It seems that ChessX is creating an association with these files that I don’t want. Also, if I try to export filtered games from SCID to a pgn file, a similar ‘ChessX’ file is created, whereas I want files that I can save and edit in MS Word. The other day I downloaded a big games database (the 3.45m one mentioned by AOC in reply #1) and thought I’d saved it so it could open in CB Reader: but there, no games appear, and the database, which carries the ChessX icon, instead does open in SCID. But can anyone answer me this? I have, on my rather memory-bereft PC, a right mix of ancient and modern stuff: ChessBase 8.0(!), ChessBase Reader 2017, SCID 7.0.0, ChessX 1.5.4.0, Arena 3.5.1.
I don't like MS Word or similar for text files because it/they may insert formatting which I don't want.Īll these resources have their potential detractions, but I also do like SCID. If I want to open a pgn in a chess program (could be a different program every time), I can open that program first and then use Open from the menu.
CHESSBASE READER 13 PC
Or if notepad++ is not available (not my PC for example), I use notepad (not great but guaranteed to be available).
pgn is a pascal (or ada, etc.) source file then it will even do some nice color syntax highlighting for you. pgn with notepad++ (great text editor on Windows). Once your favorite program is selected, check the box Always open with the selected program, click OK.įor myself, I associate.
CHESSBASE READER 13 .EXE
exe wherever it might be, in newer Windows click the shy down-arrow to show all the programs installed. If you don't see the one you want, in older Windows click Browse and find the. Right-click, choose Open With, click Choose. You can change it back later if it bothers you. More complicated: In Windows Explorer, click Tools ! Folder Options ! View, scroll down the list and uncheck the box Hide file extensions for known types, click OK. Other programs may have a similar menu option for capturing the file type. Simplest: In ChessBase, click Tools ! Options ! Misc, check the box for Register PGN, click OK. So if you installed ChessX after ChessBase and didn't uncheck the box, that explains how ChessX messed up your file association.
CHESSBASE READER 13 INSTALL
Usually when you install a new program, there is a checkbox in Setup which says "Register file type", and you uncheck that box if you have some other preferred program already registered to the file type.
Then you threw this last sentence in, which is totally inconsistent with my mental model. So when you say ChessX file, that would be the same as pgn file. I was thinking you have Windows set for the default "Hide file extensions for known types", and ChessX has associated. I was with you right up until this last part, but this doesn't match the other information you gave. I can export games to a pgn text file from CB Reader whereas in CB 8.0, if I block some selected games and go Output-Textfile, the ChessX association is again created.