Author: David Dahlem
Date: 16:50:11 01/27/04
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On January 27, 2004 at 19:30:19, Bob Durrett wrote: >On January 27, 2004 at 18:56:02, Paul Doire wrote: > >>On January 27, 2004 at 17:21:31, Bob Durrett wrote: >> >>>On January 27, 2004 at 15:41:42, Paul Doire wrote: >>> >>>>On January 27, 2004 at 14:00:31, Bob Durrett wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>I prefer not to do this manually, since it would take forever. Is there an >>>>>automated procedure? >>>>> >>>>>Bob D. >>>> >>>>Hi Bob, >>>> >>>>In Chessbase 8 go to File...Open new database...and name it anything, >>>>then close it. >>>> >>>>Now open your ctg file with the same procedure...once opened, >>>>go to Save As...and select the original database you just created, >>>>it will be saved in CBH format. >> >>>> >>>>Hope that helps, >>>>Paul >>> >>>It didn't work for me. Please try this yourself. There may be some trick to it >>>which you failed to mention. >>> >>>Bob D. >> >>Ok >>Assuming you have a ctg.file. Click on it..or double click...whatever. >>It opens in Chessbase. >>Then go to Save As. >>Put any name...and note location. >>Click ok. >>Your new cbh format database should now be at that location. >>I just did it again prior to this post, it should work. >> >>Hope it helps, >>Paul > >I actually created an empty database called "anything.cbh" > >I tried it with Power.ctg and with strong.ctg [Shredder's strongest tournament >book] and no such luck. Perhaps you are using a book you created yourself? The >commercial books may have some sort of built-in "protection"? Sometimes the >books come with the desired database also on the CD. > >When I get "save as" in the opening book, THERE IS NO OPTION TO CLICK ON "OK." >Instead, the only option is to select the database and then click on "open." I >am using Chessbase 8.0. Are you? Note that there are three save options: >save, save as, and save book. None of them work. All it does is save a single >line. > >If you just tried this and it worked for you, then there must be something >different about the software [or operator procedures] each of us is using. > >Bob D. > >Bob D. Hi Bob It seems you and i are having the same results. I tried it with 5moves.ctg, and i also get an empty database with one line, but no moves. Paul must be doing something different than we are. :-) Regards Dave
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