Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 11:09:07 11/15/98
It was said chessBase used the stefan meyer-kahlen
autoplayer code to implement the win95 autoplayer in
fritz/junior.
BUT: the code is chrystal clear and shows , even understandable for NON
programmers, in which order the implementation has to be done.
Don't let anybody out of the chessbase faction confuse you here, that
implementing it is a NON-trivial job.
it is a trivial job.
This is the Meyer-Kahlen source documentation for the auto232 windows
operation. Note the section below specifically says
1. Savegame
2. Newgame
in that order.
To have swapped the order round (as is being claimed) would presumably
require a specific intention to do so within the code and by the progammer.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
//- If the chess-programm is the master it can stop the current game by -
//- calling this function. The call triggers a Save-Game and, if not -
//- not all games have been played, a Newgame Messages to both programmes. -
//- Note1: Your chess programm should call this function at the end of a -
//- game (if it is the master). Otherwise the driver waits TimeOut -
//- seconds till he triggers on its own these events. -
//- Note2: Your chess programm does not need to save the game and call -
//- newgame by its own. The driver sends these messages to the -
//- chess-programm anyway. -
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
int
Auto232NextGame(void)
{
static unsigned char packet[5];
#ifdef RTEST
AppendToAuto232Log("##nextgame",false);
if (!Auto232Master) AppendToAuto232Log(" - not sent, not master.",true);
else if (!Auto232HandShake) AppendToAuto232Log(" - not sent, not
handshaken.",true);
#endif
Auto232MoveNum= 0;
if((Auto232Master)&&(Auto232HandShake))
{ // Only Master can cancel a game.
SetEvent(hFakeTimeout);
return TRUE;
}
return FALSE;
}
So far the facts !
I am sure the other side will further try to confuse and to hide that
it was done by failure...
but the facts remain the same.
have a nice
weekend.
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