The file is the one of the first game of the 23rd Kisei, and I succesfully opened it having the option 'Use old SGF parser' checked (glgo 1.1, W2000). Thanks you for your reply, Guillaume ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Strempel" <pstrempel@xxxxxx> To: <ggo-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: [ggo-discussion] Re: Glgo SGF editor functionnality - SGF file opening process potential irregularity > Guillaume (perso) wrote: > > > Using Glgo as an SGF editor, I failed to open an SGF file (see = > > attachement).=20 > > > > I downloaded this file from Gobase.org, and it seems to contains a lot = > > of comments.=20 > > > -- File: K-23-1 Cho Chikun - Kobayashi Koichi.sgf > > > Sorry for the late reply, was away for a week. > > The attachment didn't make it to me, guess the mailing list cut it off. > But I got a file from gobase.org, there is one Chikun-Koichi game in the > commented games section. First comment starts with " jansteen 3d*: Final > NEC 1994: Zhao Zhi Xun (b,9p) vs. Xiao Lin Guang Yi (w,9p)". Hope this > is the right file. > > I can load this file with glGo 1.1 on Windows. What exactly happens when > you try to load the file? That is, what does "fails to open" mean? > Getting no game at all? Messed game? Missing comments? > > Please try to switch the "Use old SGF parser" option in the Preferences, > and load it again. There are actually two SGF parsers in glGo, so if one > fails, try the other. Yes, that's a bit confusing and not meant to be > the final state. > > > Peter > >