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Subject: Re: Getting tired

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 21:39:30 11/19/05

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On November 19, 2005 at 20:15:08, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On November 19, 2005 at 17:45:44, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On November 19, 2005 at 15:45:54, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>
>>>On November 19, 2005 at 15:31:33, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 19, 2005 at 15:20:18, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 19, 2005 at 15:04:02, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Go to Toolbar
>>>>>>use Menu
>>>>>>Select Remove double games
>>>>>>you have many choices.. it works...
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, but this is insufficient. CB cannot find these false games - when moves,
>>>>>moveorder together with names all differ. Take a look at the games I posted -
>>>>>mix them with the real ones and check. And in this case the names are correct...
>>>>>
>>>>>/S
>>>>You can select move order.. similar or exact, to what ever depth you want, also
>>>>names similar or exact.
>>>
>>>
>>> Believe me - I have tried - and worked with DB:s for several years - when the
>>>moves and names differ too much, duplicates cannot be found. Except when you
>>>work manually. If you go for "Ignore names" + "Ignore tournaments" + "Similar
>>>moves" - then you will find many games that are not duplicates or false. So they
>>>have to be checked manually on the clipboard. My advice is to start off with a
>>>good DB - f.e. CB:s Big or Mega - and stick to that one. Plus be careful with
>>>new games added. Another advice is to just forget all about those other big game
>>>collections out there. Be they commercial or not.
>>>
>>>/S
>>All I can say is that it worked for me.
>>Sorry you had bad experience..
>
>
> How do you *know* that it worked?
Because I know how to do it.

 Was it because you checked for duplicates -

That's the purpose of the exercise when Downloading from other Databases.
>found lots of them - and deleted them?
Of course

 Or did you also check your findings?
Of course..
If you follow the Menu and instructions it should work for you too.
>
>/S



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