Databases

I am just thinking about using a database to start saving my games in!!
What databsaes do people use? and do you find them useful and in what way??

A big PGN-file.. =)

Originally posted by mipmcpt
I am just thinking about using a database to start saving my games in!!
What databsaes do people use? and do you find them useful and in what way??

I store all my games in a Word document. There I can put annotations, diagrams, statistics, indexes and all. But I keep the games in the PGN format so it is easily importable into other chess programs. Once in a while I print it out into my own chess book.

A handy little program for playing over games, keeping a small database, converting games to different formats, and making diagrams is Chesspad. You can also use Crafty with it but I’ve never figured out how to do it. It doesn’t print though. To do that you have to copy and paste the games and diagrams into Word. It can be downloaded free at:
www.wmlsoftware.com

Or if you want a real heavy weight download the free version of Chessbaselite at
http://www.chessbase.com/download/cblight2007/index.asp

tHANKS.


I have downloaded chesspad.
Only plroblem,i know very little about comuters or computer software.
So could you go throgh the steps of hoi create a database and then tranfer games into it?
I wpuld really appreciate the even if sound really simple to you!
thanks

1. Click on NEW
A box comes up that says “New Database”
Make sure the “Type of File” say “pgn”
Give it a name, say “My games”
2. Under GAME click on INFO
Information about the game will be highlighted at the top (event, site, date, etc)
Fill in the information in the little box at the bottom. Use the down arrow to move to the next field. You don’t have to fill in everything it asks for; just what you want.
3. When finished click OK
4. Under GAME click SAVE

Edit:
To enter new games open GAME and click NEW
Fill in the game info
Play through the game
Hit SAVE
It will save the game to the database
If you make more than one database, like a db with your games and one with mine, it will save to the last db you opened.

Thanks for your time with this,i have followed your instructions.
They seem clear.
However do i have mannually to play in the games to the database? or can i paste a game into chesspad from rhp?
If so how do i do this?

To copy your RHP games just go to get pgn then highlight the game and copy it.
Then in CP click on GAME, COPY AS, PGN

I looked into ChessDB. It seems good. What's this ChessPAD? Can anyone give a comparison? Or does anyone have ChessDB that can give the benefits and drawbacks.

I’ve never used ChessDB but you can read about both here:

http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/
http://www.wmlsoftware.com/chesspad.html

daisypbskis

Originally posted by Joerilla
daisypbskis

Originally posted by masscat
I've never used ChessDB but you can read about both here:

http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/
http://www.wmlsoftware.com/chesspad.html