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Dividend Winner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1994 by PREDICTION IN SILICON All rights reserved User's Notes 7-1-94 - Dividend Winner DISTRIBUTION: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividend Winner may be freely distributed. It is permissible to release Dividend Winner as part of a public domain collection, or on a telecommunication service. If you do distribute Dividend Winner please leave all files intact. NOTE TO DISTRIBUTORS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividend Winner must be distributed on its own disk as originally supplied, with all files intact. This file must be included on the disk. DISCLAIMER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In no way can the author be held responsible for any damages, loss of anticipated profits, or any other perceived loss related to using this program. The user assumes the entire risk, and responsibility when using this program. User's Manual 7-1-94 Dividend Winner CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Section 1 ................ Introduction Section 2 ................ Agentware Sytem Section 3 ................ Starting Dividend Winner Section 3.1 ................ System Requirements Section 3.2 ................ User Interface Section 4 ................ Performance Section 5 ................ Sequence Predict Controls Section 5.1 ................ File Section 5.1.1 ................ Alert Section 5.2 ................ Predict Section 5.2.1 ................ Prediction Menu Section 5.3 ................ Standing entry Section 5.3.1 ................ Standing entry control panel Section 5.4 ................ Editor Section 5.4.1 ................ Editor control panel Section 5.5 ................ Permgen Section 5.5.1 ................ Entry Details Section 5.6 ................ Info Section 5.7 ................ Using the Default Requester Section 5.8 ................ AGENTWARE Section 5.8.1 ................ Current Agent list Section 5.8.2 ................ Input Codes Section 5.9 ................ Using the Search Requester Section 5.10 ................ Full Requester Section 5.11 ................ The Database Section 5.12 ................ Specifications Section 5.13 ................ Quick Start Section 1 INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dividend Winner is a pools prediction aid which will advise which numbers to enter on your coupon based on sequence prediction. To further enhance the chances of winning a comprehensive Perm generator is included. Being mouse driven it is fast, easy to use, and is suitable for both both casual punter and serious investor. The program also a uses the new Bestfit auto-tune feature. To get the best from Dividend Winner please read the instructions carefully. It is important to be familiar with section 3.2 ( USER INTERFACE ). If you are unfamiliar with the PPmore text viewer then please press the HELP key for a command summary. Dividend Winner is Agentware ( Please read section 2 for details of how you can benefit from this unique method of registration ) Section 2 AGENTWARE ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Agentware method of registration is designed to encourage users to register the software they use by allowing them to participate in the success of any program which uses the Agentware registration method. How the system operates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Located on the disk is a file containing the names of people who have registered as users of the program. These people are referred to as AGENTS. Every time the program is run this file is loaded - it may contain between 1 to 4 Agents. To register as a user of this software you must send the fee of TWO POUNDS to each agent. There may only be 1 agent on your particular disk, so it may cost as little as two pounds to register your software and become an agent. A list of the Agents who have already registered can be found at any time by selecting the menu item CURRENT AGENT LIST from the Agentware menu. What you get in return for registering. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you register each agent will send you a unique set of code numbers. When you have codes from all the agents who are listed in your copy of the program you should select INPUT CODES from the menu. You must now enter the code numbers you have been given by each agent. If all is correct you will be asked to supply your name and address. When this is done you will be given your own unique code number. You will now have become an agent and your name will be added to the Agent list and saved to disk. You will become Agent number 1 and all other agents will be moved up a number. Since the system will only allow 4 Agents to take part in the system whoever was Agent 4 will be removed from the disk. How do you benefit ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As an Agent it is now in your interest to distribute as many copies of your disk as possible. Since your name now appears on the Agent list you will now receive part of the registration fee when a user registers a copy of the disk you have distributed. Since your name will stay on the disk till you reach the postion of Agent 4 you will also receive registration fees from the distribution disks of those who register below you. Your name could appear on a great many disks. Possible sources of distribution include Public Domain libraries, Club libraries, Disk swappers etc. Please Note: If this method of registration proves popular other titles will follow which make use of this system. These programs will be made available to anybody who registers this program early enough. How do I register and become an Agent? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To register this software and take advantage of this system by becoming an Agent you must send the sum of two pounds to each agent on your program disk. If you have an early copy of the program this may cost as little as two pounds. The registration procedure is as follows: 1] Select AGENTWARE from the main menu then select CURRENT AGENT LIST. Make a note of the address of each Agent on your disk. You can also print out the address by selecting PRINT from the menu. 2] To EACH Agent on the program you will need to send a STAMPED SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE plus a cheque or Postal Order for the sum of TWO POUNDS. It is not advisable to send cash through the post. Enclose a note which states that you wish to register as a user the program. PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE WHICH PROGRAM YOU ARE REGISTERING AS THERE MAYBE MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM USING THE AGENTWARE SYSTEM. Please write in the Top Left hand corner of your return envelope the number of the Agent to whom you are writing. This will make it easy to identify which Agent sent which code numbers. It also allows Agents to judge their progress through the system. 3] When you have the code numbers from all Agents in your possession you can select INPUT CODES from the Agentware menu. When prompted you should type in the codes provided by the Agents on your disk. If all is correct a screen will appear which will allow you to enter your name and address plus any other message. You only have one chance to do this so please make sure your name and address are correct before clicking on CANCEL. Your unique set of code numbers will now appear. PLEASE WRITE DOWN THESE NUMBERS AND KEEP THEM IN A SAFE PLACE. THEY WILL ONLY BE ISSUED ONCE. 4] Place your original program disk in drive df0: MAKE SURE THE DISK IS WRITE ENABLED. The modified Agent_file will be saved to disk with your name appearing as Agent number 1. YOU CAN NOW BEGIN TO DISTRIBUTE YOUR OWN COPY OF THE PROGRAM ON WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE REGISTRATION FEES. Your responsibilities as an Agent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As an Agent you must ensure that you deal with registration requests as quickly as possible. Do not delay in returning your code numbers - you will only be slowing down your own distribution network. Distributing this program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Possible sources of distribution are listed at the start of this chapter. If you do wish to send this program to a library please enclose a note saying that the program will only work on any machine with 1 Megabyte or more of memory and is freely distributable. Section 3 STARTING DIVIDEND WINNER ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOADING FROM WORKBENCH: To run the program double click on the icon in the normal manner. Please note that the program will require the file AGENT_FILE to be located in drive df0: Should the program not find this a requester will appear to prompt yoou to insert the disk containing the AGENT_FILE. Section 3.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dividend Winner will work on any Amiga with 1Mb or more of memory. Section 3.2 USER INTERFACE ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dividend Winner uses the Ncommand routines to provide a consistent user interface. There are three basic gadget types: BUTTON, CYLIC, and TEXT GADGET. BUTTON GADGET Button gadgets immediately initiates an action when you click on it. To use a button place the mouse pointer over the button and click the left mouse key. CYCLIC GADGET When you must make a selection from one of several possible choices you will encounter cyclic buttons. To make a choice click on the cyclic button to cycle through all possible choices. TEXT GADGET These do not resemble buttons but appear as a rectangle surrounded by a highlighted bevelled edge box. To enter text, or to change text already present in the box, click inside the box and a blue cursor will appear. You can can type or edit information in the box in the usual manner. Pressing return will advance the cursor to the next text gadget as will pressing the down cursor key. Pressing the up cursor key will take you to the previous text gadget. Pressing escape will exit the input routine. FILE REQUESTER When the file requester appears the names of the files and directories in the selected volume will appear in the window. Use the scroll bar to view all of the files. Clicking on a directory will list all of the files it contains. To select the file you require either double click on the filename or click once on the filename and then click on either the LOAD or SAVE buttons. If you wish to change the volume then click the right mouse button. A list of all the volumes available will be displayed. Double click on the volume name to change to that directory. The following abbreviations will appear in the instructions to denote gadget types: BG ( Button Gadget ), CG ( Cyclic Gadget ), TG ( Text Gadget ) HOT KEYS It is now possible to use the keyboard to make a selection. If a letter appears underlined in a BUTTON GADGET you may press that letter on the keyboard instead of clicking on the button. CLOSE GADGET The small CLOSE gadget located in the top left hand corner of the screen serves as an exit button. Section 4 PERFORMANCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most weeks Dividend Winner will net about 80% of Jackpot draws on the coupon. It should be noted that this figure assumes you are using an up to date Prediction database of at least 10 weeks and that this figure is with predictions using the Permgen feature. Section 5 CONTROLS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On loading Dividend Winner will present you with the main menu. All menu items are accessed by clicking on the relevant gadgets. The main menu has the following options: File ............See Section 5.1 Predict ............See Section 5.2 Standing Entry ............See Section 5.3 Editor ............See Section 5.4 Permgen ............See Section 5.5 Info ............See Section 5.6 Defaults ............See Section 5.7 Agentware ............See Section 5.8 Clicking on the "CLOSE" gadget in the top left corner of the screen will produce a requester asking you to confirm your decision. Click on the "QUIT" button if you wish to leave the program. Section 5.1 FILE ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clicking on this gadget will access the File requester and allow you to load in the database you wish to use for your predictions. The default extender used by PREDICT is ".PRED". See Section 3.2 for more information concerning the file requester. Section 5.1.1 FILE-ALERT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you attempt to load a file which is incompatible with Dividend Winner a requester will appear to warn you of the mistake. To cancel this requester click on the "CANCEL" button. Section 5.2 PREDICT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clicking on this gadget will give you access to the Prediction menu. A more detailed explanation follows in section 5.2.1. Section 5.2.1 PREDICTION MENU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Prediction Menu has the following options. To use any of these options click on the CYCLIC gadget. RANDOM (CG) Clicking on this gadget will produce a random set of numbers totally irrespective of the database. To use this function you do not need a database in memory. The amount of numbers supplied is set from the Default Requester. Please read section 5.10 for details on how to use this requester. PREDICT (CG) This gadget will use the database to produce a forecast. The number of weeks on which the forecast is based is determined by the default requester. If there is no database currently loaded then the file requester will appear to prompt you to load one. The amount of numbers supplied by this function is set from the Default Requester. Please read section 5.10 for details on how to use this requester. OVERDUE (CG) Click on this gadget to find the worst performing coupon numbers and those which are overdue for a jackpot draw. BESTFIT (CG) Although the "PREDICT" function is useful for showing long term trends it becomes of less help when your database contains many weeks of results. If you wish to base your forecasts on recent trends it then becomes necessary to use the "BESTFIT" function. The program will the select the optimum number of weeks on which it bases the prediction. CANCEL (BG) This will cancel the predict requester. PRINT (BG) This gadget prints out the current prediction and requires a printer to be connected. On pressing this gadget a reminder will appear asking you to make sure the printer is on line. If you do not have a printer connected click on the gadget marked "CANCEL". IT IS IMPORTANT YOU DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PRINT WITHOUT A PRINTER BEING CONNECTED AS THE PROGRAM WILL "HANG" Section 5.3 STANDING ENTRY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This function allows you to check the performance of any standing entry that you may have, or to see how well any new standing entry would have performed in weeks gone by. It is accessed by clicking on the gadget marked "STANDING ENTRY". A more detailed explanation follows in section 5.3.1. Please note that if there is no database currently loaded then the file requester will appear to prompt you to load one. Section 5.3.1 STANDING ENTRY MENU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arranged across the top of the screen is the following information: Current Record Number Shows current record number. Number of entries Shows how many score draws occurred that week. Number Correct Shows the number of score draws that your standing entry correctly forecast that week. Week Displays date information. In the centre of the screen are the numbers one to fifty eight. These numbers correspond to coupon numbers. Score draws are shown as a vertical red bars above these numbers, so you can tell at a glance which numbers resulted in score draws. The numbers which make up your standing entry are shown as shorter yellow bars. Across the bottom of the screen is the control panel. To access any of its functions click on the relevant gadget. The controls are as follows: << (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to record number 1. < (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the previous record. > (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the next record. >> (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the last record. EXIT (BG) This gadget will quit the standing entry section and go to the main menu. GOTO (BG) Clicking on this gadget will access the search requester. Further details on this can be found in section 5.9. CHECK (BG) This gadget allows you to check the performance of a standing entry. When clicked on 28 text gadgets will appear for you to enter the numbers which make up your standing entry. When you have entered all the numbers which make up your standing entry press the escape key or click on the "OK" gadget. The program will now search the database and after a short while display the highest number of draws that the standing entry produced. Click on "OK" to exit the check function. If you wish to clear the numbers you have entered click on the "CLEAR" gadget. For further details on the use of Text gadgets then please refer to section 3.2 PERM CALC (BG) The perm calculator will tell you the number of lines which make up any full cover perm. This can work anywhere in the range of any 2 from 3 to any 10 from 30 and can calculate both consecutive and non-consecutive perms. To use the calculator enter the number of selections in the first text gadget and the number covered in the second text gadget. For example, if you wished to perm any 4 from 6 you would enter 4 in the first text gadget and 6 in the second text gadget, then press return. The program will now tell you the number of lines required to make up this perm. If you enter numbers which are out of range then the program will respond with an "input not valid message". Beneath the input boxes are two gadgets which allow you to choose between consecutive and non-consecutive perms. When you have finished with the calculator press the "CANCEL" gadget to exit. For further details on the use of Text gadgets then please refer to section 3.2 Section 5.4 EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The editor allows you to maintain the database. To access the editor click on the "EDIT" gadget. More details appear in section 5.4.1. Section 5.4.1 EDITOR MENU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To use any of the editor functions click on the relevant gadget. The gadgets and their functions are listed below. WEEK (TG) Contains the title you have given to that record. In practice this is usually the date, though you can enter any information you wish into this gadget. The maximum number of characters allowed is 19. RECORD No. Displays the current record number. DRAWS (TG) Next to the word "draws" are 23 text gadgets which allow you to enter the Jackpot draws for that week. Although you can enter numbers above 58, or enter the same number twice, these numbers will be ignored by the program. For more details on the use of text gadgets please refer to section 3.2 << (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to record number 1. < (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the previous record. > (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the next record. >> (BG) Clicking on this gadget will take you to the last record. GOTO (BG) Clicking on this gadget will access the search requester. Further details on this can be found in section 5.9. ADD (BG) Clicking on this gadget, or holding down Right Amiga + A, allows you to add another week to the database. The record number will advance and the input cursor appear in the "week" gadget ready for input. When you have entered the date etc. the cursor will jump to the "Draws" gadgets. You must now enter the draws for that week. This gadget will not work if you have not entered any draws for the current record. If the current record is 208 then the full requester will appear. More details on this can be found in section 5.11. LOAD (BG) This will load a new database into memory ready for editing. For details on how to use the file requester please see section 5.1. SAVE (BG) This will save the current database to disk. Please note that the default extender used by the PREDICT module is ".PRED". For reasons given in section 5.12 it is best to save your database with the name "DEF.PRED" SAVE AS(BG) As above but will first display a file requester CLEAR (BG) Clicking on the clear gadget will erase the current database from memory. Before proceeding a requester will appear to confirm your decision and give you the option to change your mind. EXIT To exit click on the CLOSE gadget located in the top left hand corner of the screen. Any database you were working on will remain in memory. Section 5.5 PERMGEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Permgen requester will allow you to alter the settings which the perm is based upon . The top cyclic button alters the the type of perm you wish to use, while the lower cyclic button alters the number of matches covered. Please note that if there is no database currently loaded then the file requester will appear to prompt you to load one. 8 from 10 (CG) Selects number of matches you wish to cover using an 8 from 10 perm. 8 from 11(CG) Selects number of matches you wish to cover using an 8 from 10 perm. 12 Selection Perm/Plan(CG) Selects number of matches you wish to cover using a 12 Selection Perm 16 Selection Perm/Plan(CG) Selects number of matches you wish to cover using a 16 Selection Perm 17 Selection Perm/Plan(CG) Selects number of matches you wish to cover using a 16 Selection Perm Number of matches(CG) This varies dependant on the type of plan selected. Cycle the gadget to see how many numbers can be covered with the plan you have chosen. PREDICT (BG) Generate Perm based on prediction database. CANCEL (BG) Return to main menu Section 5.5.1 ENTRY DETAILS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Perms generated by the Permgen feature requires you to enter between 4 to 14 lines of your chosen plan. If the plan you are using does not appear listed in the computer check columns then YOU MUST ENTER YOUR LINES IN THE SPACE PROVIDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE MATCH LIST. You must also supply the program with the name of the plan you are using and the cost in pence of one entry of the plan. This is important since the program will use these details to generate the entry instructions. These entry instructions must also be put on your coupon. Section 5.6 INFO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clicking on "INFO" will produce the info. screen. Select "CANCEL" to return to the main menu. Section 5.7 USING THE DEFAULT REQUESTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The defaults screen allows you to alter and save various information on the plans you use with the permgen system and the amount of numbers predicted. It also alters the number of weeks used by the Prediction functions. These settings can be saved to disk and are automatically recalled when the program loads.The information required consists of the name of the plan and the cost of one entry in pence. It is important that you insert these correctly since the program will use this information when it generates the entry instructions. The cyclic buttons allow you to swap between the various plans that you have set up for use with the system. The cyclic buttons are as follows: 8 From 10 (CG) Selects the 8 from 10 Perm details 8 From 11 (CG) Selects the 8 from 11 Perm details 12 Selection (CG) Selects the 12 Selection Perm/Plan details 16 Selection (CG) Selects the 16 Selection Perm/Plan details 17 Selection (CG) Selects the 12 Selection Perm/Plan details PLAN NAME (TG) Enter the name of the plan you wish to use into this text gadget. COST IN PENCE (TG) Enter the cost of ONE ENTRY of the plan in this text gadget. The cost must be in pence. NUMBER REQUIRED (TG) Enter the amount of numbers you require the predict function to return and press return. The maximum amount of numbers returned by the predict function is thirty, the program will not allow a number greater than this. FIRST/LAST (TG) Enter the number of weeks you wish the Prediction function to use and press return. You cannot enter a figure greater than the number of weeks in the database. EXIT (BG) Return to main menu CLEAR (BG) Clears the current plan setting SAVE (BG) Saves all plan/perm details to disk. These will automatically load when you next use the program Section 5.8 AGENTWARE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clicking on "AGENTWARE" will display the Agentware menu. Section 5.8.1 CURRENT AGENT LIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click on "CURRENT AGENT LIST" to display the names of Agents who are included in your copy of the program. < (BG) Previous Agent > (BG) Next Agent PRINT (BG) Print Address EXIT (BG) Exit to Agentware menu Section 5.8.2 INPUT CODES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have registered and have all the codes you need click on "INPUT CODES". When prompted enter the codes you have been given. If you have entered all codes correctly you will be presented with a screen on which you must enter your name and Address. When this you have done thist click onn Cancel and you will be given your own set of Code numbers. WHEN SOMEONE REGISTERS THIS IS THE SET OF NUMBERS YOU MUST SUPPLY THEM WITH. PLEASE MAKE A CAREFUL NOTE OF THESE NUMBERS AS THEY ONLY APPEAR ONCE. Section 5.9 USING THE SEARCH REQUESTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The search requester allows you to jump to a specific record and works in one of two ways; 1] Search to Record ( Default ). If not already selected click on the cyclic gadget till "RECORD" is displayed. Type in the number of the record you wish to goto in the text gadget and click on the SEARCH button. Providing that the record exists the program will now goto that record number. 2] Search to Week . If not already selected click on the cyclic gadget till "WEEK" is displayed. Type in the string you wish to search for in the text gadget and click on the search button. The program will search the database for a match or partial match, and if found, goto that record. If the search was unsuccessful then a "Not Found" message will be displayed. Section 5.10 FULL REQUESTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The full requester appears when you attempt to add a record above the number of 208. This figure represents four years of results. When this requester appears the database will be reconfigured and you must take the following action. Click on the "OK" gadget to clear the requester. A file requester will now appear to give you the chance to save the current database. It is advisable to save the database with a different file name to its previous one. The program will now take the last 53 weeks of data and make this data the first 53 weeks of data in the new database. The database will now only be 53 weeks long and you can continue to add data to it. You can now save this database as your default database. The program works in this way so that when you have to start a new database there will always be enough information in it to make predictions. As an example let us suppose you have a database named "DEF.PRED" which is 208 weeks long. You click on the "ADD" gadget to add another record and the Full Requester appears. Click on the "OK" gadget to cancel this requester and a save requester appears. Save your database with a different file name, for example, "1990/94.PRED". The database will be saved. The database will now be reconfigured and you can now continue to add data. When you save the database save it with your original file name i.e. "DEF.PRED". Section 5.11 THE DATABASE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE ONLY ENTER JACKPOT DRAWS INTO THE DATABASE. The database is the most important element Dividend Winner and it is vital to ensure that you don't corrupt it. In practice this means you must always enter the correct results each week and every week. Any gaps between weeks in the database will seriously impair the efficiency of the program. There are only two rare occasions when you may miss a week - when no Jackpot draws occur, or when there are more than twenty three score draws. It only takes a few minutes each week to maintain the database. You need at least seven weeks of results in the database before the program can start to make a valid prediction. Section 5.12 SPECIFICATIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Database ....... Maximum = 208 Weeks Amount of numbers returned by predict function ....... Maximum = 30 Standing entry check ( Check Function ) ....... Maximum = 28 Section 5.13 QUICK START ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Dividend Winner first loads it searches the disk for a database named "DEF.PRED", and if found, loads it into memory. For speed of use it is advisable to name your current database "DEF.PRED".