Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 11:35:15 06/20/03
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On June 20, 2003 at 14:17:39, Peter Berger wrote: >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 In order to open a Chessbase database you need at least: .cbh Header .cbg Games and Variations .cbp Player index .cbt Tournament index .cbc Commentator index .cbs Source index If there are annotations the .cba file is also necessary. Why not asking the sender to send all files *.cb... Michael
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