Author: chandler yergin
Date: 14:49:30 10/13/05
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On October 13, 2005 at 16:25:30, Dann Corbit wrote: >On October 13, 2005 at 16:14:59, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On October 12, 2005 at 16:33:24, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>You can read command arguments from a file, but I do not know if there is any >>>way to combine the problem into a single job. >>> >>>I expect the easiest solution is to modify the source for PGN-Extract with an >>>"explode by name" command. Right now, there is an explode by ECO code (e.g. -E1 >>>or -E5 or whatever) and so we might add -En to explode by name. >>> >>>I'm not too keen to do it, though it should not be a terrible amount of work. >>> >>>I expect that the result is going to be very, very dissapointing if the PGN came >>>from public sources (e.g. what use is 300,000 distinct files, when the same >>>player is listed 9 times under different typographical errors). >> >>I assume you guys don't have Chessbase? > >Do you know how to make ChessBase create 600,000 files from one 4 million game >file where each player gets his own file of PGN games? > >E.g. you want all J.R.Capablanca games to be put into a file called >JRCapablanca.pgn and you want all R.J.Fischer games to be put into a game called >RJFischer.pgn, etc. for all of your players for all of your games. > >I doubt that any tool can do it right now. If you have a huge .pgn File Open the Database Search for all Fischer games. Highlight them Save as Fischer.pgn Same for Capablanca etc... If you have a huge .pgn File and want to 'delete' games. You must 'convert to .cbh format Right click on the database you will get a menu.. Convert to new format? click yes Now search for games you want deleted by name.. date, Tournament, player etc... highlight them use menu and delete. now.. right click on the huge file that is left use menu click on convert to new format select pgn you are back in business
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