Forum Archive : GNU Backgammon

Saving rollout results from command-line interface From:   Jeremy Bagai Address:   jeremy@fortuitouspress.com Date:   24 April 2006 Subject:   Saving gnu rollout results from CLI Forum:   GammOnLine I'm importing many positions from a command-line text file. I can evaluate them all, and save the evals to a single output text file. But I can't seem to get any rollout results. I've tried exporting each position to a separate text file, but I end up with no rollout results after each exported position. Thoughts? Ian Shaw  writes: Here is what I do. hint rollout =1 export position html ".\FreeDrop\DMP61a_66.htm" rollout =2 export position html ".\FreeDrop\DMP61a_66.htm" This rolls out the top play (found by whichever "evaluation" settings you use), saves the result (in case the computer crashes), then rolls out the second best play and saves the results again. If you want to roll out the plays in parallel as you would from the gui, then the command is "rollout =1 =2 =3", although I'm unsure whether you need the "=" sign each time. You have to set confirm save off to avoid being prompted to overwrite the already created file. You can also use the command "save game filename.sgf" to save a match in gnubg format. Jeremy Bagai  writes: Thanks, Ian. I can get that to work for checker plays. Can you give me a sample for a cube-action rollout? I'm frustrated in that I can't find the analogous commands. (I can see that the CLI is doing a cube-action rollout, but I'm unable to export those results in the same manner.) Here's what's not working for me: set matchid cAngAAAAAAAA hint rollout export position text c:\batch\output\rollresults1.txt Ian Shaw  writes: There are two things wrong. Firstly, the correct command is "rollout =cube". Simply using "rollout" gives a rollout of the position only, not the doubling decision. Secondly, I have only got the cube export to work by actually playing a move after the roll. The rollout then appears in the text file. I suspect that gnubg does not create a move record in the analysis until the chequers are played. This is not very satisfactory; I'll post a bug report on the developers' forum. This works for me: rollout =cube roll move 13/7 8/7 (or whatever, the word "move" is optional) export match text filename I've tried to find a way to play the move automatically, but failed. I think you will have to enter a valid roll & move after the cube action. You might find it useful to use "set rng manual" (at the top of the script), and then use "set dice n n" instead of "roll". Ian Shaw  writes: I've worked out how not to have to play the next move. set player 0 human set player 1 human rollout =cube double take export game text filename.txt A final point. If you use "export position", I think only the position is exported, with no analysis. Use "export game" or "export match", (I've experienced crashes with "export session"). Christain Anthon  writes: This should work as well I think set player 0 human set player 1 human rollout =cube double take previous previous export position text filename.txt   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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