Question about SCID (I'm using ver. 3.5) - I'm a relatively new user
and love it so far. My question relates to saving changes made using
the comment editor.

What works: If I open a PGN database, and edit or add some of the
annotations using the comments editor, the changes show up fine in the
PGN window.

What doesn't work: When I choose the --Game menu, the options "Save:
Replace Game" and "Save: Add New Game" are greyed out! So I haven't
figured a way of saving the changed PGN file.

My question: How do I save an existing PGN with the added/edited
annotations I have changed?

Thanks in advance for any tips!

-Jestrada

Jestrada:
What doesn't work: When I choose the --Game menu, the options "Save:
Replace Game" and "Save: Add New Game" are greyed out! So I haven't
figured a way of saving the changed PGN file.

My question: How do I save an existing PGN with the added/edited
annotations I have changed?

You have to "export" it, since scid opens PGN files read-only:

"You can also use Scid as a PGN file browser, by pasting PGN text
into Scids Import window or by opening a PGN file in Scid. However,
PGN files cannot be edited by Scid (it opens them read-only)...."

However, you can use Tools:Export Current Game...: and overwrite the
file.

Having said that, I prefer to edit the PGN file by hand using a text
editor and use scid simply as a browser/board (reopening the PGN file
as needed).

--
Charles Allen

Thanks for the tip Charles! The "export" feature is a good work around.
Your help is appreciated!

--
Gregory Topov
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"Charles Allen" wrote in message
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Jestrada:
What doesn't work: When I choose the --Game menu, the options "Save:
Replace Game" and "Save: Add New Game" are greyed out! So I haven't
figured a way of saving the changed PGN file.

My question: How do I save an existing PGN with the added/edited
annotations I have changed?

You have to "export" it, since scid opens PGN files read-only:

"You can also use Scid as a PGN file browser, by pasting PGN text
into Scids Import window or by opening a PGN file in Scid. However,
PGN files cannot be edited by Scid (it opens them read-only)...."

However, you can use Tools:Export Current Game...: and overwrite the
file.

Having said that, I prefer to edit the PGN file by hand using a text
editor and use scid simply as a browser/board (reopening the PGN file
as needed).

--
Charles Allen

"Gregory Topov" wrote in message . ..
Thanks for the tip Charles! The "export" feature is a good work around.

Exporting is one possibility. But I would prefer to work with binary
SCID files (*.si3). All you have to do is create a new (empty)
database, copy/move your games into that database and store it.

Working with this database is much faster - and you can apply any
changes you want. And you can export it as PGN should you really need
that.

Thomas - http://www.playchess.de