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INSTRUCTIONS TO FOOTBALL LEAGUE EDITOR
WRITTEN IN AMOS BASIC
GENERAL INFO -: BEFORE MAKING USE OF THIS PROGRAM
IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CREATE A DATA DISK ON WHICH
TO SAVE YOUR LEAGUE AND SCORE DATA.YOU MUST FORMAT
A BLANK DISK AND NAME IT FOOTBALL ,IT IS THEN
NECESSARY TO CREATE 2 DIRECTORIES ONE CALLED
SCORES AND THE SECOND CALLED LEAGUES ON THIS DISK.
YOU CAN DO THIS WITH YOUR WORKBENCH DISK.
THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR USE BY MY
BROTHER,WHO PLAYED IN A SUNDAY LEAGUE TEAM,AND WANTED
TO UPDATE HIS TEAMS LEAGUE POSITION AS SOON AS THE
RESULTS WERE AVAILABLE.HIS LEAGUE USED A SCORING
SYSTEM WHICH GAVE 9 POINTS FOR A WIN + 1 POINT FOR
EACH GOAL SCORED BY THE WINNING TEAM AND 3 POINTS
FOR A DRAW.HOWEVER THE PROGRAM ON THIS DISK WILL GIVE
3 POINTS FOR A WIN AND 1 POINT FOR A DRAW.SINCE THIS
PROGRAM IS WRITTEN IN AMOS BASIC,I HAVE LEFT IN ALL THE
REM STATEMENTS & HAVE NOT COMPILED IT,SO IF YOU HAVE THE
AMOS EDITOR,YOU CAN LOAD IT UP AND CONFIGURE IT TO YOUR
NEEDS.
IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SCORING SYSTEM,AND ARE NOT ABLE
TO ALTER THE PROGRAM TO SUIT,SEND THE PROGRAM BACK TO ME
INCLUDING A SHORT NOTE OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND A
STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE SUITABLE FOR A DISK AND I
WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP.
THE DATA I HAVE PUT INTO THIS PROGRAM PRINTS OUT FINE
ON MY STAR LC10 PRINTER,BUT I AM NOT SURE HOW IT WILL
REACT WITH OTHER TYPES OF HARDWARE.MY SYSTEM IS A CBM
A500 (1.3) + 1/2 MEG + EXTERNAL DRIVE,THE PROGRAM
FUNCTIONS FINE WITH THE DATA DISK IN THE EXTERNAL DRIVE.
ALL KEYBOARD INPUTS HAVE A FINITE LENGTH,IF YOU OVERSTEP
THIS LENGTH YOU WILL THEN HAVE TO INPUT THE INFORMATION
AGAIN.
ONE ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM WILL CAUSE A FATAL ERROR,AND
THAT IS TRYING TO SEND INFORMATION TO A PRINTER,THAT
IS EITHER NOT CONNECTED OR NOT READY TO RECEIVE IT.THIS
WILL CERTAINLY CRASH THE SYSTEM.THERE IS AN ALERT BOX
DISPLAYED WHEN THE PRINT OPTION IS SELECTED TO AVOID
THIS PROBLEM.
WHEN SAVED TO DISK,THE LEAGUE AND SCORE OPTIONS ARE
SAVED UNDER DATE (SCORE) AND NAME (LEAGUE).THESE CAN BE
ANY COMBINATION OF CHARACTERS.
THE KILL OPTION WILL ERASE THE SELECTED FILE CHOSEN
FROM THE LIST,ON THE DATA DISK,THAT FILE WILL THEN BE
REMOVED FROM THE DISK.
CREATE LEAGUE -: TO CREATE A LEAGUE, KEY IN THE LEAGUE
NAME,THEN DATE AND FINALLY THE AMOUNT OF TEAMS,(ODD
NUMBERS OF TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED) THEN KEY IN EACH TEAM
NAME.(THE PROGRAM WILL CONVERT THEM TO UPPER CASE TEXT).
WHEN YOU HAVE KEYED IN THE LAST TEAM,YOU WILL GO BACK TO
THE MAIN MENU.
VIEW LEAGUE -: THIS IS JUST A STRAIGHT FORWARD LIST OF
THE CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS,GO BACK TO THE MAIN MENU BY
CLICKING THE MOUSE.
EDIT LEAGUE -: ALL ASPECTS OF THE LEAGUE DATA CAN BE
ALTERED FROM THIS SELECTION.SELECT THE TEAM DATA YOU
WISH TO ALTER WITH THE MOUSE,(THESE ARE LISTED IN LEAGUE
TABLE ORDER ON THE MENU).THE ORIGINAL DATA WILL THEN BE
POSITIONED ABOVE THE PROPOSED ALTERATION.JUST BY
PRESSING ENTER YOU CAN MOVE THE CURSOR ALONG TO THE
PARAMETER YOU WISH TO ALTER WITHOUT AFFECTING ANY OF
THE CURRENT DATA.IF YOU CHANGE THE LEAGUE NAME,THEN IT
WILL BE SAVED UNDER THAT NAME WHEN YOU NEXT SAVE IT.
UPDATE LEAGUE -: THIS IS WHERE YOU PUT IN THE LATEST
SCORES,PLAYED IN THE CURRENT LEAGUE.SELECT THE HOME
TEAM WITH THE MOUSE AND THEN THE AWAY TEAM,CARRY ON
UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL THE TEAMS THAT HAVE PLAYED AND
SELECT 'DONE' FROM THE MENU.YOU WILL THEN BE ASKED TO
PUT IN THE SCORES IN THE SAME MANNER.IF YOU ARE HAPPY
WITH THE LAYOUT,YOU CAN THE UPDATE THE LEAGUE POSITONS.
EDIT SCORES & VIEW SCORES -: OPERATE THE SAME AS LEAGUE
FUNCTIONS.
DISK ACCESS -: THE PULL DOWN MENU CONTAINS THE LOAD/SAVE
/PRINT/KILL FUNCTIONS,THE SCORES ARE LOADED INDEPENTDENTLY
OF THE LEAGUES & CAN BE LOADED FOR ALTERATION & VIEWING
ONLY.IF YOU ALTER A SCORE ON DISK FOR ANY REASON,THE
ONLY WAY IT WILL AFFECT THE LEAGUE PLACINGS IS TO LOAD
IN THE RELEVANT LEAGUE AND EDIT IT.WHEN SELECTING THE
PRINT LEAGUE OPTION THE GOAL DIFFERENCE WILL BE PRINTED
OUT WITH THE OTHER LEAGUE DATA.
THE DATA THAT IS ENTERED INTO THIS PROGRAM IS NOT HELD
& MUST BE SAVED TO THE DATA DISK IF IT IS TO BE RETAINED
FOR FURTHER USE.
IF YOU FIND ANY BUGS,OR HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
TO THIS PROGRAM PLEASE LET ME KNOW.ANY DONATIONS OF A
FINANCIAL NATURE WILL ALSO BE WELCOME IF YOU FIND THIS
PROGRAM USEFUL.
ANTHONY M.MCMANUS
23 PEVERIL ROAD,
PETERBOROUGH.
ENGLAND.
PE1 3PX.