Is this yet another Chessbase software bug??

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Date: 04 Nov 2005 21:51:50
From: The Man Behind The Curtain
Subject: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug??

In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and change
things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no longer
there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.

Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time left
on the clocks?

John

--

Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven

Date: 05 Nov 2005 08:59:14
From: HD
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
> In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and change
> things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no longer
> there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.
>
> Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
> program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time left
> on the clocks?
>
>
>
>
> John
>
You should save your parameter setting. Next time you can load them.
It's not a bug. Some people would wonder if they after some time fired
up the engine and it played "strange" moves.

HD

Date: 05 Nov 2005 08:50:22
From: The Man Behind The Curtain
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

HD wrote:
> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>
>> In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and change
>> things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no longer
>> there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.
>>
>> Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
>> program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time
>> left on the clocks?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>>
> You should save your parameter setting. Next time you can load them.

I am saving them.

How do you load them?

John

--

Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven

Date: 05 Nov 2005 12:02:29
From: HD
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
> HD wrote:
>
>> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>>
>>> In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and change
>>> things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no longer
>>> there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.
>>>
>>> Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
>>> program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time
>>> left on the clocks?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>> You should save your parameter setting. Next time you can load them.
>
>
> I am saving them.
>
> How do you load them?
>
>
>
> John
>
When you've entered your parameters, I supose you've saved them with
save, and that you gave them a name. At the same place, in the parameter
box, there's a Load button.
So you have to go to engine parameters, but load instead of save or
enter new ones.
This is indeed useful with engines with far more complicated
setting-options than Hiarcs.

HD

Date: 05 Nov 2005 18:07:00
From: The Man Behind The Curtain
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

HD wrote:
> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>
>> HD wrote:
>>
>>> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>>>
>>>> In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and
>>>> change things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no
>>>> longer there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.
>>>>
>>>> Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
>>>> program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time
>>>> left on the clocks?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>> You should save your parameter setting. Next time you can load them.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am saving them.
>>
>> How do you load them?
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>>
> When you've entered your parameters, I supose you've saved them with
> save, and that you gave them a name.

When I click save nothing happens, other than the button clicks. And
according to the manual, that's what's suppposed to happen.

Documentation says it should load next time I load the game. It doesn't.

> At the same place, in the parameter
> box, there's a Load button.

No there isn't. Only buttons are save, default, OK, restore and cancel.
I can send you a screenshot if you want.

John

--

Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven

Date: 06 Nov 2005 10:40:42
From: HD
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
> HD wrote:
>
>> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>>
>>> HD wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In my copy of Hiarcs 8, when I go into "engine parameters" and
>>>>> change things, the next time I fire up Hiarcs those changes are no
>>>>> longer there, even when I click "save" in engine parameters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there something else I have to do or is this another thing the
>>>>> program just doesn't seem to remember after you quit, like the time
>>>>> left on the clocks?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>> You should save your parameter setting. Next time you can load them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am saving them.
>>>
>>> How do you load them?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>> When you've entered your parameters, I supose you've saved them with
>> save, and that you gave them a name.
>
>
> When I click save nothing happens, other than the button clicks. And
> according to the manual, that's what's suppposed to happen.
>
> Documentation says it should load next time I load the game. It doesn't.
>
>> At the same place, in the parameter box, there's a Load button.
>
>
> No there isn't. Only buttons are save, default, OK, restore and cancel.
> I can send you a screenshot if you want.
>
>
>
> John
>
I believe you, but you're welcome to send it so I'm sure we talking
about the same thing!

HD

Date: 05 Nov 2005 20:46:41
From: Frits Pedersen
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

>
> When I click save nothing happens, other than the button clicks. And
> according to the manual, that's what's suppposed to happen.
>
> Documentation says it should load next time I load the game. It doesn't.
>
>> At the same place, in the parameter box, there's a Load button.
>
> No there isn't. Only buttons are save, default, OK, restore and cancel. I
> can send you a screenshot if you want.
>
>
>
> John
>
I have tried it on my Fritz 8. It works fine!
When you click on save you should get a "popup" with a folder called Engine
Parameter" Type in a name
Next time you are using your Hiarch go to parameter >load >name >ok.
Do you have the latest update???

/Frits

Date: 05 Nov 2005 20:42:39
From: The Man Behind The Curtain
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

Frits Pedersen wrote:

> I have tried it on my Fritz 8. It works fine!

Yes, I am not talking about Frtiz. I am not having trouble with my
Fritz program. I am talking about Hiarcs, as I said.

> When you click on save you should get a "popup" with a folder called Engine
> Parameter"

I don't, as I said.

> Next time you are using your Hiarch go to parameter >load >name >ok.

My window doesn't have parameter >load >name >ok, as I said.

> Do you have the latest update???

Of what?

John

--

Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven

Date: 05 Nov 2005 22:18:40
From: Frits Pedersen
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

"The Man Behind The Curtain" <johngrabowski@earthblink.net > skrev i en
meddelelse news:436D1942.7040306@earthblink.net...
> Frits Pedersen wrote:
>
>> I have tried it on my Fritz 8. It works fine!
>
> Yes, I am not talking about Frtiz. I am not having trouble with my Fritz
> program. I am talking about Hiarcs, as I said.

Yes I know but both are running on the same GUI! Right? Does it works with
your Fritz program?
>
>
>> Do you have the latest update???
>
> Of what?

Of your Hiarch program. Click Help > About Hiarch 8. There you have a date.
I don't kow what it shall be. There may others help.
You can check the latest update at Playchess.com if you are playing there.
Log in and click Help > Quiry upgrade... and you will get an answer.

I don't own this program. There may be others here with a Hiarch 8. Come
with the solution!!

Best wishes,
Frits

Date: 06 Nov 2005 10:39:38
From: HD
Subject: Re: Is this yet another Chessbase software bug?? No

Frits Pedersen wrote:
> "The Man Behind The Curtain" <johngrabowski@earthblink.net> skrev i en
> meddelelse news:436D1942.7040306@earthblink.net...
>
>>Frits Pedersen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have tried it on my Fritz 8. It works fine!
>>
>>Yes, I am not talking about Frtiz. I am not having trouble with my Fritz
>>program. I am talking about Hiarcs, as I said.
>
>
> Yes I know but both are running on the same GUI! Right? Does it works with
> your Fritz program?
>
>>
>>>Do you have the latest update???
>>
>>Of what?
>
>
> Of your Hiarch program. Click Help > About Hiarch 8. There you have a date.
> I don't kow what it shall be. There may others help.
> You can check the latest update at Playchess.com if you are playing there.
> Log in and click Help > Quiry upgrade... and you will get an answer.
>
> I don't own this program. There may be others here with a Hiarch 8. Come
> with the solution!!
>
> Best wishes,
> Frits
>
>
If things - for some starnge reason - doesn't work in the Hiarcs-version
of the Fritz-GUI, then use Hiarcs in the Fritz-Fritz-GUI.
And like you said, he should get an update to the latest GUI version.
I haven't messed with the GUI version that came with H8 since I had
"upgraded" with another program, and I don't recall not having 'Save'
and 'Load' in the parameterbox!
But I have heard of some people having buggy "GUI's" - infact it must be
a problem with the dll - with something missing.
So don't use Hiarcs in that GUI, start it in Fritz instead, and get an
upgrade !

HD