The database type is determined by the file extension: entering "db.si4" results in a scid4 database.
Typing the filename without an extension leads to OS-dependent behavior.
or more details, see the Tk documentation: https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl/TkCmd/getOpenFile.html#M7
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Use this work around:
insert full filename like "mydatabase.si4"
AND select the file type "Scid4 Database (*.si4)"
The database type is determined by the file extension: entering "db.si4" results in a scid4 database.
Typing the filename without an extension leads to OS-dependent behavior.
or more details, see the Tk documentation:
https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl/TkCmd/getOpenFile.html#M7