Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:19:54 05/17/02
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On May 17, 2002 at 10:45:11, Chessfun wrote: >On May 17, 2002 at 09:29:39, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On May 17, 2002 at 06:30:15, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On May 17, 2002 at 04:25:27, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>> >>>>On May 16, 2002 at 13:11:30, Chris Taylor wrote: >>>> >>>>>This is just a guess, but it looks like the same format as Hiarcs 7 for dos. >>>>>That being the case, it just might work in Haircs 7. Then again......? >>>> >>>>You can use it Fritz 7 and Shredder 6 and Hiarcs 7.32 also. >>>> >>>>For Fritz and Shredder, use the same procedure as for Hiarcs 8. >>>> >>>>For Hiarcs 7.32: >>>> >>>>1. Copy the file h8.hbk into your root directory C:\ It will work nowhere else! >>>>You can delete it afterwards. >>>> >>>>2. Start Hiarcs7.32 and create an empty book (Book - New Tree). Call it, say >>>>H8.ctg >>>> >>>>3. Press Alt-Shift-G to start the conversion. You will get some "Internal >>>>messages", ignore them, they are harmless. >>>> >>>>(didnt test this, but it should work) >>>> >>>>-- >>>>GCP >>> >>> >>> >>>Since those are the instructions for converting the original Hiarcs 7.32 book it >>>should. >>> >>>Difference with Hiarcs 7.32 was adding another book like (General.ctg) to the >>>process. >>> >>>> >>>"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 nowherePeople who didn't understand how to create the Hiarcs 8 tournament book from the >>>instructions would have had fun making the 7.32 book. >>> >> >>>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." >>> >>>Sarah. >> >>"People who didn't understand how to create the Hiarcs 8 tournament book from >>the instructions would have had fun making the 7.32 book." >> >>Sarah, are you saying step one in creating the H8 OB should have been clear to >>anyone, regardless if they had never done this procedure before? >> >>Terry > > > >No I'm simply saying previously the Hiarcs 7.32 book modifications were even >harder to understand, simply read them above 0 through 7. > >Sarah. Thanks Sarah, it could be read like you say, or it could be read as anyone should be able to do it without a second thought. So then you are saying ChessBase should be more precise when giving instructions as knowledge/experience varies from person to person? After reading the steps for Hiarcs7.32, that would be my personal take on the matter. There's never a computer genius or 10 yr. old kid around when you need them!;-) Terry
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