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- LADDER MAKER
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- ║ Ladder Maker Version 1.6 ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Copyright(c) 1995 by Phillip Bowden ║
- ║ ║
- ║ All Rights Reserved ║
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-
- You are authorized to include the shareware program included on this disk
- in your catalogue, library, or bulletin board, under the following
- conditions:
-
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of Ladder Maker ver 1.6
-
- You are authorized to copy this program and distribute to others at no cost
- to any individual, but if a sporting club or association wishes to use this
- program there is a registration fee of $30. This is a full copy of the
- program. Registration will guarantee supply of any update if any are
- written.
-
- To register your copy of ladder maker send a cheque for $30 to:
-
- Phillip Bowden
- PO Box 93
- Kyabram
- VIC 3620
- Australia
-
- If you can think of any improvements that could be added to the program to
- make it useful to more sports (or the one that you are interested in) or
- just have any comments at all, I can be contacted at the above address or
- by phone : 058 532051. (I can't afford a fax).
-
- Special thanks go to my friend Andrew Smith who helped with the LISTER
- program for listing past ladders.
-
- The ladder maker program is designed to maintain competition ladders for up
- to 18 teams (I have chosen 18 because of the size of the screen). All that
- is needed is the final scores for each team to be entered after each round.
-
- The program assumes that there will be no points awarded for a bye, and
- that if there is a draw half the points awarded for a win will be awarded.
-
- There is also allowance for the AFL style of ladder where the position on
- the ladder is calculated by match ratio.
-
- If two teams have the same amount of points the relative positions are then
- determined by the team with the higher percentage.
-
- All information is maintained in dBase III type files, and the past ladders
- are saved as ASCII files.
-
- To run LADDER MAKER you will need a minimum of an XT with 256kB of memory
- and a hard disk (colour monitor is optional). To start the program make
- sure that the file LADDER.EXE is on your hard disk. At the DOS prompt type
- LADDER.
-
- Files that are needed to run LADDER MAKER are:
- LADDER.EXE
- LISTER.EXE
- README.TXT (This file)
-
- To start the program type LADDER at the DOS prompt. Once you are in the
- program you are presented with the opening menu. To move through the menu
- use the up arrow or the down arrow or the number of your choice. When your
- selection is highlighted in reverse colours press <ENTER> to accept.
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- ║ LADDER MAKER ║
- ║ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ║
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- ║ 1 Load a ladder ║
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- ║ 2 View ladder ║
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- ║ 3 Edit ladder ║
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- ║ 4 Set up a new ladder ║
- ║ ║
- ║ 5 List past ladders ║
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- ║ 6 Delete a ladder ║
- ║ ║
- ║ About LADDER MAKER ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Exit to DOS ║
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- 1. LOAD A LADDER
-
- This menu option is chosen to load a ladder into memory from the disk. All
- ladder files are saved as dBase type files and the only data that is saved
- is the team, the round number and the points for and against. When the
- file is loaded the calculations are done by the program and stored in
- memory. If you wish to update an existing file this option must be chosen
- first.
-
- Once selected you will be presented with a list of ladders that you have
- already saved on disk. The name of the file is the same as the name of the
- ladder. To select a ladder move the cursor next to the ladder and press
- <ENTER>. If you have not saved any ladders or you wish to go back to the
- main menu without loading a ladder just select an option that does not have
- a ladder name.
-
-
-
- 2. VIEW LADDER
-
- Once a ladder has been loaded into memory you can view the ladder as it
- appears now. If you have not yet loaded a ladder an error message will
- appear on the screen telling you so. It is necessary to load a file before
- it can be viewed.
-
- If a ladder has been loaded you are then presented with a choice of viewing
- the ladder on the screen, printing the ladder or sending the ladder to a
- file. The first two options are obvious (screen or printer), but the third
- choice has a very important function if you wish to see the ladder round by
- round.
-
- After you have entered the current round of results and you are satisfied
- that they are all correct then you would send the ladder to the file (the
- name of the ladder with a .TXT extension). After the following round the
- next ladder is appended to the end of the file and so by the end of the
- season you will see each ladder as the season has progressed. Because the
- file is a text file any word processor could be used to edit it if so
- desired.
-
-
-
- 3. EDIT LADDER
-
- This option is for when you wish to enter results or to amend incorrect
- results entered in.
-
- When you choose this option you asked to enter the round number of the
- results you wish to enter or amend. There will be a default value already
- in the round number equal to 1 more than the last round saved. So if you
- are about to enter the first of the current round's results then the
- default value will already be correct. If you wish to go back and amend a
- previous round you will have to type in the relevant round number.
-
- It is possible to enter some results for a round one day and enter the rest
- of the round at a later date.
-
- Once a valid round number is entered a screen comes up that lists all teams
- in alphabetical order with a space for the score that the teams achieved
- and the score that the opponents achieved. Each match result will need to
- be entered twice - each of the teams in a match will have their scores
- entered.
-
- Once all the available results have been entered you move the cursor to the
- bottom of the screen and save the results. The results are saved to the
- hard disk now so if you decide that you do not want the results saved you
- would exit and don't save. If you later want to cancel or change a result
- you can select the relevant round and type over the result that you want
- altered.
-
- It is possible that when entering results that a typographical error can
- occur. There is an error checking mechanism here (although not fool proof)
- that adds all the scores FOR and all the scores AGAINST. If they don't add
- to give the same figure you are presented with a warning and then returned
- to the input screen to amend the error. You will not be allowed to save
- until that error is fixed.
-
-
-
- 4 SET UP A NEW LADDER
-
- At the start of a season or competition a new set of teams will need to be
- entered. When this option is chosen you are asked for the name of the
- ladder (eight letters and no space as this is the filename that is used to
- save the ladder) and the number of teams. You are also asked how many
- points are awarded for a win (default is 4) and you are then presented with
- a choice of whether you wish to have the ladder sorted by wins or match
- ratio. If you are using this for the AFL then you will choose the match
- ratio method.
-
- All this information is saved with the file and so it is possible to have
- some ladders that are sorted by wins and some that are sorted by match
- ratio. If you decide to sort by wins the match ratio column will not be
- present on your ladder.
-
- You are then given a screen to fill in with the names of the teams. If you
- choose SAVE then the teams are automatically saved to the disk.
-
-
-
- 5 LIST PAST LADDERS
-
- At the end of each round (ie after all the results have been entered for
- that round) it is advisable to view the ladder to a file which appends the
- resultant ladder to a text file with the same name as the ladder. This
- option allows you the chance to view each ladder as they were saved.
-
-
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- 6 DELETE A LADDER
-
- If you wish to remove unwanted ladders it is possible to delete a ladder
- that is no longer needed. Choose 6 from the main menu and then select the
- ladder you wish to delete from the list presented. To select a ladder for
- deletion move the cursor next to the desired ladder and press <ENTER>. You
- are given a warning to make sure that you are deleting the correct ladder.
- If you have chosen this option by mistake and wish to return to the main
- menu - select a null.
-
-
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- ABOUT LADDER MAKER
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- ║ About LADDER MAKER ║
- ║ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ║
- ║ VERSION 1.6 ║
- ║ 26th Oct 1995 ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Written by ║
- ║ Phillip BOWDEN ║
- ║ Kyabram VIC ║
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- ║ Press <ENTER> to continue ║
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- EXIT TO DOS
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- Will leave the program and return to the operating system.
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