Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 05:12:40 07/01/00
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On July 01, 2000 at 04:49:38, pete wrote: >On July 01, 2000 at 01:15:17, Terry Ripple wrote: > >>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 > >Hi Terry , > >I am puzzled . > >I just tried it again to verify . > >I copied the file H732.hbk out of the zip-file to C:\\ > >Created an empty tree under Hiarcs7.32 in the Hiarcs-folder called test.ctg. > >Pressed ALT-SHIFT-G and it works without problems ( means translation starts ) . > >You should press ALT and hold it , SHIFT and hold it and then g and the >conversion starts . ( SHIFT is the key you use to write uppercase ) . > >At the moment I have no further idea what could cause the problems you >experience. > >regards. > >pete Hello again Pete, At step #3 just before you press Alt,Shift,G -Do you see the empty tree that you created to your right, and after you press the keys do you see internal messages as it states? After this whole procedure can you see a difference in the book? Did you use Fritz's general book and add the add-on to it? Can you do the same using Hiarcs's 7.32 book instead of Fritz's general book? Thankyou for all your help! Best regards, Terry
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