Re: [Scid-users] Namespelling Scid bases

[Alexander W. <a.w...@ph...>]

On 02/27/11 21:15, Gerardo Fernandez wrote:

Hi!

> I am trying to normalize a Scid database. It contains many local
> players who don't appear on FIDE's rating list and many different
> spellings for the names (one or two surnames, capital letters, the
> name before the surname, etc), because different people have
> transcribed the games.
>
> What I'm doing is:
>
> * Export the database to a pgn file
> * Run a little shell script to get all the names sorted alphabetically
> * Create a spelling.ssp file using the previous list, which I do manually
> * Apply the spelling procedure to the Scid database
>
> I was wondering if there is a better way to approach the task. Any ideas?

Definitely. You can just set up your personal spell checking file. Its
no magic around it. The basic layout is

------------------------------------------------------------------------
@PLAYER ".,-_*"

Lastname, Firstname    #gm GER [maxelo]
    %Bio Whatever biographic info you have
    = Alias1
    = Alias2

User, Joe    #- USA [maxelo]
    = JOE USER
    = USER JOE
    = J USER
    = USER, J

------------------------------------------------------------------------

and so on. I think the idea is clear? You can find a full description at 
the start of Franz' excellent FIDE files. There's no magic of the format 
it's just plain text. After you created your spelling corrections and 
saved it to a file use Optoins/Load Spellcheck file to use it.

HTH :)

cu
Alexander