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Hello,
Is there any manual that explains the tags in the .lin files and the structure of a .lin file? Or is there any way where i can find the explanation for these tags.
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.lin file format structure
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Posted 2007-June-17, 15:18
I remember looking for this before and never finding anything. However, the format is somewhat decipherable if you compare the source to the display.
this is a sample lin file with 3 boards:
the file seems to be made up of a series of key/value pairs, many of the values consisting of arrays of information related to the key. the format seems to be:
this is what i've come up with thus far...
i believe that all the above fields are optional and only used for multi-board situations. individual hands are then stored in a single line, with a variety of values
full hand:
i'm unsure what these each signify, but in this sample they only appear as null values:
maybe fred or uday will happen along and add some info for you(us)
(edited some errors noticed while browsing a team format lin)
this is a sample lin file with 3 boards:
vg|#387 Pairs Komal's Tourney for all,Bridge Base Online,P,1,3,,,,| rs|4HN+1,,4HS=,,3NS+3,| pw|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob,wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob,wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob| mp|-7.2,,-6.3,,-4.1,| bn|1,2,3| pg|| qx|o1|pn|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|st||md|3S269H2568QADTQC2T,S47AHJD3479C4567Q,S58QH479KDKAC38JA,|rh||ah|Board 1|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||pc|SJ|pc|S2|pc|SA|pc|S5|pg||pc|C4|pc|C3|pc|CK|pc|C2|pg||pc|C9|pc|CT|pc|CQ|pc|CA|pg||pc|H4|pc|H3|pc|HA|pc|HJ|pg||pc|H2|pc|C5|pc|HK|pc|HT|pg||pc|CJ|pc|D2|pc|S6|pc|C6|pg||pc|C8|pc|S3|pc|S9|pc|C7|mc|11|pg|| qx|o2|pn|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|st||md|4S9JH579QAD8KAC39Q,S5QKH24TD35TQC56K,S268AH3KD27C247TJ,|rh||ah|Board 2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||pc|D3|pc|D2|pc|DJ|pc|DA|pg||pc|DK|pc|D5|pc|D7|pc|D4|pg||pc|D8|pc|DT|pc|H3|pc|D6|pg||pc|HK|pc|H6|pc|H5|pc|H2|pg||pc|C2|pc|C8|pc|C9|pc|CK|pg||pc|SK|pc|SA|pc|S3|pc|S9|pg||pc|C4|pc|CA|pc|CQ|pc|C6|pg||pc|S7|pc|SJ|pc|SQ|pc|S2|pg||pc|DQ|pc|S6|pc|D9|pc|H7|pg||pc|HQ|pc|H4|pc|S8|pc|H8|pg||pc|HA|pc|HT|pc|C7|pc|HJ|pg||pc|H9|pc|S5|pc|CT|pc|S4|pg||pc|C3|pc|C5|pc|CJ|pc|ST|pg|| qx|o3|pn|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|st||md|1SJKH35TQKDJAC245K,S2457H479JD9QC39A,S39TAH2AD23TC68TQ,|rh||ah|Board 3|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||pc|S7|pc|S3|pc|SQ|pc|SK|pg||pc|C2|pc|C3|pc|CQ|pc|C7|pg||pc|C6|pc|CJ|pc|CK|pc|CA|pg||pc|DQ|pc|D2|pc|D4|pc|DA|pg||pc|C5|pc|C9|pc|CT|pc|H6|pg||pc|C8|pc|H8|pc|C4|pc|S2|pg||pc|SA|pc|S6|pc|SJ|pc|S4|pg||pc|ST|pc|S8|pc|H3|pc|S5|pg||pc|S9|pc|D5|pc|DJ|pc|H4|pg||pc|HA|pc|D6|pc|H5|pc|H7|pg||pc|H2|pc|D7|pc|HQ|pc|H9|pg||pc|HK|pc|HJ|pc|D3|pc|D8|pg||pc|HT|pc|D9|pc|DT|pc|DK|pg||
the file seems to be made up of a series of key/value pairs, many of the values consisting of arrays of information related to the key. the format seems to be:
key|array,of,values,are,comma,separated|
this is what i've come up with thus far...
vg|#387 Pairs Komal's Tourney for all,Bridge Base Online,P,1,3,,,,|vugraph info: two values of text, scoring format, ?, number of boards, team1, carryover, team2, carryover
rs|4HN+1,,4HS=,,3NS+3,|array of final contracts for each board, open room first then closed room - since this isn't teams, the closed room values are null
pw|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob,wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob,wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|array of player names. 4 entries per board, starting with South. in a team environment, the "pw" tag is replaced by the "pn" tag:
pn|nfmfl,BobHam,dianas,PaulSo,SYKwok2,precision0,feblok,oliverc|8 players, starting at South of team 1
mp|-7.2,,-6.3,,-4.1,|array of scores - again, two entries per board - first NS then EW
bn|1,2,3|array of board numbers
i believe that all the above fields are optional and only used for multi-board situations. individual hands are then stored in a single line, with a variety of values
full hand:
qx|o1|pn|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|st||md|3S269H2568QADTQC2T,S47AHJD3479C4567Q,S58QH479KDKAC38JA,|rh||ah|Board 1|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||pc|SJ|pc|S2|pc|SA|pc|S5|pg||pc|C4|pc|C3|pc|CK|pc|C2|pg||pc|C9|pc|CT|pc|CQ|pc|CA|pg||pc|H4|pc|H3|pc|HA|pc|HJ|pg||pc|H2|pc|C5|pc|HK|pc|HT|pg||pc|CJ|pc|D2|pc|S6|pc|C6|pg||pc|C8|pc|S3|pc|S9|pc|C7|mc|11|pg||
qx|o1|index ref. the first letter refers to open/closed room when teams. the number is the board number
pn|wlodawa,Marion89,kontiki_,scoob|player names, starting with South. in a team environment, the closed room player names will be preceded by 4 null values (ie. pn|,,,,SYKwok2,precision0,feblok,oliverc|)
md|3S269H2568QADTQC2T,S47AHJD3479C4567Q,S58QH479KDKAC38JA,|the deal. the first number indicates which hand dealt, starting with South as 1. following are the first three hands - the fourth left to deduction.
ah|Board 1|description/name of board - appears at the centre of the compass in BBO
sv|o|vulnerability. o = none, n = north/south, e = east/west, b = both
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|bidding. each bid preceded by the "mb" tag.
an|10-12 (semi)balanced, noalerts appear in-line directly after the alerted bid - the value is the description
|pc|SJ|pc|S2|pc|SA|pc|S5|pg||pc|C4|pc|C3|pc|CK|pc|C2|pg||pc|C9|pc|CT|pc|CQ|pc|CA|pg||pc|H4|pc|H3|pc|HA|pc|HJ|pg||pc|H2|pc|C5|pc|HK|pc|HT|pg||pc|CJ|pc|D2|pc|S6|pc|C6|pg||pc|C8|pc|S3|pc|S9|pc|C7|playout. each card preceded by the "pc" tag. each trick seems to be separated by a null "pg" tag?
mc|11|a claim is made, 11 tricks total
i'm unsure what these each signify, but in this sample they only appear as null values:
pg|| st|| rh||
maybe fred or uday will happen along and add some info for you(us)
(edited some errors noticed while browsing a team format lin)
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Posted 2007-June-17, 23:02
however, i dont think u should continue posting the results of your backward engineering here ( i am through it with a dotw) . that u didnt find a manual in the net might have a reason, namely that lin is not an open source software. it has about 600 tags and i have heard u can buy a license including an editor if u want to use all of its functions. i guess some people have to try to make a living somehow 
. the basic functions and tags u mentioned are quite obvious and all the teachers and users can use them (to generate deals, etc.) but i think the tags shouldnt be published.
. the basic functions and tags u mentioned are quite obvious and all the teachers and users can use them (to generate deals, etc.) but i think the tags shouldnt be published.
Kom kit´cha vangar´th, kin patakh´ch vananch, pargh?
If it´s not important to win, tell me, why do they keep records?
(Barcht, Captain of Nir`ch Tyse´th, Klingon Warship)
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If it´s not important to win, tell me, why do they keep records?
(Barcht, Captain of Nir`ch Tyse´th, Klingon Warship)
www.bridgeball.de
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Posted 2007-June-18, 08:36
The full blown "LIN" format is used by programs like Bridge Master and the other CDs published by BBI (Fred's original company, the one that spun off BBO).
BBO uses a tiny subset of LIN for hands, etc.
There are a couple of posts lying around with some basic lin tags usable for things like Tourney Conditions of Contest, etc.
The full LIN format is documented, and there is a LIN editor etc, but BBO doesn't own it. Contact fred@ if you need a copy. I'll warn you in advance that if the project you need this for is commercial, or if you come across as someone who needs a ton of tech support, it probably won't be free. Fred has occasionally given it away, mostly to people who seem like they won't abuse it
Now, about some of those basic tags:
This link might help
http://forums.bridge...?showtopic=2583
BBO uses lin files for
single hand records (example, myhands results )
collections of hands ( vugraph archives, logs on your pc)
specifying deals to be used for tourneys
pg|| means wait for user input before continuing to render
Dunno about the others.
There is at least one LIN->PBN converter out there somewhere.
BBO uses a tiny subset of LIN for hands, etc.
There are a couple of posts lying around with some basic lin tags usable for things like Tourney Conditions of Contest, etc.
The full LIN format is documented, and there is a LIN editor etc, but BBO doesn't own it. Contact fred@ if you need a copy. I'll warn you in advance that if the project you need this for is commercial, or if you come across as someone who needs a ton of tech support, it probably won't be free. Fred has occasionally given it away, mostly to people who seem like they won't abuse it
Now, about some of those basic tags:
This link might help
http://forums.bridge...?showtopic=2583
BBO uses lin files for
single hand records (example, myhands results )
collections of hands ( vugraph archives, logs on your pc)
specifying deals to be used for tourneys
pg|| means wait for user input before continuing to render
Dunno about the others.
There is at least one LIN->PBN converter out there somewhere.
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Posted 2007-June-18, 08:58
thanks for the info, uday
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