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

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 15:04:54 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

Peter,

Two methods to obtain *.cbv:

Easiset:

select database , "control z", type the name of the archive

Old fashioned:

right click selected database, >TOOLS>BACKUP DATABASE then follow as above.

Best.

Michael



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