion. You will get some "Internal >>>messages", ignore them, they are harmless. >>> >>>4. Create a tree of strong modern grandmaster games. Taking the General.ctg book >>>of Fritz5.32 is a good choice. >>> >>>5. Right-click in the book window of the grandmaster tree and call "Weed Tree" >>>with the default parameters. >>> >>>6. Call "Import Tree" to import H732.ctg (created under 2 and 3) into >>>General.ctg. >>> >>>7. General.ctg is now your new Hiarcs732 book. >> >>Hi Pete, >>This is exactly what i performed as instructed: >> >>1.I downloaded the service pack into a file that i have marked as downloads in >>my c:\\ >>2.There is now a zipped file that i unzipped that went into a file marked >>unzipped on my c:\\ >>This now became two files: H732book.hbk and a readme file >>3.I then started Hiarcs and created an empty book and called it H732.ctg >>4.I now hit save which saved it in Hiarcs folder but should i have made a >>seperate folder under Hiarcs for this? It shouldn't matter i believe! >>5.Then a empty book tree appeared and i proceeded to the next step: >>6.I pressed Alt,Shift and then G and also clicked all the keys at once but >>nothing happens! >>So this is where i stopped,can you help me from here? >> Best regards, >>Terry > >Hi Terry , > >I understand your problem now much better ; in fact you are right : the >instructions aren't clear here . > >The problem is in fact _before_ you started with the books :-) > >The "service pack " and the " new book " are two different things ; you need to >install the "service pack " to be able to install the new book I think . > >The update is at http://www.chessbase.com/Support/index.htm and is called >Hiarcs7.32 ( Oct 99 , 1,5 MB ) ; this is the "service pack" ; download it to any >place on your computer , doubleclick on it and then it will install . > >After that you should try the Alt-Shift-G with your new book ( empty ) and the >hiarcs.hbk copied to C:\ again . > >If this doesn't work , just ask again :-) > >pete Hi Pete, I installed the service pack and still this problem exists! I would really like to know the right keys to press on step #3 as the other guy says that he believes there was a misprint on the proper keys to press on this step.I hope someone can shed some light on this subject. Waiting for help, Regards, Terry
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