HowToExportGames

You can use commands under [TheToolsMenu] to export the current game or all games in the current filter to a text file. Four text file formats are available: PGN (portable game notation), HTML (for web pages), HTML and JavaScript (for interactive web pages) and LaTeX (a popular typesetting system). When exporting, you can choose to create a new file, or add the games to an existing file of games exported by Scid.

Diagrams

When exporting in HTML or LaTeX format, Scid will automatically add a diagram wherever a diagram nag ("D") or a comment that starts with the character "#" appears in the game.

Null moves in PGN Export

Scid allows [NullMoves] to be stored in games, as they can be helpful when annotating games using variations. However, the PGN standard has no null move concept. So if you export Scid games with null moves to a PGN file, other PGN-reading software will not be able to read the null moves.

To solve this problem, Scid provides an extra option, Convert null moves to comments, when exporting games in PGN format. If you want to create a PGN file that other software can use, turn this option on and variations containing null moves will be converted to comments. However, if you want to create a PGN file that can be imported back into Scid later with null moves preserved, leave the option off.

HTML Export

Scid can export games to an HTML file. For diagrams to appear, you will need the diagram images (distributed with Scid in the directory "bitmaps/") to be in a subdirectory bitmaps/ under the directory the HTML file is in.

HTML with JavaScript Export

While the HTML export generates a static file that may contain static board diagrams, this format offers dynamic HTML, that allows to move through the game interactively with the mouse.

This format consists of several files that need to be stored in a specific structure. Therefore, it is advisable to first generate a empty folder that will contain these files. The name of the main file can be specified and it will get the extension html (e.g. mygame.html). This file should be loaded by the web browser. The other files are required to exist in exactly the position the export filter places them. However, the whole folder can easily be uploaded to some web server.

LaTeX Export

Scid can export games to a LaTeX file. Games be printed two columns to a page and moves are in figurine algebraic notation with proper translation of the NAG symbols. Diagrams are added whenever a D comment is found. See the Using LaTeX with Scid help page for more information.