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Subject: Re: Getting tired

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 01:27:12 11/20/05

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On November 20, 2005 at 00:39:30, chandler yergin wrote:

>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


  I see... won't go any further here. Just wish you good luck with your
  future databasing.

  /S



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