Author: Chessfun
Date: 11:28:37 05/17/02
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On May 17, 2002 at 13:19:54, Terry McCracken wrote: >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. As if I'd have implied that ;-) >So then you are saying ChessBase should be more precise when giving instructions >as knowledge/experience varies from person to person? Actually when I did the Hiarcs 7.32 book some time back I did have problems. If I recall I posted here about 5 times before finally getting it done. >After reading the steps for Hiarcs7.32, that would be my personal take on the >matter. If you do a search of my name and subject Hiarcs I'm sure you'll come up with a list of the problems I had back then. Sarah.
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