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"G A M E H E L P"
Copyright 1994,1995 Andrew Dilio
All Rights Reserved
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Course: Tees (B,W,R) _ Holes Played: __ │
│ Yards: Rating: Slope: Front/Back: │
│┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
││ Name: Date: ││
││ ││
││ Hole # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out ││
││ Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 ││
││ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ││
│├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤│
││ ││
││ Hole # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Par 72││
││ Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 ││
││ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Total ___││
││ ││
│└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│ Fairways Hit: __ Greens in Regulation: __ Putts: __ Penalties: __ │
│ │
│ In Sand: __ Sand Saves: __ Diff = ___ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Requires any IBM compatible computer
running DOS 3.1 or higher
Andrew Dilio
665 S. Central Ave.
Deptford, NJ 08096 USA
Table of Contents
Limited Warranty & License Information ......... 1
New Versions and Support ....................... 1
Hardware Requirements .......................... 1
Files Contained in the Archive ................. 2
What is GameHelp ............................... 2
Installation ................................... 3
Function and Other Key Assignments ............. 3
The Main Menu .................................. 4
Player 4
Add Player .................................. 5
Edit Player ................................. 5
Delete Player ............................... 6
Course 6
Add Course................................... 6
Edit Course ................................. 7
Deleting Course ............................. 7
Round 7
Add Round ................................... 8
Edit Round .................................. 9
Delete Round ................................ 9
Utility Menu 10
Select Printer .............................. 10
Player Labels ............................... 10
Course Labels ............................... 11
Reindex Databases ........................... 11
Pack Databases .............................. 11
Backup Databases ............................ 11
Restore Databases ........................... 12
Purge All Players ........................... 12
Reports
List All Players ............................ 13
All Player Handicaps ........................ 13
Individual Player Stats ..................... 13
List of Country Clubs ....................... 13
Order Form ..................................... 14
Any reference to the following are trademarks and/or copyrights of
their respective companies and organizations:
IBM, MS-DOS (Microsoft), USGA
*** IMPORTANT Warranty and License Information, Please Read Carefully ***
EVALUATION VERSION LIMITED WARRANTY
THE EVALUATION VERSION OF GameHelp IS PROVIDED AS IS. Andrew Dilio
MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR FROM A USERS ABILITY, OR INABILITY TO USE
THIS PROGRAM.
Andrew Dilio SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, AND WITHOUT LIMITING
OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM LICENSE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR
APPLICATION, USE, OR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL Andrew Dilio BE LIABLE
FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL, INCEDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
YOU MAY USE THIS SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE MICROCOMPUTER AT A TIME, EXCEPT
THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE EXECUTED FROM A COMMON DISK SHARED BY MULTIPLE
CPUs IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED THAT THIS SOFTWARE HAS BEEN
LICENSED BY Andrew Dilio FOR EACH CPU EXECUTING THE SOFTWARE. THIS
SOFTWARE IS PROTECTED UNDER THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAWS. YOU MAY
MAKE ONE COPY OF THIS SOFTWARE FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU MAY NOT
RENT, LEASE, SUBLEASE, TRANSFER RIGHTS, ALTER, DECOMPILE, DISASSEMBLE,
OR REVERSE ENGINEER THIS SOFTWARE, REMOVE OR OBSCURE THE COPYRIGHT AND
TRADEMARK NOTICES.
New Versions and Support
NEW VERSIONS ARE NOT automatically sent to registered users. If you
are a registered owner of GameHelp and have a modem, (2400 - 28800) you
may call The Tee Shot BBS and download the latest version of GameHelp.
The BBS phone number is (609) 228-6596 (24 hours).
Voice phone support is ONLY available to REGISTERED USERS! You may
call anytime between 9:00am and 4:00pm Eastern time at (609) 227-8744.
Hardware Requirements
GameHelp will run on any IBM compatible computer using MS-DOS
version 3.1 or later, floppy disk drive, hard disk drive and color or
monochrome monitor. If you would like to print reports or labels a
printer is required.
The CONFIG.SYS file (in your root directory) should contain the
following statement:
FILES=20 (or more)
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Files contained in the archive SCORCARD.ZIP: │
│ │
│ GH.EXE --- GameHelp executable │
│ COURSE.DBF --- Courses database │
│ COURSE.LBL --- Courses mailing label form │
│ HELP.DBF --- Help database │
│ HELP.DBT --- Help files │
│ PLAYER.DBF --- Players database │
│ PLAYER.LBL --- Players mailing label form │
│ PRNT.DBF --- Printers database │
│ PRT.DRV --- Printer driver │
│ README.1ST --- Additional information │
│ ROUNDS.DBF --- Rounds database │
│ SYSTEM.DBF --- System database │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
What is GameHelp?
GameHelp was designed to give any golfer the ability to track the
progress of their game. It will track percentages for driving accuracy
and greens in regulation. You can track putting average and average
penalties per round. It will tell you what your average is for Par 3,
Par 4 and Par 5 holes.
GameHelp will also maintain a complete database on each player
entered into the program, including their nine hole and eighteen hole
handicaps. GameHelp also allows you to print 1 up address labels for
each player.
GameHelp maintains a list of each golf course that you play,
including the Rating and Slope for each and other information.
GameHelp will transparently compute your handicap. The manner in
which the handicap is calculated will give you a handicap very close to
what is issued by the USGA.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ IMPORTANT NOTICE! │
│ │
│ The handicap that is calculated by GameHelp CAN NOT be used for │
│ anything other than to gauge your ability against another player │
│ or players. ONLY a Golf Course or a USGA approved Golf │
│ Association or Golf Club may issue certified USGA handicaps. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
GameHelp can be used by individual golfers, foursomes or leagues.
It is an ideal tool to have an ongoing and up to the minute gauge of
your game status.
** NOTE ** Before a round can be entered for a player you must add at
least one Golf Course and one player record.
Installation
To install GameHelp on your hard disk drive follow the steps listed
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below. You may install this program anywhere on your hard disk drive
and you may use any subdirectory name. In the example below, if you
want to use any other drive or subdirectory name, simply substitute the
drive letter for C and the subdirectory name for GAMEHELP.
For example, if you wanted to install the program on Drive C:
1. Type the following at the DOS prompt:
C:\> MD GAMEHELP and press the ENTER key
This will create a subdirectory called GAMEHELP.
2. Next, make GAMEHELP the current directory by typing:
C:\> CD\GAMEHELP and press the ENTER key
This will put you in the GAMEHELP subdirectory.
3. Copy GAMHLPxx.ZIP to this directory and unzip the file.
Once the file has been unzipped it will be ready for use. To start
GameHelp be sure you are in the directory that contains the GameHelp
files and, at the DOS prompt, type
C:\> GH and press the ENTER key
Function and Other Key Assignments
F1 - The help key. You may press this key at any time and a help
screen will pop up which will pertains to the screen or action
that you are doing.
F8 - When adding a new round pressing the F8 key will allow you to
pick a players name from a "picklist" and automatically insert
the selected player in the "Name" field for you.
F9 - When editing or deleting a Player, Round or Course, pressing
the F9 key will allow you to select from a "picklist" of
Players, Rounds or Courses.
F10 - When adding or editing any information you will use the F10
key will save your work.
Esc <Abort> - Any time you want to back out of a screen or
operation pressing the Esc key will take you back to the
previous menu without saving or completing the operation.
Left/Right Arrow - When at the Main Menu these will allow you to
move the highlight to the left or to the right. The Up and
Down Arrow keys will perform in the same way when at the Main
Menu.
Up/Down Arrow - When adding or editing a record these will allow
you to move from field to field.
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The Main Menu
The Main Menu is a simple horizontal pull down menu. Use the Left
or Right arrow key to highlight your choice and press the ENTER key. A
pulldown menu will appear below the highlighted item. This pulldown
menu will reveal additional menu options. Use the Up or Down arrow key
to highlight your choice and press the ENTER key.
If you chose to add a Player, Round or Course, you will be taken
directly to the input screen for the item you selected.
If you chose to edit or delete a Player, Round or Course a window
will pop open asking you asking you for specific information about the
Player, Round or Course. If you know what you are looking for, type in
the appropriate information.
If you do not know or are unsure of the spelling or dates, etc.,
press the F9 key and a "picklist" will pop open. Use the Up or Down
arrow key to highlight your choice and press the ENTER key. You will be
taken back to the previous screen and the first field of information
will be displayed for you. If there is a second or third field pressing
the ENTER key at each field and the additional information will be
automatically inserted for you. You will then be taken to the selected
record. If you would like to leave the "picklist" without making a
selection press the Esc key.
** NOTE ** Before a round can be entered for a player you must add at
least one golf course and one player record.
Player
If you are keeping records for several golfers or in the case of a
league, many golfers, GameHelp will let you maintain pertinent
information for each golfer on record. It uses this information when
printing address labels. The program will check, when adding a round
of golf, to see if the player is has been added and will not let you
enter a round of golf if the players name is not in the database.
Also, you may come back to this screen to check on a particular
players handicap.
Add Player
From the Main Menu highlight "Player" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Add Player" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
showing an empty player record. Fill in all of the information. Once
saved, this record can be edited at any time.
Enter the players name into the "Name:" field. you will not be able
to leave this field until a name is entered. The name must be typed in
the following format; Last, First, Middle Initial. This is important
if you want all the players names to be in alphabetical order in the
"picklist".
Type in the players address and age. The next field, "Sex:", must
also be filled in. The program will not let you leave this field unless
you type in the letter "M" or "F". Using this field, the program
automatically inserts the suggested starting handicap for the player if
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an existing handicap is not known. This starting handicap is different
for men and woman. When typing in the appropriate response you will
notice that the "Handicap" will be updated from 0 to 36.4 for men or
40.4 for women. This is the suggested starting handicap for golfers who
do not yet have a handicap.
Finish filling in the balance of information on this screen.
If you know of an existing nine hole or eighteen hole handicap for
this player, you may overwrite the handicap that the program assigned.
All fields on the screen that can not be edited are updated by the
program as the information is made available.
Press the F10 key to save your entry and you will be taken back to
the Main Menu.
If you have not yet saved this screen and wish to abort, press the
Esc key and you will be returned to the Main Menu.
Edit Player
From the Main Menu highlight "Player" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Edit Player" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
allowing you to type in the name of the player you want to edit. You
may type in the players name (just as it was entered in the original
record) or you may press the F9 key and pick the player from the
"picklist". If using the "picklist", highlight your selection and press
the ENTER key. You will be taken back one screen and see that the
players name has been automatically inserted for you. Press the ENTER
key again and the record for the player you selected will be displayed
on screen.
You may use the Up or Down arrow keys to move to the field you want
change. Make your changes and press the F10 key to save the changes or
press the Esc key to abort.
As rounds are entered for this player you will see the number of
rounds (out of the total number rounds played) used to calculate the
handicap. The more rounds you enter for this player the more accurate
the handicap. The only way to change these numbers is to add or delete
rounds. Also, the program will assign handicap for each round that is
played. Some of these are used to calculate the handicap that is
displayed on this screen. This total of lowest diffs is displayed (in
red) beside the number of rounds used.
The actual handicap is calculated each time a round of golf is
entered for this player, therefore keeping an up to the minute record of
the golfers progress.
Delete Player
From the Main Menu highlight "Player" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Delete Player" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop
open allowing you to type in the name of the player you want to delete.
You may type in the players name (just as it was entered in the original
record) or you may press the F9 key and pick the player from the
"picklist". If using the "picklist", highlight your selection and press
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the ENTER key. You will be taken back one screen and see that the
players name has been automatically inserted for you. Press the ENTER
key again and you will be asked, "Are you sure you want to delete this
Player? (Y/N) ->". Typing in the letter "Y" will delete this players
record.
** NOTE ** When deleting a player, all rounds associated with this
player will also be removed. Once deleted they are gone! So
be sure you want to delete this player.
If you decide you do not want to delete this player press the Esc
key or press any other letter.
Course
Before a round can be entered for a player you must enter
information about the golf course on which the round was played. This
information can be had, in most cases, from the card used to keep your
score on. Occassionally you will have to get the rating and slope from
the golf course, if it is not listed on the card.
Add Course
From the Main Menu highlight "Course" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Add Course" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
showing an empty course record. Fill in all of the information. Once
saved, this record can be edited at any time.
Type in the name of the golf course. The program will not let you go
any further if you don't. The other information will come in handy if
you want to print out a list of golf courses that you play regularly.
Type in the Par for each hole. The program will not let you move on
to the next hole if you leave a Par at 0. Each time you type in the Par
for the hole and press the ENTER key (to move to the next hole) you will
notice that the "Total" is increasing. You may also type in the
handicap for each hole.
Type in the yardage, rating and slope from the blue, white and red
tees. Again the program will not let you move to the next field if you
leave a field set at 0. The rating and slope numbers are necessary to
calculate handicaps. You may enter the same figures from the blue,
white and the red tees, however, this defeats the purpose of rating and
slope for different tees.
Edit Course
From the Main Menu highlight "Course" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Edit Course" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
allowing you to type in the name, city and state of the course you want
to edit. You may type in this information or press the F9 key and pick
the course from the "picklist". If using the "picklist", highlight your
selection and press the ENTER key. You will be taken back one screen
and see that the course name has been automatically inserted for you.
Press the ENTER key and the city will be inserted for you. Press the
enter key again and the state will be inserted for you. Press the ENTER
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key one more time and the record for the course you selected will be
displayed on screen.
You may use the Up or Down arrow keys to move to the field you want
change. Make your changes and press the F10 key to save the changes or
press the Esc key to abort.
Delete Course
From the Main Menu highlight "Course" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Delete Course" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop
open allowing you to type in the name of the player you want to delete.
You may type in the information or you may press the F9 key and pick the
course from the "picklist". If using the "picklist", highlight your
selection and press the ENTER key. You will be taken back one screen
and see that the course name has been automatically inserted for you.
Press the ENTER key and the city will be inserted for you. Press the
enter key again and the state will be inserted for you. Press the ENTER
key one more time and you will be asked, "Are you sure you want to
delete this Course? (Y/N) ->". Typing in the letter "Y" will delete
this players record.
If you decide you do not want to delete this course press the Esc
key or press any other letter.
Round
This is where all the information for a players round is added or
edited. The information given on this screen is used in all
calculations for handicap, percentages and averages.
When playing a round of golf you have a feeling of how you are
doing. The next time you play, you really don't have a way of comparing
the two rounds. Now you will be able to watch your ability change (for
better or worse) throughout the season and years.
Of course, doing this will require just a little extra time on your
part to record different bits of information while you are playing. It
doesn't really take a lot of extra effort to record this information on
your score card but it will be well worth the effort. This information
can be jotted down while you are waiting at the next tee.
On your score card you already keep your score for each hole. So
while you are writing, mark down the number of fairways you hit on your
drives (don't count Par 3's), the number of greens you hit in
regulation, the number of putts you take for each hole and the number of
penalties (if any) you make on the hole. With this information, when
compared over several rounds or seasons of golf, you will be able to see
where your game needs additional work and you will be able to see your
improvement.
Add Round
From the Main Menu highlight "Round" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Add Round" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
showing an empty GameHelp record. The first thing you will see is a
"picklist" that pops up allowing you to make a course selection. Use
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the Up or Down arrow keys to highlight your selection and press the
ENTER key. The program automatically inserts the "Course Name" for you.
You must tell GameHelp what tees you played from. Type in the
letter "B" for blue, "W" for White or "R" for Red. The program will not
accept any other letter and will not let you move on to the next field
until the appropriate letter has been typed in. When you type in the
appropriate letter, GameHelp will display the "Yards:", "rating:" and
"slope:" for the tees you selected for the course you selected.
GameHelp will allow nine hole or eighteen hole rounds to be entered.
If you played eighteen holes enter the number 18. If you played nine
holes enter the number 9. The program will not let you go on unless you
enter one or the other. If you typed in the number 9 you will be
required to next type in an "F" or a "B". This allows GameHelp to
accept scores for either the Front of Back nine. If you typed in the
letter "F" you will only be able to enter scores on the Front nine. If
you typed the letter "B" you will only be able to enter scores on the
Back nine."
Next type in the name of the player recording this round. If you
wish, you may press the F8 key and select the player from the
"picklist". The program will not let you leave this field blank.
Type in the date of the round you are recording. You do not have to
enter rounds in chronological order. The program will sort the rounds
based on the players name and date the rounds were played. Again you
can not leave this field blank.
Using your score card for the round, enter your score for each hole.
As you are entering each hole the program will check to see that you are
not entering an excessively high stoke count for this hole. The program
will check your handicap against a table to see if the amount of stokes
you entered seems inordinately high for your handicap. If the score for
the hole is high the program will give you a warning and will tell you
the maximum allowed. You will have to enter no more than what is
suggested. In this way, it keeps a handicap from inflating for one or
two bad holes in each round and reflects your general playing ability
more accurately.
As you are adding the score on each hole the program displays the
totals. It will also be calculating your handicap for this round.
After entering your score for each hole type in the other
information that will let GameHelp track your game. Enter the number of
"Fairways Hit:", "Greens in Regulation:", "In Sand:", "Sand Saves:",
"Putts:" and "Penalties:".
GameHelp will not let you enter more "Fairways" or "Greens" than are
available for the round you are entering at the course you selected.
Press the F10 key to save your entry and you will be taken back to
the Main Menu.
If you wish to abort and not save the Escape key.
Edit Round
From the Main Menu highlight "Round" and press the ENTER key.
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Highlight "Edit Round" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop open
allowing you to type in the name and the date of the round you want to
edit. You may type in this information or press the F9 key and pick the
course from the "picklist". If using the "picklist", highlight your
selection and press the ENTER key. You will be taken back one screen
and see that the player name has been automatically inserted for you.
Press the ENTER key and the date of the round will be inserted for you.
Press the ENTER key one more time and the record for the round you
selected will be displayed on screen.
** NOTE ** If have two rounds of golf recorded for the same player on
the same day, the only way to edit all rounds will be to
select the appropriate round from the "picklist!" If you
don't use the "picklist" the first occurrence of two or more
rounds (for the same player on the same date) will be
displayed.
You may use the Up or Down arrow keys to move to the field you want
change. Make your changes and press the F10 key to save the changes or
press the Esc key to abort.
Delete Round
From the Main Menu highlight "Round" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Delete Round" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop
open allowing you to type in the name of the player and the date of the
round you want to delete. You may type in the information or you may
press the F9 key and pick the course from the "picklist". If using the
"picklist", highlight your selection and press the ENTER key. You will
be taken back one screen and see that the player name has been
automatically inserted for you. Press the ENTER key and the date will
be inserted for you. Press the ENTER key one more time and you will be
asked, "Are you sure you want to delete this Round? (Y/N) ->". Typing
in the letter "Y" will delete this players record.
** NOTE ** If you have two rounds of golf recorded for the same player
on the same day, the only way to delete the appropriate
round will be to select the round from the "picklist!" If
you don't use the "picklist" the first occurrence of two or
more rounds (for the same player on the same date) will be
displayed, thus causing you to delete the wrong round.
If you decide you do not want to delete this Round press the Esc key
or press any other letter.
Utility Menu
Select Printer
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Select Printer" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop
open showing a "picklist" of printers to choose from. Use the Up or
Down arrow keys to highlight your selection and press the ENTER key.
You will then be asked to select a printer port. Type in the number 1,
2 or 3. The number 1 will tell GameHelp to use LPT1 as the printer
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port. The number 2 will tell GameHelp to use LPT2 as the printer port.
The number 3 will tell GameHelp to use LPT3 as the printer port.
If you don't see your printer listed here, select one that your
printer emulates. If you are not sure which one your printer emulates
select the "Unlisted Printer".
Player Labels (Address)
GameHelp uses 1 up (one label to a row) labels for all label
printing.
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Player Labels" and press the ENTER key. You will be asked if
you want to print a sample label. If you want to align the labels in
the printer type in the letter "Y". You may repeat this step until you
are satisfied with the alignment. Once you are satisfied with the
alignment type in the letter "N" and GameHelp will print one label for
each player in the database. When the labels have been printed you will
be returned to the Main Menu.
Course Labels (Address)
GameHelp uses 1 up (one label to a row) labels for all label
printing.
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Course Labels" and press the ENTER key. You will be asked if
you want to print a sample label. If you want to align the labels in
the printer type in the letter "Y". You may repeat this step until you
are satisfied with the alignment. Once you are satisfied with the
alignment type in the letter "N" and GameHelp will print one label for
each course in the database. When the labels have been printed you will
be returned to the Main Menu.
Print Stat Sheet
Allows you to print a statistics sheet to take along with you for
your round of golf. It is layed out specifically to allow you to enter
the information that is required for the program to calculate the
percentages and averages
Reindex Databases
Occasionally, index files may be corrupted in some fashion. This
process rebuilds the index files so that records in the database can be
quickly located by the program. As the databases grow in size the
reindexing process takes longer to complete. This is because there is
more information to sort through.
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Reindex Databases" and press the ENTER key.
When Reindex Databases is selected from the submenu a progress gauge
will appear at the bottom of the screen. This gauge will show the
progress of each index file as it is being rebuilt. When the last index
file has been rebuilt you will be returned to the Main Menu.
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Pack Databases
Even though you have deleted records and they are no longer visible
within the program you must pack the database to physically remove the
deleted records. Packing will do nothing else by remove deleted
records.
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Pack Databases" and press the ENTER key. A window will pop
open explaining what packing is. You will be asked, "Are you sure you
want to PACK all databases? (Y/N) --> _". Type in the letter "Y" to
pack the databases. If you wish to abandon this operation press any
other letter or press the Esc key.
Backup Databases
There are several good reasons why you should get into the practice
of backing up your files. Computers are an excellent tool for keeping
information. There are, however, certain circumstances that can cause
computers to corrupt data files. For example, if the program is writing
information to a disk and there should be a power failure, chances are
that the data file that is being written to will be no longer useable
(corrupted).
If you have never made a back up of the data within your files, you
would have to re-enter every bit of data that was stored in those files.
This would be a tremendous amount of work and wasted time. If you made
a backup of your data on a regular basis, you could restore everything
that was on the computer prior to the back-up in a very short time.
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Backup Databases" and press the ENTER key. The program will
ask you which floppy disk drive to use for backup. Type in either 'A'
or 'B' and press the ENTER key. The program will calculate how many
bytes will be required to do the backup and you will be asked if you
want to continue with the backup. Make sure you have an ample supply of
formatted floppy diskettes on hand to complete the backup. The program
will then copy all of the data files to the floppy diskette(s) in the
floppy disk drive that you specified.
If your backup requires more than one diskette you must label and
number each diskette accordingly. For example, when Backup Disk #1 is
full the program will prompt you to insert a second diskette. Remove
the first diskette and place the label that is marked "Backup disk #1 on
it. Insert the second diskette into the floppy disk drive that you
specified and press the ENTER key and the backup will continue. When
the second diskette is full you may need a third or forth. The program
will indicate that the backup is complete (by a series of beeps from
your computers speaker). Make sure that each diskette is properly
labeled so that if you need to restore you databases the diskettes will
be inserted in the proper order.
It is good practice to write on the label before it is applied to
the diskette. If the backup requires more than one diskette label each
succeeding diskette accordingly (Backup Disk #2, Backup Disk #3, etc).
Never put the label on a diskette and write on it with anything but a
soft felt tipped pen. Doing so will probably damage the diskette.
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Restore Databases
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Restore Databases" and press the ENTER key. The program will
ask you which floppy disk drive to use for the restore. Type in either
'A' or 'B' and press the ENTER key.
The program will ask you if you would like to proceed. Type in the
letter 'Y' to proceed or the letter 'N' if you do not want to proceed.
Insert Backup Disk #1 into the floppy drive and press the Enter key.
The program will prompt you to insert each backup disk as required.
The program will quickly restore the (safe) files from the floppy
diskette(s) back onto the hard drive for use by the program.
Purge All Players & Rounds
Should you have a need to delete all players and all rounds you may
do so by purging these to databases. Be sure you want to do this before
proceeding. All player and rounds information will be lost,
permanently!
From the Main Menu highlight "Utility" and press the ENTER key.
Highlight "Purge All Players & Rounds" and press the ENTER key.
The following message will appear on the screen;
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Periodically, you may want to purge all Players and Rounds │
│ databases to start fresh for the new season. This action │
│ will completely delete all Players and Round information! │
│ │
│ Are you sure you want to PURGE all databases? (Y/N) --> _ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Keep in mind that you will want to keep all records from year to
year (especially handicap information, percentages and averages). The
only time you should use this operation is to completely start over
again. Purging does not delete course information.
Reports
There are four reports that use information contained within the
databases. These reports can either be displayed on screen or sent to
the printer.
List All Players - will give you an alphabetical list of all players
on record along with their address and phone numbers.
All Eighteen Hole Handicaps - will give you an alphabetical list of
all players and their handicaps for 18 holes courses played.
All Nine Hole Handicaps - will give you an alphabetical list of all
players and their handicaps for 18 holes courses played.
Individual Player Stats - will give you a summary sheet for any
player on record.
List of Country Clubs - will give you an alphabetical list of all
coutry clubs on record.
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How to Order GameHelp
Please send ____ copy(s) of the latest version of GameHelp to:
DISK SIZE ( ) 3.5" ( ) 5 1/4"
Name _______________________________________________________________
(Name of person to whom GameHelp will be registered)
Address ____________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________ State _____ Zip __________
Method Of Payment: ( ) Check ( ) Money Order
_____ Copy(s) at $19.95 each ......................... $ ______.____
_____ $5.00 for Shipping & Handling (each) ........... $ ______.____
New Jersey Residents add 6% Sales Tax ($1.80)... $ ______.____
TOTAL (US) ...................... $ ______.____
Orders received without the $5.00 shipping and handling for each copy
and/or the sales tax (for New Jersey residents ONLY) will not be
shipped.
Make all payments payable to: Andrew Dilio
and mail to:
Andrew Dilio
665 S. Central Ave.
Deptford, NJ 08096
Once you register GameHelp you do not have to pay any additional ugrade
fees to go to the next version. Once you register GameHelp, you will
always be registered.
The registered version of GameHelp will do unlimited handicap
calculations for unlimited players with unlimited rounds of golf and
golf courses. New versions are NOT sent automatically to those
registered, instead, you may call the Tee Shot BBS at (609) 228-6596 and
download the newest version.
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