Windows XP Pro SP2

The help file says that I can have a database load at startup, but I'm not
clear on what file the command line needs to be added to. Also, can the
database I wish to add at startup be in a different directory than Scid?
Can I load more than one database at startup?

Thanks!!


-gk-

42N83W a écrit :
Windows XP Pro SP2

The help file says that I can have a database load at startup, but I'm not
clear on what file the command line needs to be added to. Also, can the
database I wish to add at startup be in a different directory than Scid?
Can I load more than one database at startup?

Thanks!!


-gk-



If your database is the
c:\Program Files\Scid\Databases\all

then

a) Create a shortcut to scid (select the scid executable scid.exe, right
click and use create shortcut).
b) Right click on the shortcut, choose properties, and change the line
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
into
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe" ..\Databases\all

You can add as many arguments (and thus databases) on the command line
as you'd like.

James

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42N83W a écrit :
Windows XP Pro SP2

The help file says that I can have a database load at startup, but I'm
not clear on what file the command line needs to be added to. Also, can
the database I wish to add at startup be in a different directory than
Scid? Can I load more than one database at startup?

Thanks!!


-gk-

If your database is the
c:\Program Files\Scid\Databases\all

then

a) Create a shortcut to scid (select the scid executable scid.exe, right
click and use create shortcut).
b) Right click on the shortcut, choose properties, and change the line
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
into
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe" ..\Databases\all

Okay, you lost me. For the sake of argument assume that

C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe == Directory where scid executable resides

and

D:\Chess\Databases == Directory where Scid databases reside.

Are you saying to make a shortcut of the scid.exe file and then put that in
the same directory as the databases? And then modify that shortcut?

Still confused.

-gk-

42N83W wrote :
"James" wrote in message
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42N83W a écrit :
Windows XP Pro SP2

The help file says that I can have a database load at startup, but I'm
not clear on what file the command line needs to be added to. Also, can
the database I wish to add at startup be in a different directory than
Scid? Can I load more than one database at startup?

Thanks!!


-gk-
If your database is the
c:\Program Files\Scid\Databases\all

then

a) Create a shortcut to scid (select the scid executable scid.exe, right
click and use create shortcut).
b) Right click on the shortcut, choose properties, and change the line
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
into
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe" ..\Databases\all

Okay, you lost me. For the sake of argument assume that

C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe == Directory where scid executable resides
I presume that you mean that the directory is c:\Games\Scid\bin, the
executable is scid.exe and the full path to it is C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe


and

D:\Chess\Databases == Directory where Scid databases reside.
I presume here that it is really a directory, and that there are
databases in this directory


Are you saying to make a shortcut of the scid.exe file and then put that in
the same directory as the databases? And then modify that shortcut?


No.
Just create the shortcut and put it anywhere you want (you can let it on
your desktop if you want).
Then right click on it, use properties, and change the line:
"C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
to
"C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe" d:\Chess\Databases\the_name

Beware of the positions of the ". They must remain exacly there.

James

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42N83W wrote :
"James" wrote in message
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42N83W a écrit :
Windows XP Pro SP2

The help file says that I can have a database load at startup, but I'm
not clear on what file the command line needs to be added to. Also,
can the database I wish to add at startup be in a different directory
than Scid? Can I load more than one database at startup?

Thanks!!


-gk-
If your database is the
c:\Program Files\Scid\Databases\all

then

a) Create a shortcut to scid (select the scid executable scid.exe, right
click and use create shortcut).
b) Right click on the shortcut, choose properties, and change the line
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
into
"C:\Program Files\Scid\bin\scid.exe" ..\Databases\all

Okay, you lost me. For the sake of argument assume that

C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe == Directory where scid executable resides


I presume that you mean that the directory is c:\Games\Scid\bin, the
executable is scid.exe and the full path to it is
C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe


Affirmative.


and

D:\Chess\Databases == Directory where Scid databases reside.


I presume here that it is really a directory, and that there are databases
in this directory


It really is, and there are.


Are you saying to make a shortcut of the scid.exe file and then put that
in the same directory as the databases? And then modify that shortcut?


No.
Just create the shortcut and put it anywhere you want (you can let it on
your desktop if you want).
Then right click on it, use properties, and change the line:
"C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe"
to
"C:\Games\Scid\bin\scid.exe" d:\Chess\Databases\the_name

Beware of the positions of the ". They must remain exacly there.

James

Sweet! Works like a charm.

Gracias.

-gk-