Re: [Bug-gnubg] export html: what is going on?

[Joern Thyssen]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 07:54:10AM +1200, Joseph Heled wrote
> Joern Thyssen wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 01:06:26PM +1200, Joseph Heled wrote
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > See the .html file???
> > >
> > > (No game) import mat "/home/joseph/tmp/gbn/mgnu_zp-pld-2.mat"
> > 
> > There is something wrong with the .mat file:
> > 
> >  11 point match
> > 
> >  Game 1
> >  mgnu_zp : 0                     pld : 0
> >  1)                             42: 17/21 19/21
> >  2) 63: 24/18 18/15             45: 1/5 12/17
> >  3) 25: 15/13 13/8              55: 17/22 17/22 19/24 19/24
> >  4) 44:                          Doubles => 2
> >  5)  Drops                       Wins 1 points
> > 
> > The first move 42 is presumably played 8/4 6/4, but the .mat file says
> > 17/21 19/21, which is an illegal move!
> > 
> > I've commited a patch that will make the importer warn about invalid
> > moves in .mat files.
> > 
> > Jørn
>  
> 
> This .mat file is the result of my fibs -> mat script. This is how the move is
> given in the FIBS oldmoves file. I know I have to switch the direction when
> parsing oldmoves, but I did not know there was a strict direction for .mat.

I'm not sure either, but I've never seen a .mat file before that uses
the convention from your script.

> So is it : Left column always plays 24 ->1, right column 1 -> 24?

I would say that the 42 should have been written as "42: 8/4 6/4". That
is, using the usual convention for listing moves.

Jørn

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