Author: James T. Walker
Date: 08:32:22 04/12/01
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On April 12, 2001 at 10:28:07, John Hatcher wrote: >On April 12, 2001 at 10:18:26, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On April 12, 2001 at 09:29:54, John Hatcher wrote: >> >>>On April 12, 2001 at 09:17:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On April 12, 2001 at 09:05:32, John Hatcher wrote: >>>> >>>>>By a tedious process of elimination, I've determined that one of my 5-piece >>>>>tablebase files has become corrupt. The file is "krpkr.nbb.emd" Don't know how >>>>>this happened; the "krpkr" set of files used to work just fine. >>>>> >>>>>How do I verify the probelm, and can I fix it? I've downloaded the file >>>>>tbexe.zip (which contains the files: datacomp.exe, tbcmp.exe, tbgen.exe, and >>>>>tbstat.exe) However, there is no help file; no instructions on how to use these >>>>>programs. >>>>> >>>>>By the way, I downloaded my 5-piece tablebase files from Bob Hyatt's site, so I >>>>>have no tablebase CD (otherwise, I'd just reinstall the file, obviously) >>>>> >>>>>Thanks, >>>>>John >>>> >>>> >>>>If you are sure it is corrupt, IE by using the md5sum results I have posted >>>>on the ftp machine, then your best bet is to download it again... >>> >>>Bob, >>> >>>Did I use "md5sum"? No, I don't know what that is. There are no instructions >>>on how to use the files in tbexe.zip. >>> >>>Which program do I use to test the file, and what are the command lines for it? >>>That's what I don't know. >>> >>>By the way, my process for determining that the file "krpkr.nbb.emd" had a >>>problem was that Fritz6 would abort at startup. Only by removing the >>>krpkr.nbb.emd file from my tablebase directory would Fritz start up and run >>>normally. [That took quite a while to figure out.] >>> >>>Thanks, >>>John >> >>Hello John, >>If Fritz rejects it then the only thing to do is to download it again or copy it >>off a CD if you have one. I have gone through the same thing once and like you >>I found it by eliminating it from Fritzs' access. Since you are sure which one >>it is you just have to download it again. By the way, there is a file available >>now to test the tablebases and it will tell you which one is bad so this is not >>necessary now (to remove it to troubleshoot the problem). >>Jim > >Jim, > >Thank you for the help. What is the file that is available now to test the >tablebases? Where can I get it? Does it have instructions? > >Regards, >John Hello John, I was afraid you were going to ask me that! The file is "Datacomp.exe". You copy it to the directory where the TB's are located. Then type this line: For %f IN (*.emd) DO datacomp t %f >> t.txt Then check the "t.txt" file for errors. I remember there was originally a problem with case sensitivity in the *.emd files. I don't remember how it was resolved. I got all of this from Eugene Nalimov. He seems to be a very nice guy and very helpful. I don't know where to get the file now. Maybe Mr. Nalimov will give it to you. I thought it was on Bob' site but I just checked and did not see it. Jim
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