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Subject: Re: Need help with little .cbh database - Fritz experts?

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 11:17:39 06/20/03

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On June 20, 2003 at 13:53:01, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:

>On June 20, 2003 at 13:36:23, Peter Berger wrote:
>
>>Someone sent me a .cbh database with an annotated game I'd like to open, let's
>>say peter.cbh . Fritz can't open it though.
>>
>>Probably it doesn't work this way - I notice there are usually also .cbe, .cbj
>>and .cbm files in the same folder with the same name - do I need those, too ? Or
>>is it not possible to exchange a database this way anyway?
>>
>>I don't want to annoy the person who sent me the database and also want to
>>answer fast with a correct question on what I need instead/in addition - can one
>>of you experts help me with a quick tip please?
>
>I suspect very much that a single .cbh file is unsufficient. You'd need at least
>some of the other types, in addition.
>In case you want to have a chessbase database in a single file, then you have to
>choose the archive format, which is the .cbv.
>
>Regards,
>Uli
>

Thanks Uli and Thorsten,

yes, it seems the .cbv format would have been the correct format for
transmission. Problem is that I don't know how computer savy the sender is. I do
have the .cbh-file now - what would be easiest to ask from the sender?

Regards,
Peter



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