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GolfTour This list contains some important Do's and Do-Not's Starting GolfTour: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.. To start GolfTour, copy the entire GolfTour archive into an empty directory on your hard drive. The directory name is unimportant however you may want to use a name that is associated with the program. If this is a registered version the INSTALL procedure has already done this for you but please read ALL of the following. 2.. After all files are copied into the GolfTour directory, simply type GOLFTOUR and press your <Enter/Return> Key. The first thing that GolfTour does is look for a registered "key file" that tells GolfTour it should run in "registered mode", unlocking all options that are available to registered users only. If it finds the "key file" it will, open it and extract certain information from it and verify that information against other information imbedded into GolfTour itself. If the information from the "key file" and the imbedded information combined, result in a certain number between 1 and 18 million, then GolfTour knows it's supposed to run in "registered mode." If it does not find the "key file" or the incorrect number is produced, it will run in the "shareware mode" where certain options are not available and capacities are limited. GolfTour will advise you as to what mode it's running in after about 2 seconds have elapsed. 3.. After GolfTour loads and displays the MainMenu screen, you will notice some words across the top most line. These words are "headings" that can either be selected with a Mouse or by pressing and releasing the <Alt> Key. These heading are as follows: MISC ADD REVIEW PRINT EDIT UTILS QUIT When any of these headings are selected, a PullDown Menu will appear directly beneath it with several options that can be selected by either clicking them with the Mouse pointer or by using the DownArrow and UpArrow Keys to "hi-lite" the desired option and pressing <Enter>. Use the RightArrow/LeftArrow Keys to move across the headings. 4.. The first thing that must be done is to select the ADD heading and when the PullDown Menu appears, select "Tournament". To get help with adding a Tournament record, press the <F1> Key and a help screen will appear with instructions for adding a Tournament record. Note that a Tournament record is required before any of the other options available under the ADD heading will work. Press <F1> when at the PullDown Menu option "Tournament" to access the online help. 5.. After the Tournament record is completed and saved, you must either elect to add a Team record or Golfer record, depending on what type of Tournament you will be working with. Two types of Tournaments are available; the first type is a "Team event" where teams of from 2 to 6 Golfers compete against other teams. This is a type "1" event. The other type of Tournament available is where you have individual Golfers competing against each other. This is a type "2" event. 6.. If you are going to work with a type "1" event, you must add a Team record for each team competing in the Tournament. After assuring yourself that all Team or Golfer records are entered into the database, you may begin adding Game records. 7.. When adding Game records it is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL the Game records for the FIRST DAY of tournament play are added BEFORE ANY of the Game records for the second and subsequent days are added. GolfTour uses the score from the first game recorded for each Team/Golfer to determine which Flight/Bracket the Team/Golfer is placed in. After the first day's games are added, it doesn't matter in what order any additional games are added. 8.. After adding the necessary Tournament, Team or Golfer, and Game records, you discover that you made a mistake in entering the data, you must use the options available under the EDIT heading to correct the error. Note that if you remove a Team or Golfer record after the Tournament begins, any Game records belonging to the Team or Golfer removed will also be removed. When removing a Tournament record, ALL Game records belonging to that Tournament will also be removed. 9.. Team and Golfer records can be left in the database for later Tournaments and do not have to be entered but one time unless they are removed. To remove a record of any type, select the heading UTILS and then select the desired type of record to be removed from the PullDown Menu. Note that once a record is removed, it will be overwritten with other records and will not be recoverable. 10. To use any of the options available under the PRINT heading, you must have a printer. Either dot matrix or Laser is acceptable. If you wish to review a list of scores or the Flight lists but not print them, select the REVIEW heading and then select the option of choice from the PullDown Menu. GolfTour will advise you that it's searching for and compiling the data, then display it to the screen or printer, depending on the desired result. 11. While GolfTour has an almost unlimited capacity (limited only by the available memory and hard drive space), it is best to remove older Tournament records every now and then. This will help to increase the speed and decrease the memory required when doing any type of search and compile operation. The fewer old records that GolfTour has to wade through the better. 12. GolfTour will also print Sign-Up sheets and Tournament Entry forms if desired. Either dot matrix or Laser printer is acceptable when printing these forms. These options are available under the PRINT heading. Before these forms can be printed, you must have a Tournament record entered into the database. GolfTour uses the name of the Tournament and the amount of the Entry Fee from the Tournament record when printing the Entry forms and Sign-Up sheets. 13. There is a "Course Handicap" option available to registered users under the REVIEW heading. This option will allow you to determine a Course Handicap (not to be confused with a Handicap Index) for any Golfer on any course. You must know the Slope rating of the course and the Handicap Index of the Golfer before you can get accurate results. This option was added since GolfTour allows you to input a "handicap" figure if desired when entering either a Golfer or Team record. 14. You may also input a handicap figure for a Tournament record if desired. If you input a handicap figure for an individual Golfer or Team record, this will take replace any handicap figure that you input in the Tournament record for this Team or Golfer's games. To use no handicap for any record just press <Enter> without entering an amount when you see the prompts asking for a handicap and GolfTour will skip to the next available prompt. 15. When you encounter a prompt that will not let you skip to the next prompt by pressing the <Enter> Key, then it's telling you that you MUST enter something before you can go to the next prompt. If you wish to quit at any prompt, press <F10> then press <Enter> to exit without saving the record and return to the MainMenu. 16. Remember the following: Enter a Tournament record FIRST before entering any other records. Be sure Team or Golfer records have been entered BEFORE you enter any Game records. Be sure ALL score cards have been received for the FIRST DAY of play AND entered into the database BEFORE entering scores for the second or subsequent days of tournament play. Allow only ONE individual to use GolfTour when entering records of any type. You may get duplicate records if more than one individual is entering records. Once a score card is entered into the database, mark it in a way to indicate it's been entered and won't be accidentally entered again. Verify the information entered into a Game record against the score card before saving the record then mark the score card to indicate it's been entered into a Game Record. BE SURE you verify the Team or Golfer NAME on the score card against the one showing on the Game record display screen. Online help is available for every menu option in all the PullDown Menu boxes. To access online help, use the Arrow Keys to hi-lite the desired option and press <F1>. To exit an online help screen, press <F1> again or press <Escape>. If the screen is full, it may be scrolled using the DownArrow, UpArrow, PageDown, PageUp, Home and End keys. The following pages contain information about each MainMenu heading and the selections under each in the PullDown Menu. Each MainMenu heading will be in all capital letters with the PullDown Menu options located beneath them in the order they are found. MISC ~~~~ About ~~~~~ This PullDown Menu selection will display the RiverBend SoftWare copyright notice and other information about RiverBend SoftWare Help ~~~~ A brief explanation about using the built-in OnLine Help when using GolfTour. Extras ~~~~~~ A list of additional items available in the registered version of GolfTour. Register ~~~~~~~~ Use this selection to enter information and print the form used to register GolfTour. A printer is required if you elect to print the form after entering the necessary information. An order form is also available as the text file ORDER.FRM that can be printed using the DOS command PRINT ORDER.FRM then completed by filling in the necessary information by hand. Quit ~~~~ Use this selection when you are ready to quit GolfTour and return to the DOS prompt, Windows, or the menu from where GolfTour was called. ADD ~~~ Tournament ~~~~~~~~~~ This is the selection that must be made FIRST before entering any Team, Golfer or Game records. A Tournament record contains the information necessary for GolfTour to place Game scores into their respective Flight/Brackets, print Tournament Entry Forms, Tournament Sign-Up sheets, etc. Golfer ~~~~~~ Use this selection when you are entering individual Golfer records for a Tournament designated as a Type "2" tournament. A Type "2" tournament is one in which individual Golfer's compete against each other as compared to a Team event (Type "1"). After entering information here, it can be retained for as long as needed for other tournaments, telephone and address information, etc. Team ~~~~ This is where you enter information for a Team entering a Tournament designated as a Type "1" event. This is where Teams made up of from 2 to 6 Golfers compete against other Teams. You may retain Team records for as long as necessary in the database. When you have a later Tournament, if the team is made up of the same members, you already have the necessary information. If any of the team members change, you can change their names by using the "Edit Team" option found under the heading EDIT at the MainMenu. As many as 6 Golfers can be placed on one Team. If desired you can assign the Team a handicap. A Team is usually made of of a "Team Leader" or captain and up to 5 additional members. Game ~~~~ This is where you enter individual Game records from info. taken directly from the score card when it is turned in. When you add a Game record, you first select the Tournament to which the Game will apply. Next you select the Team or Golfer who turned in the score card. When you get to the Game record screen, you only need enter the number of holes played (9 or 18), then enter the score for each hole. If the Team or Golfer has a handicap assigned to it, both the Gross Score and Net Score will be shown. IMPORTANT: When entering Game records, be SURE you have all Team or Golfer records saved in the database BEFORE the first Game record is ever entered. Next, BE SURE you only enter Game records for the FIRST DAY OF PLAY before you enter Game records for games played on the second or subsequent days. All Teams and Golfers are flighted based on the scores from the first day of tournament play. Entering Game records for the second or later days before ALL Game records from the first day of play will cause the Teams/Golfers to possibly be placed in the wrong Flights/Brackets. REVIEW ~~~~~~ Game Record ~~~~~~~~~~~ Use this selection to pull up for review, any Game record still in the database. You first select the tournament in which the game was played, then select from the PickList, the game you wish to look at. If you desire to make changes in the record, you must use the "Edit Game" option found under the EDIT heading at the MainMenu. Scores ~~~~~~ This selection will cause GolfTour to display on screen, a list of all scores recorded in the Tournament. All you need do after selecting this option is to select the Tournament from which you want to review the scores then GolfTour will compile the list and display it to the screen. It compiles it anew each time this option is selected in case any of the Game records have been edited to change the scores. Depending on the number of Game records in the database, allow GolfTour several seconds to wade through them and select the scores from the selected Tournament, sort the list in ascending sequence and display the list to the screen. If you wish to print this list, you must use the "Tournament Scores" option found under the PRINT heading at the MainMenu. Flights ~~~~~~~ This selection will cause GolfTour to place all Game records into Flights/Brackets based on the scores from the FIRST day of play. You only need select the Tournament in which you want the Flights to be set then allow GolfTour time to search the Game records and compile the number of Flights/Brackets selected at the "Add Tournament" or "Edit Tournament" options earlier. If you wish to print these lists you must select "Flight Summary" from the PullDown Menu found under the PRINT heading at the MainMenu. Course Handicap ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option is available only in the registered version of GolfTour. When using this option, you must know the Slope rating of the course being played and the Golfer's Handicap Index before you can get accurate results. PRINT ~~~~~ Flight Summary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option requires a printer, either dot matrix or Laser. This list is the same list that is displayed to screen when selecting the "Flight Summary" under the REVIEW heading at the MainMenu. This list will consist of two or more pages with the first page showing a brief summary of Flight/Bracket information, then a separate page or pages for each additional Flight that was selected using the "Edit Tournament" options discussed earlier. Be sure you printer is turned ON and has an adequate supply of paper. Tournament Scores ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This option will print the same list of all Tournament scores for all games recorded in the database that belong to the selected Tournament. Scores are sorted in ascending order (lowest to highest) You may elect to print from 1 to 99 copies of this report. This list can consist of 2 or more pages so be sure your printer is turned ON and has an adequate supply of paper. Post this list at the end of each day of tournament play so the Teams or Golfers can see where they stand as compared to other scores recorded in the Tournament. Entry Forms ~~~~~~~~~~~ Use this selection to print Tournament Entry Forms. You can print from 1 to 99 at a time after first selecting the Tournament for which the forms are to be prepared for. The form will ask for general information usually needed by the Tournament Committee. Space is provided for indicating the entry fee is paid, if a rental cart is required, address, phone, etc. Entry forms can be serially numbered if desired by indicating a starting number (1 - 9500) at the prompt when asked. A printer is required for this option. Be sure it is turned ON and has an adequate supply of paper loaded. Sign-Up Sheets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you want to have a "sign-up" sheet to make available to Golfers or Teams to indicate they wish to enter the Tournament, use this selection. A printer is required for this option. Be sure it is turned ON and has an adequate supply of paper loaded. EDIT ~~~~ Tournament ~~~~~~~~~~ Use this selection to make any changes needed to a Tournament record. You can change such items as the standard handicap figure, dates, number of Flights/Brackets, etc. This option must be used when entering the minimum and maximum scores to be used for the different Flights/Brackets. When entering the maximum value for the LAST Flight/Bracket enter a number larger than the highest estimated score to be recorded. NOTE: Use the "Tournament Scores" option found under the heading REVIEW to aid you in selecting the breakpoints for the different Flights/Brackets. Golfer ~~~~~~ Using this selection, you can edit a Golfer record to change such items as handicap figure, name, address, and indicate if the Tournament entry fee has been paid in full and if not, the balance outstanding. Team ~~~~ Using this selection, you can edit a Team record to change such items as handicap amount, names, addresses, and indicate if the Tournament entry fee has been paid in full and if not, the balance outstanding. Game ~~~~ Use this option to change individual hole scores for any Game record in the database. You first select the Tournament in which the Game was played then select the desired Game. UTILS ~~~~~ Printer Port ~~~~~~~~~~~~ GolfTour recognizes any of three Parallel ports (1,2,3) to be used when performing a print operation. When GolfTour is loaded for the first time, the default port is set as #1. If your system uses Parallel port #1 then there's no need to change it. Date Format ~~~~~~~~~~~ GolfTour will use either of two date formats. The default is to use the standard format of MM-DD-YYYY. The other format available is the military or european format of DD-MM-YYYY. Once you select a date format, it's best to stick with it as GolfTour does some sorting based on the date and changing it in mid-stream will cause the sorting routines to produce inaccurate results. Remove Tournament ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When this option is selected, GolfTour will first ask you to select the Tournament record to be deleted. After the selection is made, GolfTour will delete the Tournament records along with ALL game records belonging to that Tournament. Always run the ReIndex DataBase procedure after removing a Tournament. Note that once a record is removed, it is lost and gone forever. Be sure you no longer need the Tournament record or the associated Game records before making this selection. Remove Golfer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Selecting this option will present you with a PickList of the Golfer records in the database. Once the Golfer to be deleted is selected, GolfTour will delete ALL Game records belonging to that Golfer and deduct these Game records found from each Tournament where the Golfer has recorded a Game score. Remove Team ~~~~~~~~~~~ Selecting this option will present you with a PickList of the Team records in the database. Once the Team to be deleted has been selected, GolfTour will delete ALL Game records belonging to that Team and deduct these Game records found from each of the associated Tournament records. ReIndex DataBase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Use this option to tidy up the database after removing any type of record. Depending on the number of records remaining in the data- base, this option may take a couple of minutes to do its job. No records are removed or altered during this operation, rather they are all checked for accuracy and to be sure they are still valid records. NOTES: If you don't know a Golfer's Handicap Index, look into our GolfClub and GolfLog software. Both of these programs maintain a database of Golfers and the games they have played and will update their Handicap Index after each game is recorded. The Handicap Index produced by GolfClub and GolfLog will match that provided the the United States Golf Association and the Royal Canadian Golf Association. GolfClub is designed for club use and will maintain a database of 7,500 individual Golfers and 65,000 games. GolfLog is designed for individual use and will maintain a database of 8 individual Golfers and 4,000 games. Both of these programs can be ordered directly from RiverBend SoftWare using Visa, MasterCard, Money Order or Check. Note that checks and money orders must be payable in U.S. funds. This document may be printed by typing PRINT READ_ME.1ST and pressing the <Enter/Return> Key. It is set with page breaks at 56 lines per page. All products, company names, organization names, etc. are the copyright protected property of their respective owners. RiverBend SoftWare P.O. Box 671 Osceola, AR 72370-0671 USA GolfTour is Copyright 1995 by RiverBend SoftWare, all rights reserved.