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LOTTO-MAGIC ver 3.0 ___________________ by, Gary J. Vigue PO BOX 1718 Waterville, Maine 04901 DISCLAIMER IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THESE PROGRAMS, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! ---------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION You are encouraged to copy and share this program with others. If you find it to be useful, I trust you to send a $10 payment. Upon receipt of your payment, you will become a registered owner and receive the latest version of LOTTO-MAGIC. This program is distributed under the Shareware concept, and is not public domain. If you use this program you are obligated to remit the $10.00 registration fee requested. Please support Shareware! PERMISSION TO COPY: Individuals are granted permission by the author to freely copy the LOTTO-MAGIC programs and documentation for their own use or to share with others, so long as no price or other consideration is charged. Shareware distributors must obtain written permission to copy and distribute LOTTO-MAGIC. NO EXCEPTIONS. Computer clubs, public bulletin board systems and other non- profit organizations are granted permission by the author to freely copy the LOTTO-MAGIC programs and documentation and share them with their members, so long as: 1. No price or other consideration is charged, however, a distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette, so long as it is not more than $3 total. 2. Club members are informed of the user-supported concept and encouraged to support it with their donations. 3. The program or documentation are not modified in any way and are distributed together. ----------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION LOTTO-MAGIC lets you track the state lottery by inputing past winners into its database. Your computer uses this database to calculate the next likely winning number. (Not random generation) This program works with any lottery using from two through six digits. You can track 1-5 different lotteries at the same time. You can personalize each lottery separately. Each digit can range 0-99. You tell the program what the highest and lowest numbers for your state's lottery and the program customizes that database to your specifications. Available options include Algebraic Calculation, Astrological Calculations, Random Calculations, Frequency Reports (high & low) and Graphs, Color Setup, Database Customization, Browse and Find Data, Database Personalization, and Print options. Printer is optional. A remarkable feature of this program is the Personalize option. Numbers generated by the Algebraic Calculations can be made unique to the each individual computer. You enter your Social Security No. (or any 9 digit number) using the Utility Option and that database is configured to your own unique algebraic set of calculations. This option also lets your reset the calculations to the origional format. This means that if you gave someone an origional copy of this program and they entered the same numbers into the database, the calculations would be different. This is because each time you Personalize a data base, the algebraic calculation is modified slightly. The odds of two computers generating the same numbers are astronomical! You have your own customized formula. This program is quite easy to operate, so this manual does not go into great detail You will find that most features are self explanitory. If you run into problems, read these instructions. If you still have trouble, write to the author. Please consider registering this program if you find it useful. ----------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED To run the program type MAGIC <ENTER>. After the opening screen, you will have to select which type of lottery you want to play. (2 through 6 digit) After you make your selection, you will go to the main menu where you have several options: UTILITIES/SETUP You must run this option before you can do anything with any of the lottery options. You have four choices at the Utility menu. The first (Optional) is the color setup. The selections are as shown below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Blue Green Lt Blu Red Purple Orange White Black Yellow First select a forground color (1-9), background color (1-9) and window color (1-9). The program displays the select colors and ask if that is what you want. Answer y or n. Forground and background colors can not be the same. Window can not be black (8) or same as background color. Window color is also color of graph and always has black background. The second option, Kill Database, means just that. You are prompted to enter the database you want purged, then all information in that database is destroyed, including Personalized information and Lottery setup data. You will have to select the Lottery set up option from the utility menu before you can use this database again. If you want to start a lottery (2-6) from the scratch, this is the option to select. Your third option at the Utiity menu is Lottery. This part is a little tricky. First, you have to choose which lottery you want to configure (2-6). #2 is two digit, #3 is three digit, etc. Next you have to select a number format: ┌──────────────────────── SAMPLE SCREEN ────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ 1 23 45 67 89 99 0000000 thru 9999999 │ │ Format #1 Format #2 │ │ (Duplicates not allowed) (Duplicates allowed) │ │ ( 6 individual numbers) (One large number) │ │ │ │ Select a format from above for this lottery (1 or 2) ? │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ There are two types of lotteries supported here. The first is one where 2-6 individual numbers are selected. An example of a 6 digit number of this type would be: 5 12 17 19 31 59 Each number is different and they are in sequence. This is refered to as Format #1. Individual entries can range from 0 to 99. You set the limits later on. Duplicate entries are not permitted in this type of lottery. (i.e. #17 could not have appeared twice.) If Format #1 is select, the program will prompt you for the lowest number and the highest number that can be selected. The Maine Lottery ranges from 1 to 40. So that is what might be entered here. What this means, is that the smallest individual number could be a 1, and the largest a 40. Example: ┌──────────────────────────────── SMALLEST │ ┌────────────── LARGEST │ │ 1 7 19 21 33 40 The smallest number has to be 0 or greater, and at least 9 less then the largest. Mininum entries are 0 and 9. The second type of lottery supported is one where single number (2-6 digits) is selected. An example of a 6 digit number of this type would be: "757961" This if Format #2. Notice that there are two sevens. This format accepts duplicate entries. Individual entries can be from 0 to 9. These limits are fixed. If you select Format #2, the program will confirm that this is what you want for this lottery and return to the Utiliity menu. NOTE: With the Format #2 option selected for a database, you can not use the Frequency option at the calculation menu. Since the Format #2 database contains entries that are one large number, there are too many possible combinations (up too 999999 for six digit database). Thus frequency calculations are not possible. You can use the Graph option from the main menu to see entries broken down into their individual digit frequencies. And the last utility option, Personalize, lets you customize the algebraic formula that is used to calculate the Algebraic picks. When this option is selected you are prompted to enter the lottery you want Personalized then your Social Security Number. The program suggest using your SS# since it is unique. Any 9 digit number will do of course. Each lottery can be Personalized individually with no effect on the calculation formulas of the others. For example, if you are unhappy with the numbers that are generated by the Algebraic calculation for the Pick Six lottery, you can use this option. The numbers generated for the Pick Six will be different, but the Pick Two through Pick Five selections will not. Each has to be Personalized separately. If you wish to have the program in its origional configuration, simply enter ORIGIONAL in place of the nine digit number. This resets calculations to the default calculation set. If you give a copy of the program to a friend, you can personalize Two through Six so that his copy of the program will generate different numbers. So how can this be Algebraic Calculation if it can be changed at a whim? Face it, there is no magic calculation that will get you the number every time. The Algebraic Calculation tries to improve your odds. The calculations use certain variables that can be changed without changing the basic structure of the formula. Number frequency still plays in important role in the calculations and the basic formula remains the same. ----------------------------------------------------------------- - FROM THE MAIN MENU - CALCULATE Here you can select from four methods of number generation; Astrological, Algebraic, Random, and Frequency. The astrological option uses today's date and your birthdate to computer your lucky number according to the stars. This is not a random number generator. Your number will change from day to day. Don't expect big changes in the numbers from one day to the next since they change slowly. If you enter the same date and birthdate the number will always be the same. Astrological picks require you to enter your birthdate and today's date. Enter them in the mm,dd,yy format. Example: If your birthdate is June 7th, 1959, then your will enter 6,7,59. You MUST include the commas between the numbers. The Astrological and Random Calculations ask for the highest number to be generated. Example: If you enter 40, then the number in the last column will not exceed 40 as this sample shows. 3 5 24 27 31 39 Random Picks are just that. Numbers generated at random. I have included many subroutines that should ensure a well randomized output. The Algebraic Calculations are compiled by analyzing existing numbers that you have entered into the database as past winners. This is not a random number generator. The technique is based partly on the frequency of numbers, so numbers that have occured more than others have a better chance of being selected by this method. This does not mean that the most frequently picked winners will be selected every time. There must be at least 5 entries in the database for the program to generate a Algebraic Calculation. The Algebraic Calculation requires no additional input other than the numbers (5 minimum) in that particular database. The numbers generated by the Algebraic Calculations can be made unique to your individual computer. Go to the Utility menu and select Personalize database. (see Utility Options) The formula use for calculation will be modified to a unique set. This means that if you gave someone a copy of this program and they entered the same numbers into the database, the calculations would be different. This is because each time a data base is Personalized, the algebraic calculation is modified slightly. The odds of two computers generating the same numbers are very slim, depending also on how many entries are in the database. You have your own customized formula. The more entries the better your calculations will be too. If you select Frequency Calculation, the program will prompt you for the frequency type; Most or Least frequent. The Most Frequent calculations will report the six most frequently occuring winning numbers. If two or more numbers are tie for the 6th position, the program selects the highest number. Numbers are displayed in decending order of frequency. (most frequent first) Least Frequent numbers are displayed in accending order of frequency (least frequent first). If two or more numbers are tie for 6th position, the computer select the smallest number. NOTE: With the Format #2 option selected for a database, you can not use the Frequency option at the calculation menu. Since the Format #2 database contains entries that are one large number, there are too many possible combinations (up too 999999 for six digit database). Thus frequency calculations are not possible. You can use the Graph option from the main menu to see entries broken down into their individual digit frequencies. DATABASE MANAGEMENT This is where you enter the winning numbers into the database. You must follow the rules for the particular lottery as you have configured them using the utility option. The window on the left side of the display will show you the last five entries. The smaller window in the lower left is where you will make/change entries. Use the space bar to toggle the menu selections and press enter or press the first letter of the selection you want. Pressing "+" or "-" keys lets you scroll through the database entries that appear in the window on the left. When you make entries into the database, you must follow the format restrictions as you have them set when you ran the utility option. If you entered 40 as the largest entry for the six digit lottery, then the program will no accept anything higher. This goes for the smallest number also. Format #1 will not accept duplicate entries, while Format #2 will but is limited by a fixed range (0-9). If possible, enter them in chronological order starting with the oldest entry as number one. You can get a printout of past winning numbers from most stores that sell lottery tickets. While in the database you can enter/edit/print numbers in the database. Each entry number is one set of lottery picks. If you are adding to the six digit database, the program will prompt you for six entries. To edit an entry, simply enter the number of the record that you want to change. The print option lets you display to screen (for those of you that do not have a printer) or to the printer. As an added bonus, the print option gives you the averages for numbers in each column at the bottom of the screen/printout. You can not Print/View if there are no records in the data base for that particular lottery. SELECT LOTTERY The Select Lottery option lets you change lottery types. If you are working on the six digit lottery and want to input some number for the four digit lottery, use this option and continue as usual. VIEW/GRAPH FREQUENCY DATA This option lets you see how often individual numbers were selected by your state lottery based on the information you input into the database. The graphic display of frequency distribution lets you see what is happening a little more clearly. THIS DISPLAY WILL ONLY GO UP TO NUMBER 70. DIGITS ABOVE 70 WILL BE IGNORED. If you have only a few entries in you database, you will get a very small graph. The program automatically locates the largest number in you database and does not try to graph anything beyond that. Since this is the Maine lottery again, this graph only goes up to number 40. After you have made many entries, and one of the numbers comes up more then 20 times, the graph will be reduced by 1/2. This is because of the limited room on the display. SAMPLE GRAPH 10 ┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ┼────────────▐─────────────▐───────────────┤ ┼────────────▐─────▐─▐────▐▐─▐────▐────────┤ ┼─▐────────▐─▐─▐───▐▐▐────▐▐─▐────▐────────┤ ┼─▐─▐──────▐─▐─▐───▐▐▐▐───▐▐─▐─▐──▐▐▐──────┤ 5 ┼─▐─▐─▐▐▐─▐▐▐▐─▐▐▐─▐▐▐▐──▐▐▐─▐─▐▐▐▐▐▐─▐▐───┤ ┼─▐─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─▐▐▐─▐▐▐▐▐─▐▐▐─▐─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─┤ ┼─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─┤ ┼─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─┤ ┼─▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐▐─┤ ┴┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼────┼─┘ 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 The numbers below the graph indicate each fifth digit and the numbers on the left side indicate the number of times each number appears in the database. The bar above the number 5 pointer shows a graphical representation of the frequency of number 5. As your database increases in size, so will the graph. At a certain point, when the graph reaches the top of the screen, the graph will automatically change to a different scale. The horizontal divisions will increase in value by 5X each time the graph rolls over. NOTE: If you graph a Format #2 type database, the entries will be broken down into their individual components. For example the three digit number 367 would be treated like three separate numbers. It would show one 3, one 6 and one 7 for that entry. The Format #2 graphs will display numbers 0-9 only. In the future releases of LOTTO MAGIC we will to enhance the graphics for a better, more meaningful display. (Another good reason to register for the latest copy of LOTTO MAGIC!) DATA FILES Each lottery (pick 2-6) generates three files. Data is stored in "MAGIC2.DTA", "MAGIC2.DAT", "TWO.INS", "MAGIC3.DTA", "MAGIC3.DAT", THREE.INS, on through number SIX. If you want to purge the databases, simply delete the corresponding files. The next version of LOTTO-MAGIC may include a maintenance utility for repairing/purging databases. The config option generates the ".INS" files and "CONFIG.DAT". ---------------------------------------------------------------- VERSIONS 1.0 - 1.3 Origionally, this program was for my personal use only. LOTTO MAGIC version 1.0, version 1.1, version 1.2, and version 1.3 were were never released for distribution. The program went through many extensive changes during this period with many additional features added to version 1.4 which was the first to be released as Shareware. VERSION 1.5 CHANGES: Version 1.4 had a bug in the database screen display. If more then 18 records were displayed the program would crash. Also, corrected another problem that caused the program to crash. If the edit option was selected in the database menus and the edit was aborted, the program did not close the files. When any other database functions were selected after the abort, the program would try to open files that were already open. The version 1.4 random number generation had a tendency to come up with a predictable series of selections. Version 1.5 random number generator has been enhanced to correct this. VERSION 2.0 CHANGES: With version 2.0, the VIEW/GRAPH OPTION was added. Though lacking in a few areas, this was a great inprovement in the program. The HELP/INFORMATION was also added for folks who don't know who to read or print the manual. VERSION 2.1 CHANGES: The Utility/Setup program was added so that databases could be customized, and screen colors changed. Quite a few additions were added in the program that should keep databases in compliance with the selected configurations. The Graph was improved. Later, before official release of version 2.1, the pop up menu windows were added and Utility Color selection modified to support window color selection. Also added Personalized lottery option at Utility menu. VERSION 2.1 CHANGES: View/Graph option was changed so that the long list of numbers is no longer displayed. This display just cluttered the screen and slow the graph display. Personalize Option (Utility setup program) was enhanced to let you customize your lottery using your SS# or any 9 digit number. Also corrected some problems in the printer output display for format 1 type databases. The numbers printed were not in the proper format. VERSION 2.2 CHANGES: This version was enhanced to a more reliable calculation method for Algebraic Calculations. VERSION 2.3 CHANGES: Found a small glitch in the Algebraic Calculations that would cause the program to select actual winning combinations from previous drawings in the database. This problem was picked up on a copy of the program that had been personalized with a social security number. This release contains a corrected formular. VERSION 3.0 CHANGES: Made major changes in the Database module. Aside from being a seperate module now, a window for Display/Browse/Find features was added. The program is now in three executable modules. Removed the frequency option from the Format #2 database menu. Corrected Format #2 databases so that they would accept number 0 in any position. Previous versions would not allow 0 in first position. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BUGS? If you encounter any bugs in this program, please write. I have gone through the program many times debugging, but you never know...