Hello Fernando, Since I am writing a FAQ, I'll try to answer in a more general way. Here is a possible problem you could have:
To import PGN games, the **active database** needs to be either the Clipbase or a database in Scid format. When your active database is in PGN format, you will be authorized to click on Tools/Import File of PGN Games, but it will throw an error: this database is read only. (I don't think that "this database is read-only" is very instructive, btw, since "this database" can refer both the target and the source db. This warning could be clarified.) *** That said, I don't think this is your problem. It could be about file permissions. That is, like Mario, Alex, and Chris just said, you could need to have the permission to write on your PGN file to import it. If you're on Windows, you go on the Explorer, right-click on the file, select Properties, and uncheck the attribute "writing only", or something like this. But I can't reproduce this behavior on Windows with Scid 4.4. Here's what I did: - open Scid; - set the file attached below (1k) to read-only; - activate the Clipbase (Database Switcher, click on the Clipbase icon); - imported it to the Clipbase with Tools/Import... I imported the game without any problem. *** So I have to ask: do you have a problem with a specific file, or could you reproduce this behavior with many PGN files? If you have a problem with a specific file, can you post a link to it? If you can reproduce this behavior with many PGN files, can you tell which version of Scid and which operating system you are using? *** Sorry for creating such a fuss for a lousy PGN file. But speaking for myself, when I read "Opening polgar.pgn read-only...", I don't see why I should not be able to import it. As I understand importing, it reads from the target file and writes to a file. The target file could, at least in principle, be immutable. Only the target file needs to be in a writing format, i.e. Scid. The error messages could certainly be improved here. Bye, Ben PS:
ct-Bazeev, German-Levin, Evgeny A.-2013.3.19.pgn
Description: application/chess-pgn
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