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Posted 2019-May-18, 02:13

As a teacher and club manager, I like to use BBO's handviewer in classes, and for talks before a session.
I have access to an internet-connected Windows desktop, linked to a large TV or projector.

I use a bunch of programs:

Firstly, DMPro.
Hands and auctions can be keyed in, then exported as PBN.
Or I can import and edit deal files from a teaching text. That all works fine.

If I am keen - or for a declarer play problem - I can key cardplay as well, to be able to click through [Next] during the class.
Can't do that in DMPro so I use another program called JILL from asecomputing.com, which also saves as PBN.
(One thing I find need to do with both programs is convert "AP" to "PASS PASS PASS" via Notepad and check no more than four calls per line)

Here is a sample .pbn, created by point and click:
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "17-Apr-17"]
[Board "1"]
[West "West"]
[North "North"]
[East "East"]
[South "South"]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:KT5.K32.K542.Q65 QJ6.T985.873.AT3 A92.A76.A9.KJ874 8743.QJ4.QJT6.92 "]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result ""]
[DealId "1"]
[SCfont "1"]
[SCwidth "400"]
[Auction "N"]
PASS PASS 1NT PASS
3NT PASS PASS PASS
[Play "W"]
DQ D2 D3 DA
C2 CQ CA C4
DT DK D8 D9
C9 C6 C3 CK
S3 C5 CT CJ
S4 D4 H5 C7
S7 D5 H8 C8
H4 H2 H9 HA
HJ HK HT H6
S8 S5 SJ SA
D6 SK S6 S2
HQ H3 D7 H7
DJ ST SQ S9

For a declarer play problem, insert
[Hidden "EW"]
near the top

To create a .lin file, I open that .pbn with netbridgevu.exe, which came with the old Windows BBO client.
There are other programs that can do this but netbridgevu is fine.
(Also, I need to use it to display hands when there is no internet, such as on a cruise)

Doing that creates a lin file, which I open in notepad, then Ctl-A & Ctl-C to paste into Firefox. Go to

www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html. Then add
?lin=
and save that bookmark. Then paste the contents of that .lin fil, after =

So the address bar will fill with
www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?lin=mn| - 17-Apr-17|pn|South,West,North,East|qx|o1,BOARD 1|rh||ah|Board 1|md|3SA92HA76DA9CKJ874,S8743HQJ4DQJT6C92,SKT5HK32DK542CQ65|sv|0|
sa|0|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
pc|DQ|pc|D2|pc|D3|pc|DA|pg||
pc|C4|pc|C2|pc|CQ|pc|CA|pg||
pc|D8|pc|D9|pc|DT|pc|DK|pg||
pc|C6|pc|C3|pc|CK|pc|C9|pg||
pc|CJ|pc|S3|pc|C5|pc|CT|pg||
pc|C7|pc|S4|pc|D4|pc|H5|pg||
pc|C8|pc|S7|pc|D5|pc|H8|pg||
pc|HA|pc|H4|pc|H2|pc|H9|pg||
pc|H6|pc|HJ|pc|HK|pc|HT|pg||
pc|S5|pc|SJ|pc|SA|pc|S8|pg||
pc|S2|pc|D6|pc|SK|pc|S6|pg||
pc|H3|pc|D7|pc|H7|pc|HQ|pg||
pc|DJ|pc|ST|pc|SQ|pc|S9|pg||

Try it. Grab the previous 16 lines and paste to the address bar in your browser.

mb = make bid, pc = play card.

Then [Windows][P] to bring up the projector options and choose "duplicate"
F11 for full screen and away you go.
Can save that as a new bookmark, such as Beginner Hand 5.1.
Also, you can have groups of four or eight hands.

The hand and bidding will appear. Can click [Next] to click through play or [Play] to choose cards.

One thing I would like to be able to do is use [Next] to click through the BIDDING as well. Is that possible??

This is the beginner hand:


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Posted 2019-May-18, 02:50


Handviewer is an excellent teaching tool.
Hit Next for movie.

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