Movie
Listing
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here to go direct to available Movies There are now two different programs used for viewing hands.
The main one for viewing ECBC hands and scorecards is called
BHV (Bridge Hand Viewer)
The other viewer, which does not include scoresheets, is called
"Bridge Base Online". It has the added feature of allowing
you to play
on-line for free, joining hundreds of other players world-wide!
We suggest you install both viewers, using BHV to view hands played
at
our club (ECBC) and Bridge Base On-Line for non-ECBC movies and
for playing on-line.
If you wish to install BHV or "Bridge base Online" click here :
Install
Viewers
If you have already installed the viewers click the "Movie Listing" at top
of this page.
ECBC "BHV"
(Bridge Hand Viewer) Software
Installation:
This program was written by the ECBC director specifically for viewing Bridge
hands.
All hands played at ECBC will be entered each week, along with the scoresheets
for your added pleasure. You can now review your hands and see why your bid was
the best and also use the program to view ANY bridge hands stored in files with
an
extension of "PBN" (Portable Bridge Notation).
Computer opponents (playing Standard American
Yellow Card) have been
included in each
session. The best play as well as the best bid
can then be analysed.
To view the hands as played by the computer opponents you will need to also install
"Bridge Base OnLine"
(see below).
The computer game used to play these hands is "Jack" (the current world champion
in Bridge
computer games)..........(click
here for details on "Jack").
ECBC is the only club which offers this!!!
Update (Requires previous full installation of BHV - see below):
For an Update ONLY - Internet Explorer
(or Non-Netscape) users: To update an already installed BHV
program click on the
following link
and
select
"Run from destination" or "OPEN".
(Answer "No"
if asked whether to overwrite any newer files already found on your system.) Update BHV
to 1.98.2 For an Update only - Netscape users: To update already installed BHV
program click on the
following link
and
select "SAVE" . After completion, run the setup program from your computer
by
clicking on the saved file and answer
"No" if asked whether to overwrite any newer files
already found on your system. Update
BHV to 1.98.2
Full Installation:
For Full Installation - Internet Explorer
(or non-Netscape) users: To fully install BHV click on the following link and select
"Run from destination" or
"OPEN":
(Answer "No" if asked whether to overwrite any newer files already
found on your system.) Install
BHV 1.98.2
For Full Installation - Netscape users:
To fully install BHV click on the following link and select
"SAVE":
After completion, run the setup program from your computer by clicking on the
saved file.
(Answer "No"
if asked whether to overwrite any newer files already found on your system.) Install BHV
1.98.2 "Bridge Base Online" Software
Installation:
The program required to view non-ECBC Bridge "movies" is completely free
of
charge and is available for downloading and installation on your computer
by clicking on the following link: BridgeBase On-Line setup
and follow the instructions.
During installation accept ALL the defaults including the installation subdirectory
of
"C:\Bridge
Base Online"
This is an amazing program for viewing specially prepared bridge files
and for playing bridge on-line for free!
The Latest Version of BHV is
available by clicking "Install" Install
Calendar
takes a while to load...
When it appears, click
on required movie dates
(at this stage only Mondays and Fridays)
(N.B. Dates without available files will show error)
Click on date then select "OPEN"
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To Download Movies:: 1. Make
sure you have installed the two movie viewers (if not already installed
click here ====> Install
2. To install an ECBC Movie:
You select
ECBC movies from a calendar of dates. If a date is not selectable then a movie
for that date is not available
or if the date is selectable but movie is not
available then an error box will
appear.
(i) Click on desired date and select "OPEN"
or "RUN" (rather than "SAVE")
(II) Unzip the file to where you
normally store your ECBC PBN files on your computer (a
good directory is "C:\PROGRAM
FILES\BHV\HANDS")
(Iii) When ready to view the movies, run "BHV" from your PC desktop
(connection to internet not required)
3. To install a NON-ECBC movie:
(i) Click on coloured box showing movie name and select "OPEN"
or "RUN" (rather than "SAVE") (II) Unzip the file to where you normally
store your PBN files on your computer (a good
directory is "C:\BRIDGE
BASE ONLINE\HANDS") -
(iii) When ready to view the movies, run "Bridge Base Online"
from your PC desktop (connection to internet not
required)
Bridge Base Online allows you to also play for free against other
players while on the Internet.
To do this, click on "Log Into bridge Base Online" when the program
starts.
PBN (Portable Bridge Notation)
All files used in these
movies have a file-name ending in ".PBN" (Portable Bridge
Notation).
They all reside in your directories c:\Bridge
Base Online\Hands or C:\Program
Files\BHV\Hands
(or whatever other directory you have designated
to have them saved) and can be used in many
Bridge Computer Programs (such as "Jack" or
"Bridge Baron")
