Originally posted by GinoJa database is a program that allows you to store lots of different pieces of information and then retrieve it at a later date using a 'query' to group the information
Enlighten me.
eg. in RHP your games list is created after a query similar to the following, is run against the database of all RHP games:
"return all games played by GinoJ"
Originally posted by MCAWrong.
a database is a program that allows you to store lots of different pieces of information and then retrieve it at a later date using a 'query' to group the information
eg. in RHP your games list is created after a query similar to the following, is run against the database of all RHP games:
"return all games played by GinoJ"
A database is a body of information that can be accessed in several ways through a database program. Excel is often used as a database program, although Microsoft also sells Access as the database program for Office. I've seen chess databases for both of these, although they are far less useful than databases created by and for specialized chess database software.
ChessBase 9 is database software.
BigBase 2006 or MegaBase 2006 (Mega has thousands of annotated games; both have the same games) is the database that you get when you buy it CB 9.
TWIC 638 is a database in ChessBase format that I downloaded on Tuesday, as I downloaded TWIC 637 last week, and TWIC 636 the week before, and so on back every week for several years.
Originally posted by WulebgrWulebgr's knowledge is immense. He is such an intellectual individual when it comes to chess, books and computers.
Wrong.
A database is a body of information that can be accessed in several ways through a database program. Excel is often used as a database program, although Microsoft also sells Access as the database program for Office. I've seen chess databases for both of these, although they are far less useful than databases created by and for specialized chess da ...[text shortened]... TWIC 637 last week, and TWIC 636 the week before, and so on back every week for several years.
Originally posted by WulebgrYou may be interested to know that ChessDB can download directly from the TWIC web site and put the games straight into a database. ChessDB connects to TWIC via the HTTP protocol, downloads the Zipped PGN files, , unzips them, then reads the PGN file into a database. You can configure ChessDB to download specific issue(s), or it can remember the last issue you downloaded and try for one more than that. It keeps downloading until it gets a 404 (File not found) error. There is a picture of the TWIC interface at
Wrong.
A database is a body of information that can be accessed in several ways through a database program. Excel is often used as a database program, although Microsoft also sells Access as the database program for Office. I've seen chess databases for both of these, although they are far less useful than databases created by and for specialized chess da ...[text shortened]... TWIC 637 last week, and TWIC 636 the week before, and so on back every week for several years.
http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/changes/
It also supports a Proxy server, should you need one of them to download from the Internet.
Support for downloading games from ICC and FICS will be added too.
Originally posted by LinuxLoverThat's very helpful, thanks. I would always download PGNs and just import them into SCID, but ChessDB makes this a lot easier...
You may be interested to know that ChessDB can download directly from the TWIC web site and put the games straight into a database. ChessDB connects to TWIC via the HTTP protocol, downloads the Zipped PGN files, , unzips them, then reads the PGN file into a database. You can configure ChessDB to download specific issue(s), or it can remember the last issu ...[text shortened]... wnload from the Internet.
Support for downloading games from ICC and FICS will be added too.