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"9999999YHCJDECQRNKYHJXPOLODFPXFCUXLWJKDGBJAEHEJDIMFZUJETBZYPZFXILDJGVUGKGWGCHTWM" "01010010 Goldwitch Lottery Number Selection Program " "01010011 " "01010020 " "01010030 The main selection screen shows three sets of numbers: " "01010040 " "01010050 Random: These numbers are drawn completely at random. " "01010060 They are not based an any analysis of historical" "01010070 data. " "01010080 " "01010090 Most Common: These numbers represent the oldest of the most " "01010100 commonly drawn Lottery numbers. " "01010110 " "01010120 Least Common: These numbers represent the oldest of the least " "01010130 commonly drawn Lottery numbers. " "01010140 " "01010141 " "01010142 Exclude Bonus Numbers: Default is that Bonus Numbers are " "01010143 included in all counts and searches" "01010144 If this box is crossed then Bonus " "01010145 Numbers are excluded. " "01010150 " "01010151 " "01010160 The six command buttons on the main selection screen are for " "01010170 the following purposes: " "01010180 " "01010190 Redraw: Selects another six random numbers. " "01010200 " "01010210 Update: Loads the Draw History File Update screen so " "01010220 that the date and numbers of subsequent draws " "01010230 can be recorded. " "01010240 " "01010250 Frequency: Brings up a screen showing: " "01010260 How many times a Lottery number has " "01010270 been drawn. " "01010280 The date on which it was last drawn. " "01010290 The Lottery number itself. " "01010300 The details are sorted in the above order " "01010310 from the least/oldest drawn " "01010320 to the most/latest drawn. " "01010330 " "01010340 Last Drawn: Brings up a screen showing: " "01010360 The date on which a Lottery number was " "01010370 last drawn. " "01010380 How many times it has been drawn. " "01010390 The Lottery number itself. " "01010400 The details are sorted in the above order " "01010410 from the oldest/least drawn " "01010420 to the latest/most drawn. " "01010430 " "01010440 Search: Brings up a screen showing: " "01010450 The dates of each draw. " "01010460 The six numbers drawn and the " "01010470 Bonus Number. " "01010480 The details are sorted in date order " "01010490 from the oldest to the latest. " "01010500 Search criteria can be entered for analysis " "01010510 of selected Draw History details. " "01010580 " "01010590 Exit: Ends the program. " "04010010 Goldwitch Draw History File Search " "04010020 " "04010030 " "04010031 The left hand side of the screen shows a list of: " "04010032 " "04010040 The date of each draw. " "04010050 The six numbers drawn and the " "04010060 Bonus Number. " "04010070 " "04010080 The details are sorted in date order from the oldest to the latest. " "04010090 " "04010150 " "04010160 The right hand side of the screen houses the Search Criteria. " "04010170 Entries made on this side allow you to be more selective about " "04010180 what details are listed. There are two parts to the Search Criteria. " "04010190 " "04010200 Number Selection: The first vertical row of seven entry boxes can " "04010210 contain combinations or ranges of numbers " "04010215 between 1 and 49. " "04010216 " "04010220 Every number in each Draw line is checked " "04010230 against these combinations or ranges. If all" "04010240 numbers in the line comply, the Draw details" "04010250 are included in the list. Bonus Numbers are " "04010255 also checked unless the exclusion box on the" "04010256 main selection screen has been crossed. " "04010280 " "04010290 The next row of seven vertical entry boxes " "04010300 can contain an operand which is applied to " "04010310 the number entered in the corresponding " "04010320 entry box to the left of it. The operands " "04010330 that can be entered are as follows: " "04010340 " "04010350 E - The corresponding number must be " "04010360 equal to one of the numbers in " "04010370 each Draw line. This is the " "04010380 default option if no operand is " "04010390 entered. " "04010400 N - The corresponding number must not" "04010410 be equal to any of the numbers " "04010420 in each Draw line. " "04010430 L - The corresponding number must be " "04010440 less than any of the numbers in " "04010450 each Draw line. " "04010460 G - The corresponding number must be " "04010470 greater than any of the numbers " "04010480 in each Draw line. " "04010490 " "04010500 If there is no corresponding number, the " "04010510 operand is ignored. " "04010520 " "04010530 Odd/Even Filter: This vertical row of seven entry boxes " "04010535 (six if Bonus Numbers are excluded) can " "04010540 be used to select only Draw lines with odd " "04010550 or even numbers in specific positions. Where" "04010560 the top box corresponds to the first number " "04010570 in the Draw line and the bottom (seventh) " "04010580 box corresponds to the Bonus Number in the " "04010590 Draw line. If no entry is made here then no " "04010600 distinction is made between odd or even " "04010610 numbers. Otherwise, the entries that can be " "04010620 made in these entry boxes are as follows: " "04010630 " "04010640 O - Only odd numbers will be " "04010645 selected in the corresponding " "04010650 position in each Draw line. " "04010660 E - Only even numbers will be " "04010670 selected in the corresponding " "04010680 position in each Draw line. " "04010690 " "04010700 " "04010710 Below the Search Criteria are two lines. The first shows the " "04010720 number of Draw entries selected based on the search criteria. " "04010730 These are the Draw details listed on the left hand side of the " "04010740 screen. The second line shows the number of Draw entries in total. " "04010750 This is the total number Draw detail lines held in the History file. " "04010760 " "04010770 " "04010780 Search Criteria example: Select all Draw line details where the " "04010790 numbers are between 5 and 45, " "04010800 contain the number 17 but do not " "04010810 contain the number 35. Also the " "04010820 second number in each line must be " "04010830 odd and the fifth number must be " "04010840 even: " "04010850 " "04010860 No. Op. Odd/Even " "04010870 04 G (blank) " "04010880 46 L O " "04010890 17 (blank) " "04010900 35 N (blank) " "04010910 E " "04010920 (blank) " "04010925 (blank) " "04010930 " "04010940 Having entered the above Search Criteria, pressing the Search " "04010950 command button would select the following two Draw detail " "04010960 lines at least: " "04010970 " "04010980 1994/12/03 11 17 21 29 30 40 31 " "04010990 1994/12/31 09 17 32 36 42 44 16 " "04011000 " "04011010 " "04011020 The command buttons are for the following purposes: " "04011030 " "04011040 Search: Carries out the search on the Draw History " "04011050 file and lists the selected entries. " "04011060 " "04011070 Help: Displays this screen. " "04011080 " "04011090 Cancel: Closes the Enquiry screen. " "05010010 Goldwitch Draw History File Update " "05010020 " "05010030 " "05010040 This screen is for recording and maintaining Lottery Draw details. " "05010050 To record a new Draw, enter the details and press the Add button. " "05010060 To modify or delete a Draw entry, point to the appropriate entry " "05010070 in the list and click on the mouse button. This will bring up the " "05010080 details in the entry boxes where they can be changed. Then click " "05010090 on the Modify or Delete buttons. " "05010100 " "05010105 " "05010110 The entry boxes are as follows: " "05010120 " "05010130 Draw Date: The date the Draw took place in any " "05010140 MS Windows acceptable short date format. " "05010150 " "05010160 Draw Numbers: Six boxes for the main Draw numbers. Each " "05010170 number must be in the range 1 to 49 with no " "05010180 two numbers the same. " "05010190 " "05010200 Bonus Number: Must be in the range 1 to 49 and must not be " "05010210 the same as any of the Draw numbers. " "05010220 " "05010230 " "05010240 The command buttons are for the following purposes: " "05010250 " "05010260 Add: Adds details of a new Draw to the list. " "05010270 " "05010280 Modify: Removes the highlighted entry from the Draw " "05010290 list and adds the modified details. " "05010300 " "05010310 Delete: Removes the highlighted entry from the Draw " "05010320 list. " "05010325 " "05010330 Cancel: Closes the Update screen without recording " "05010340 any of the changes made. " "05010350 " "05010360 Help: Displays this screen. " "05010370 " "05010380 Save: Records all the changes made and closes the " "05010390 Update screen. "