2 | PROGRAM GUIDE |
| 2.1 | Installation Location |
| 2.2 | What is needed |
| 2.3 | Match Summary |
| 2.4 | Points Conventions |
| 2.5 | Non Occurring Events |
| 2.6 | Selecting Menu Options |
| 2.7 | Selecting Non Menu Options |
| 2.8 | Entering Information |
| 2.9 | Messages |
| 2.9.1 | Message Box |
| 2.9.2 | Print Message Box |
| 2.9.3 | Display Box |
| 2.9.4 | Error Message Box |
| 2.10 | Question Box |
The program and support files, identified later, should reside in one
directory/folder regardless of the drive. A typical location is
C:\Program Files\Resultsbox. The program will create a structure below that which should not be
changed. By maintaining this structure all match files created for all
leagues and divisions can be stored safely without being accidentally deleted.
See Download page for specific file names.
Things the user should bring to a meeting are:
- A long mains extension lead to run the computer and printer.
- The computer and printer(s).
- The downloaded or supplied disk with the program on it.
- This document or relevant sections.
- Printer paper, 200 A4 sheets is more than sufficient for a meeting.
- A pen, scissors, sellotape/blutac for posting results.
- Extra sandwiches?
OVERVIEW
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The program is intended to hold up to date copies of all team declaration
sheets. These copies are used whenever a list of competitors, event results
and full results are displayed or printed. If any team changes occur during
the meeting, these changes should be entered as soon as possible to ensure
the correct details are available for remaining printouts and final results.
Full details of the program can be found at www.ResultsBox.co.uk.
MATCH GUIDE
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STARTING THE PROGRAM
1 Start the program.
2 Enter the password.
SETTING UP
3 Select Set-up, Number of teams and click the number of teams in the match.
4 Select Set-up, Competition name, click the name for the division, if
required click the Index.
5 Select Set-up, Venue, enter the venue name and save it.
6 Select Set-up, Match Date, select the match date and save it.
7 Select Set-up, Team names, enter details for each of the competing teams
in the match and save them.
8 Select Set-up, Team declarations, click one team, then the part of the
team and enter the paper team declaration.
9 Repeat step 8 for all remaining teams.
ENTERING RESULTS
10 Select Enter Results, Event Results, choose the result you have, enter
the result and save it.
11 Repeat step 10 for all event results as they are received.
12 Make any changes to team declarations throughout the meeting as required.
PRINTING RESULT
13 During the match the program will print each result automatically when it
is entered.
14 During the match the program will notify you when a complete page of
results are ready to print, if desired print the pages at that point
in time.
15 At the end of the match additional full results can be printed by
selecting Print, Full Results, All Pages.
EMAIL AW/P10
16 Select File, Result File.
This will create a text file that can be attached to an email.
The address is results@athleticsweekly.com.
ENDING THE PROGRAM
17 Select Exit, End Meeting.
Points awarded to athletes for actual event places are called event points,
the exceptions being:
- All non scoring events.
- The Southern Womens League the U17 300MH B string.
Points awarded to a team in addition (or subtraction from) event points are
called "non-event points," typically for officials, are treated the same as
event points in any event points calculation.
Points awarded to a team for its match placing based on event total points
(including addition and subtraction of non event points) after the
completion of any number of events are called league points.
All programs score teams on league points throughout the season, the
exceptions being:
- All cup/plate/knockout programs.
- Southern Womens League.
In order the programs to deal with all events it is intended to, events that
do not occur in some leagues still appear on event menu. These events and are
treated the same as events that do occur. To prevent any of the programs
treating a non occurring event as if it was occurring, the current match
timetable should be set to 9.00am for the non occurring event(s). The non
occurring events do not change the number of result pages printed.
Some leagues change events depending on the round, e.g. 5000M in round 1
becomes 3000M in round 2. Such changes are automatically made when the
round is selected. However the standards lists are not modified accordingly.
The result of this is that all performances are likely to better the related
standards and will therefore be printed or not as the case may be.
2.6 | Selecting Menu Options
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All program actions are performed by selecting menu options, these are
grouped into related areas. Each area can be seen on the horizontal menu bar.
Sub menus break these areas down further. All of these are selected with a
mouse click or by the highlighted letter/bar.
2.7 | Selecting Non Menu Options
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Some function requests are displayed on the bottom line of the screen and can
be accessed with the use of the function keys. All the function keys and
their actions are listed here.
F1 Search help information about the currently selected item.
F2 Save/set current information.
F4 Quits a menu, edit box, question box or moves to EXIT group.
F5 Switch to the next match, dual matches only.
F7 Prints the current screen.
F8 Prints the information in a display box.
Whenever results need to be entered, a request needs to be confirmed
or details need to be changed an edit box will be presented to the
operator.
An edit box contains one or more edit fields. Fields are arranged as
rows and columns. An edit field can be as small as one character or
many rows and columns. The default entry mode is insert, type-over
mode can be selected by pressing the Insert key. All edit fields are
limited to the width seen on the screen. Whenever an edit box
appears the suggested, default or previously entered text is filled, it is
left to the operator to choose what is then entered. Numeric information
can be entered from the numeric keypad if the Number Lock is on.
Different fields expect different types of information, e.g. a time,
distance or text. If the wrong type of information is entered, e.g. a
time instead of a distance or height, this will be detected and allow an
option to correct the information.
The operator is informed about what is happening through the use of message boxes.
There are four types of messages, Message, Print Message, Display box and Error
Message.
Message titled boxes inform the operator that something has happened. A Message
box will be shown for about 7 seconds, it is then removed. Messages can be
removed more quickly by pressing any key or single clicking on the mouse right
button. Where the result of a request or function can be seen elsewhere no message
will appear, ie. changing the time.
E.G. Confirmation of 100M A-string result entry.
Confirmation that the a Senior Mens match file has been saved.
Print messages appear when the operator requests something to be printed.
This message is only displayed should the computer be performing very slowly
and will clear when the print action has finished.
Display boxes appear when the operator wants to display a particular piece of
information on screen. All the information will be displayed on screen if
possible. If there is too much information to fit on screen then the display
box will allow the operator to scroll up and down the box using the indicated
keys. Display boxes allow the operator to print the information. All display
boxes will clear after about 2 minutes.
E.G. Typical display for the remaining events.
Error messages should not normally occur. Situations such as a disk file error
would cause this message to occur. This message can indicate a critical point
in match operation if the current match file(s) has been corrupted.
In some circumstances the program will create a log of the error in a file
which can be referenced after the error message has been cleared.
Should any other type of error occur which prevents the program operation, a
note should be made of any resulting message and appropriate documentation
consulted. Action external to the program will probably be required. The
operator may be advised of about how to continue. Error Messages can be
printed if desired and must be cleared by the operator.
See: Appendix D3, D4
Question boxes appear at certain points during normal operation to allow for
entry of a track wind readings or when certain entered information is not
correct. The suggested answer is displayed, but the operator must make the
decision.
In all cases the box should be answered with "Y" or "y" for YES, any other is taken
as a NO. A non-yes answer will not update/save information or perform the function
which the question relates to.
E.G. The wrong type of information has been entered, a question is asked.
