Help needed for winboard script

[tony]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: tony at 12 February 2000 01:37:39:
Having installed a variety of engines into Winboard and all working fine,
I would appreciate any advice on how to write a script that would
allow me to automate a round robin tournament between several
engines.
thanks in anticipation :>)
...Tony...

[Pete Galati]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Pete Galati at 13 February 2000 07:55:20:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Help needed for winboard script geschrieben von:/posted by: tony at 12 February 2000 01:37:39:

Having installed a variety of engines into Winboard and all working fine,
I would appreciate any advice on how to write a script that would
allow me to automate a round robin tournament between several
engines.
thanks in anticipation :>)
...Tony...

Winboard really doesn't have any tournament features built into it as far as I know. You can however add /mg and then the number of games to play to the command line, such as: C:\WinBoard\winboard.exe /mg 4 will have Winboard play a 4 games match between whatever 2 programs you select when you start it. This will alternate the side that the programs play on with each game.
What I do is to have an extra Winboard shortcut on my desktop with that command line, so I can set things up in Winboard to get the correct settings etc. with the normal shortcut, and then I'll go to the "match" shortcut to run the match.
And of course it's very easy to change the number in the command line to select the number of games to play.
So, it's not a tournament, but it's a step in the right direction.
Pete

[Gerhard Zintl]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Gerhard Zintl at 13 February 2000 11:25:41:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Help needed for winboard script geschrieben von:/posted by: tony at 12 February 2000 01:37:39:

Having installed a variety of engines into Winboard and all working fine,
I would appreciate any advice on how to write a script that would
allow me to automate a round robin tournament between several
engines.
thanks in anticipation :>)
...Tony...

the script below works for me with MS Script Host environment. You have just to adapt the variables fp and sp to your need.
Have fun
Gerhard Zintl

'
' Batch Programme für Winboard
'
Dim WshSHell
DIM strprog(20,2),fp,sp
Set WshSHell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
'
strpath = "C:\programme\"
'
strprog(0,0) = "amy "
strprog(0,1) = """amy_06 -ht 32m"" "
strprog(1,0) = "AnMon "
strprog(1,1) = """AnMon505 xboard"" "
strprog(2,0) = "ant "
strprog(2,1) = """ant416 -L -t32000"" "
strprog(3,0) = "arasan\arasan_5.3 "
strprog(3,1) = """arasan53 -H 8192"" "
strprog(4,0) = "bringer "
strprog(4,1) = """bringer /winboard"" "
strprog(5,0) ="comet "
strprog(5,1) ="comet_B15 "
strprog(6,0) = "DChess "
strprog(6,1) = "DChess1_0_2 "
strprog(7,0) = "Dragon "
strprog(7,1) = """Dragon311 xboard"" "
strprog(8,0) = "fortress "
strprog(8,1) = "fort161 "
strprog(9,0) = "gromit "
strprog(9,1) = """gromit220 -xboardquiet"" "
strprog(10,0) = "Inmich "
strprog(10,1) = "inmi301 "
strprog(11,0) = "techno "
strprog(11,1) = """knight_151 -h22 -dC:\programme\crafty\TB16"" "
strprog(12,0) = "Goliath\LG2000V2 "
strprog(12,1) = "LG2000V2 "
strprog(13,0) = "phalanx\phalanx-xxii "
strprog(13,1) = """phx-xxi -t8192 -r900 -Sc:\programme\phalanx -o- -l+"" "
strprog(14,0) = "SOS "
strprog(14,1) = """SOS c:\programme\crafty\tb16"" "
strprog(15,0) = "tcb43 "
strprog(15,1) = """tcb45 tcbxinit.cui"" "
strprog(16,0) = "Crafty\craftyDC "
strprog(16,1) = """wcraftyDC17_08 bookpath=c:\programme\crafty\\booksDC17 tbpath=C:\\programme\\crafty\\tb16"" "
strprog(17,0) = "ZCHESS "
strprog(17,1) = """ZCHESS12 xboard"" "
'
'
For fp=14 TO 17
For sp=4 TO 7
If fp sp Then
WshSHell.Run strpath & "winboard\" + "winboard.exe /cp /xexit /xreuse /xreuse2 /tc 5 /inc 2 /mg 2 " &_
"/fd " & strpath & strprog(fp,0) & "/fcp " & strprog(fp,1) &_
"/sd " & strpath & strprog(sp,0) & "/scp " & strprog(sp,1) , _
1,TRUE
End If
NEXT
NEXT
WScript.Quit () ' ready

[Volker Pittlik]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Volker Pittlik at 13 February 2000 12:46:47:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Help needed for winboard script geschrieben von:/posted by: Gerhard Zintl at 13 February 2000 11:25:41:

the script below works for me with MS Script Host environment. You have just to adapt the variables fp and sp to your need.
Have fun
Gerhard Zintl
'
' Batch Programme für Winboard
'
Dim WshSHell
DIM strprog(20,2),fp,sp
Set WshSHell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
'
strpath = "C:\programme\"
'
strprog(0,0) = "amy "
strprog(0,1) = """amy_06 -ht 32m"" "
strprog(1,0) = "AnMon "
strprog(1,1) = """AnMon505 xboard"" "
strprog(2,0) = "ant "
strprog(2,1) = """ant416 -L -t32000"" "
strprog(3,0) = "arasan\arasan_5.3 "
strprog(3,1) = """arasan53 -H 8192"" "
strprog(4,0) = "bringer "
strprog(4,1) = """bringer /winboard"" "
strprog(5,0) ="comet "
strprog(5,1) ="comet_B15 "
strprog(6,0) = "DChess "
strprog(6,1) = "DChess1_0_2 "
strprog(7,0) = "Dragon "
strprog(7,1) = """Dragon311 xboard"" "
strprog(8,0) = "fortress "
strprog(8,1) = "fort161 "
strprog(9,0) = "gromit "
strprog(9,1) = """gromit220 -xboardquiet"" "
strprog(10,0) = "Inmich "
strprog(10,1) = "inmi301 "
strprog(11,0) = "techno "
strprog(11,1) = """knight_151 -h22 -dC:\programme\crafty\TB16"" "
strprog(12,0) = "Goliath\LG2000V2 "
strprog(12,1) = "LG2000V2 "
strprog(13,0) = "phalanx\phalanx-xxii "
strprog(13,1) = """phx-xxi -t8192 -r900 -Sc:\programme\phalanx -o- -l+"" "
strprog(14,0) = "SOS "
strprog(14,1) = """SOS c:\programme\crafty\tb16"" "
strprog(15,0) = "tcb43 "
strprog(15,1) = """tcb45 tcbxinit.cui"" "
strprog(16,0) = "Crafty\craftyDC "
strprog(16,1) = """wcraftyDC17_08 bookpath=c:\programme\crafty\\booksDC17 tbpath=C:\\programme\\crafty\\tb16"" "
strprog(17,0) = "ZCHESS "
strprog(17,1) = """ZCHESS12 xboard"" "
'
'
For fp=14 TO 17
For sp=4 TO 7
If fp sp Then
WshSHell.Run strpath & "winboard\" + "winboard.exe /cp /xexit /xreuse /xreuse2 /tc 5 /inc 2 /mg 2 " &_
"/fd " & strpath & strprog(fp,0) & "/fcp " & strprog(fp,1) &_
"/sd " & strpath & strprog(sp,0) & "/scp " & strprog(sp,1) , _
1,TRUE
End If
NEXT
NEXT
WScript.Quit () ' ready

Interesting tool. Is it freeware/sharware? Can you give an URL?
Thanks
Volker

[Tony Worsman]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Tony Worsman at 14 February 2000 00:45:08:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: Help needed for winboard script geschrieben von:/posted by: Gerhard Zintl at 13 February 2000 11:25:41:

Having installed a variety of engines into Winboard and all working fine,
I would appreciate any advice on how to write a script that would
allow me to automate a round robin tournament between several
engines.
thanks in anticipation :>)
...Tony...

the script below works for me with MS Script Host environment. You have just to adapt the variables fp and sp to your need.
Have fun
Gerhard Zintl
'
' Batch Programme für Winboard
'
Dim WshSHell
DIM strprog(20,2),fp,sp
Set WshSHell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
'
strpath = "C:\programme\"
'
strprog(0,0) = "amy "
strprog(0,1) = """amy_06 -ht 32m"" "
strprog(1,0) = "AnMon "
strprog(1,1) = """AnMon505 xboard"" "
strprog(2,0) = "ant "
strprog(2,1) = """ant416 -L -t32000"" "
strprog(3,0) = "arasan\arasan_5.3 "
strprog(3,1) = """arasan53 -H 8192"" "
strprog(4,0) = "bringer "
strprog(4,1) = """bringer /winboard"" "
strprog(5,0) ="comet "
strprog(5,1) ="comet_B15 "
strprog(6,0) = "DChess "
strprog(6,1) = "DChess1_0_2 "
strprog(7,0) = "Dragon "
strprog(7,1) = """Dragon311 xboard"" "
strprog(8,0) = "fortress "
strprog(8,1) = "fort161 "
strprog(9,0) = "gromit "
strprog(9,1) = """gromit220 -xboardquiet"" "
strprog(10,0) = "Inmich "
strprog(10,1) = "inmi301 "
strprog(11,0) = "techno "
strprog(11,1) = """knight_151 -h22 -dC:\programme\crafty\TB16"" "
strprog(12,0) = "Goliath\LG2000V2 "
strprog(12,1) = "LG2000V2 "
strprog(13,0) = "phalanx\phalanx-xxii "
strprog(13,1) = """phx-xxi -t8192 -r900 -Sc:\programme\phalanx -o- -l+"" "
strprog(14,0) = "SOS "
strprog(14,1) = """SOS c:\programme\crafty\tb16"" "
strprog(15,0) = "tcb43 "
strprog(15,1) = """tcb45 tcbxinit.cui"" "
strprog(16,0) = "Crafty\craftyDC "
strprog(16,1) = """wcraftyDC17_08 bookpath=c:\programme\crafty\\booksDC17 tbpath=C:\\programme\\crafty\\tb16"" "
strprog(17,0) = "ZCHESS "
strprog(17,1) = """ZCHESS12 xboard"" "
'
'
For fp=14 TO 17
For sp=4 TO 7
If fp sp Then
WshSHell.Run strpath & "winboard\" + "winboard.exe /cp /xexit /xreuse /xreuse2 /tc 5 /inc 2 /mg 2 " &_
"/fd " & strpath & strprog(fp,0) & "/fcp " & strprog(fp,1) &_
"/sd " & strpath & strprog(sp,0) & "/scp " & strprog(sp,1) , _
1,TRUE
End If
NEXT
NEXT
WScript.Quit () ' ready

Thanks Gerhard, This is what i have been looking for
much apprechiated
Tony.....