DIVISION REPORT
This is a divisional report for all teams of a defined
level. The report can be directed to the screen or a
printer device(file). The report will summarise each
teams win/loss/record and team stats. The best in each
category is listed with the best players from each
team for pitching/hitting/fielding to help with MVP
selection. ESC at any time will cancel the report.
CONFIGURATION
Enter the runtime parameters:
- Default listing device and printer type. Use the
F1-HELP to display a list of all printers supported.
Choose one from the list. Specify the default device
port to be used. A filename may be entered as well.
- Password - user defined password. Leave blank to
indicate that no password is desired.
- Date type - one of 6 types possible
- 1 = YY.MM.DD
- 2 = YYYY.MM.DD
- 3 = DD/MM/YY
- 4 = DD/MM/YYYY
- 5 = MM/DD/YY
- 6 = MM/DD/YYYY
TOOL MENU
Select any entry from the menu or ESC to cancel.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - sets the runtime parameters,
printer port/type, password and game parameters.
Define Game Selection - permits one to specify the
games to be used for stats calculation for a team.
SHOW - will display a graph of team/player/game data.
DIVISIONAL REPORT - create a report for a specific
level. Lists all teams stats and determines highest
team /players in specific areas.
BATTING LINEUP- creates a batting order from a
predfined strategy. One can define criteria for
their own selection strategy. Flagged players(*)
will not be included in the selection process.
DEFENSIVE LINEUP - creates a suggested defensive
FILE DIRECTORY
File directory listing of FRM files for form printing
Use the   arrows to move the cursor to the desired
file name. Use the RETURN key to select the file.
Use PgUp and PgDn to page up and down in the list.
Use ESC to cancel any file selection.
Use a standard text editor to create the required
form files. See the manual for more details.
MONTHLY CALENDAR
Use PgUp / PgDn to skip to next or previous month.
Use Up / Down arrow keys to move through month. The
current day is encased by the {} brackets.
F10 key brings up this calendar in most situations.
ESC closes this window and returns to the last
operation when the calendar was called.
RECONSTRUCTION
This procedure will clean up and pack the database
files and recreate the indexes. This is usually not
destructive and can in many instances repair damaged
or corrupted databases. It will also reduce storage
space and improve access speed of retrieval. This is
recommended whenever an error is detected. Remember to
routinely backup all your files to prevent data loss.
lineup determined by the best defensive fielding
percentage for those positions. Pitchers are picked
last and listed in order of ERA.
NOTE PAD will display a shareable free text note pad.
GAMECARD will print 2 game cards to help one record
offense/defense/pitching stats. Players will be
listed in the batting order if batting order defined
PRINTERS
Use the PgUp / PgDn to scan through list by pages or
Use the Up / Down arrows to scan one at a time. HOME
will jump to the top of the list and END will jump to
the bottom. Pressing RETURN will select the printer
currenlty highlighted and placed that definition in
the variable field. Select the USER DEFINED printer
if yours is not listed.  ESC to cancel selection.
MAIN
Batter-Up  -  Baseball Stats Manager
The program manages 3 types of lists team, player and
game lists. Each team has its own player and game list.
Use the PgUp/PgDn, up/down arrow keys to scan the team,
player or game lists. Use the F8/F9 Function keys to
display the team ,player and game list. Pressing the
RETURN key will display a window with more information.
F1 - HELP  : Display this help information.
F2 - ORDER : Change list order to one of several types
F3 - EDIT  : Edit current team/player/game information
F4 - ADD   : Add a new team/player/game to the list.
F5 - TOOLs : A menu of useful procedures for all lists
F6 - DELETE: Delete team, player or game.
F7 - PRINT : Print team, player or game data in forms
ESC - Quit program and return to DOS
F10 - Perpetual monthly calendar will pop up anytime.
RETURN - displays player data or full game card data.
All stats are entered one game at a time from the game
list. Use the supplied game card format for easy entry
DEF LINEUP
Creates a defensive line up based on the best
defensive fielding percentage for the general fielding
positions. A catcher is chosen first, then up the
middle (SS,2B,CF) and then 1B, 3B, LF and RF. Pitchers
are listed in order of their ERA stats. The pitching
rotation is left to the user. Before creating a lineup
edit each players information especially with regards
to positions they play. They will be considered
regarless of whether the position was their 1st,2nd,
3rd or 4th position. The choosen players and all your
pitchers are listed. Players flagged with an "*" are
not considered for a defensive position. Note that the
FA is for all games and all positions he played and
may not give the best player for a particular position
OFF LINEUP
Create a batting order by a predefined strategy or by
a strategy defined by the user. There must be at least
9 players available excluding those players flagged
with an '*'. (Use the +/- signs to flag/clear players)
The predefined batting order is not professing to be
the best but just one available for consideration. The
results can be directed to the screen/file or printer.
Before adding any games set up a team and players. One
can enter any number of teams and players or games for
each team. The team stats are automatically adjusted
when game stats are modified. All stats are calculated
on the game selection criteria defined (see F5-Tools).
The + and - signs will flag a player (*). The flagged
player is omitted from batting/defensive lineup lists.
LOCATION LIST
Use the PgUp/PgDn and arrow keys to scan through the
game location list. Use the RETURN key to select and
enter the game location information into the current
data fields. New locations are automactically added to
the list. Use the F5-TOOLS RECONSTRUCT procedure to
update this list to contain only locations currently
used by your data. Use ESC to cancel selection.
LEVELS
list of game levels. Use the RETURN key to select the
game level that the cursor is currently pointing at.
Divisions or levels are stored in a separate list
automatically maintained by the program. New entries
are automatically added to the list. Use the F5-TOOLS
RECONSTRUCT procedure to clean up this list.
IMPORT PLAYERS is used to add players from other data
files created by the SIGN-UP program. Teams will be
automatcially created if they do not already exist.
COPY PLAYERS to from one team to another.
RECONSTRUCT will cleanup database files and may solve
some error situations. One may also see some speed
improvement in program operations.
NOTES
NOTE PAD - Enter free format text in 12 line pages.
One can enter unlimited number of pages. Use the
PgUp/PgDn to move through the pages of the note pad.
Use keys to add and delete pages as needed. NOTE that
this info is shared by GMX and SIGN-UP programs. Use
F7 will print the a defined section of pages to the
printer or file. ESC - exit the note pad and return.
DEFINE OFF LINEUP
Define your lineup with the most important lineup
positions entered first. Enter the position in the
lineup (1 to 9) , then define the criteria for the
selection of a player. State a priority (1 to 4) for
each of the four statistics. A value of 0 will
indicate that the statistic will be ignored in the
selection process. Then state a minimum value for each
statistic that has been given a priority. The value
must be lower than the maximum value for all players
on the team. All nine positions must be defined and
only once. The priorities for the statistic must
start at 1 and increment to 2,3 and 4. You cannot skip
a priority, therefore assign only 1; 1 and 2; 1,2 and
3;  or all 4. Any other is flagged as an error.
Set the time and date if incorrect. Define the length
of games in innings, the minimum number of games and
innings pitched for statistics calculation and the
player selection in the Divisional reports.
Most printer parameters can be changed at the time
of output. Type ESC to cancel and exit this process.
TEAM REPORT
Create a divisional or all team report to the screen,
a file or printer. It lists the team standings by
points (2 for win, 1 for tie) ; the top 10 teams in
batting, pitching and defensive areas. The top 10
players for all 3 areas are also listed. Players must
have played or pitched the minimum number of games or
innings (defined in SYSTEM Configuration - F5-TOOLS).
PLAYER INFO
This displays additional player information. Record
the personal data along with other data used in
creating batting/defense orders and player stats.
Indicate the up to 4 positions this person will play.
The order reflects no internal priority or control.
Indicate some numercial value for relative power and
running speed. Use the F3-EDIT key to modify the data
TEAM INFO
This displays all team related information. Record the
teams performance here. Use the F3-EDIT key to edit
the information. Press any key to return to the team
list display.
CONTACT EDIT
Enter a 2 character code to help organise your
contacts. Some examples could be
S - sponsor    V - volunteers    E - executive
C - coach      D - dealers       A - associations
Enter the information in a standard way to help in
locating information. ESC will cancel the editing
process.
CONTACT LIST
A utility to help manage your contacts, including
phone numbers, addresses and even pledges. Contacts
can be organised by effectively using the 2 character
code field at the far left of all contacts. The print
function will prompt the user for this code permitting
a method to print partial lists of contacts. Use the
PgUp/PgDn/Home/End keys along with the up/down arrow
keys to scan through the list. The current contact's
personal information is displayed in the window at the
bottom of the screen. Use the F7 key to select the
list order for the contacts. Note that the contact
information is shared by other BES programs.  Use the
ESC to quit and return the main program screen.
POSITIONS
Select from the following valid position codes:
1B - 1st Base     SS - Shortstop     LF - Left Field
2B - 2nd Base     C  - Catcher       CF - Centre Field
3B - 3rd Base     P  - Pitcher       RF - Right Field
Define positions played required for reports and the
creation of defensive lineups. Use the following codes
1B - 1st Base    SS - Shortstop      LF - Left Field
2B - 2nd Base    C  - Catcher        CF - Center Field
3B - 3rd Base    P  - Pitcher        RF - Right Field
PRINTER DEFINITION
One can add new printer definitions or edit existing
ones found in the list supplied. Enter the control
character sequences defined in your printer manual.
The printer control commands can be used in any form
files to control the output to your printer. These
printer definitions are used by all BES programs that
are installed on your system.
UNIFORM NUMBER
Enter the player's uniform number. This of course
should be a unique number for each player. It is
left to the user to check all players numbers.
LINEUP FLAG
This field is used by the program to indicate player
availability. To flag a player as NOT AVAILABLE then
press the + sign. A "*" will be inserted to indicate
that this player is to be ignored when making lineups.
Press the - sign to clear this flag. This field is
also used to hold the position in the batting lineup
either entered manually or by the Create Lineup option
PLAYER NAME
Enter the player's name starting with the Last name.
This name will be automatically captialised after
insertion. Players names need not be unique and full
names are not required but the more detail the easier
it is to identify people.
TEAM NAME
Enter a team name that is unique. This will eliminate
any confusion with other similar teams. One should
also enter the division or playing level and homefield
location if known. F1 will display a list of currently
defined levels and locations from which one can choose
CONTACT LIST manages a list of all contacts, sponsors
officials, administration, etc. Shareable data
among all BES sports software programs.
FORM FILE EDITOR loads a simple and easy to use text
editor to create and edit text files such as the
form files used for some print functions.
PRINTER DEFINITIONS helps manage printer operations.
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