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USER DOCUMENTATION for THE POOL MANAGER (tm) Version 1.0 A Football Pool Organizer and Database Copyright (C) 1985 American Systems Andy Kunz American Systems Post Office Box Five Blue Island, IL 60406-0005 Compuserve: 72446,316 - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS First Things First ......................... 1 Introduction ............................... 2 How the Pool Works ......................... 3 Features ................................... 4 Hardware Requirements ...................... 5 File Descriptions .......................... 5 Program Structure .......................... 6 Reference/Tutorial - Pool Setup ............ 7 Reference/Tutorial - Pool Data Entry ...... 10 Reference/Tutorial - Pool Operation ....... 13 The User Supported Concept ................ 16 Restrictions on Copying ................... 17 User Response Form ........................ 18 Appendix ................................... 19 -i- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE FIRST THINGS FIRST If you didn't read the file README.DOC, the procedure for preparing to use The Pool Manager is repeated below. 1. Make a backup copy (using the DOS DISKCOPY command) of your original Pool Manager disk. Put the original in a safe place. 2. Print out this documentation if you haven't already done so. Follow these steps: A. Put your Pool Manager backup disk into the "A" drive. B. Set your printer to top of form. C. Be sure you have enough paper ready. The documentation is about 20 pages long. D. In response to the A> enter the following: COPY POOLMGR.DOC PRN Margins have been set to enable you to bind this User's Guide in a three ring or report folder. 3. Create a working disk: A. Format a new disk using the /S option. B. Copy the NFLPOOL.EXE and NFLPOOL2.EXE files onto this disk. The README.DOC and POOLMGR.DOC files are not needed on your working disk and will just occupy disk space needed for data. Do not put a write protect tab on your working disk. 4. To start the program, put the working disk in the "A" drive and enter NFLPOOL -1- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE INTRODUCTION The Pool Manager was written for anyone who wants to run a football pool. Whether it's the featured event at a private party or the regular office pool, this program eliminates all the tedious work. It also has several features that add to the excitement and interest in the pool. All you need to do is enter the basic information and The Pool Manager handles everything else. From generating a worksheet for participants to indicate their picks, to printing the final standings, The Pool Manager has many features that ensure an interesting and error free pool. The Pool Manager has extensive error protection to prevent inadver- tent mistakes as well as catch an error made by a participant in the pool. Primary importance is given to protecting your data. Errors are identified and recommendation for corrective action is given. If there is any chance that your data might be lost or "modified," the program will end as a precaution. Provision for recovery from other errors is made within the program. Since The Pool Manager is User Supported Software, you are afforded the unique opportunity to influence its improvement. Please read the section on user support where enhancements currently under consider- ation are listed on the User Response Form. As you evaluate The Pool Manager, keep a list of problems or inconveniences that you encounter as well as improvements that you would like to see made in the pro- gram. Please include and rate them on the User Response Form when you contribute. Enhancements will be made based on the priorities established by contributing users. Please take time to read this User's Guide and set up a complete dummy pool to become familiar with the requirements and capabilities of this program. -2- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE HOW THE POOL WORKS The games to be included in the pool should be arrived at by general agreement. The Pool Manager can handle anywhere from 2 through 18 games. The pool operation is very simple. All you have to do is pick the teams you think will win, and assign a confidence number to each. The details are described below. + Pick Winning Teams Each entrant picks the team that he/she thinks will win each game. A team is picked to win and not against the point spread. ** + Assign Confidence A confidence number (ranging from 1 to the number of games in the pool) is assigned to each team that was selected to win. Each number can be used only once. Your strategy should be to assign the highest numbers to the teams that you are the most confident will win. + Determine the Winner If the team you picked actually wins, the confidence number assigned to that team is added to your score. If the team you picked loses, you get no points for that game. The entrant with the highest score after all the games have been played is the winner. ** It is possible to pick against the spread, but you must determine the "winning" team manually. The Pool Manager is not currently designed to accept the actual scores and point spreads which would enable it to calculate the winners. This feature is under con- sideration for the next revision. (see page 18) -3- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE FEATURES THE POOL MANAGER: + Accomodates up to 90 participants and 18 games. + Generates and prints a Picksheet, complete with pool directions, for entrants to mark their picks for winners. + Prevents inadvertent input mistakes on all information entered into the program through full error protection. + Maintains and displays on command a list of all participants who have had their picks entered into the program, and the total number of participants entered to date. + Generates and prints a spreadsheet that shows all the teams and each individual's picks for all the games. + Calculates each individual's score. Also, the number of points lost and the number of points still pending are calculated to give an indication of potential in the remaining games. + Maintains up to date standings. + Prints out the standings or displays them on the screen. + Determines what the standings would be IF a certain team wins. Calculating these "What If?" scenarios can be done any time after the first game is played and before the last game is played. + Allows the customization of each pool. Provision is made for: > Pool Title > Note to Appear on Spreadsheet > Date of Event > Prizes (First through Third) > Note for Picksheet > Additional Prize Category + Enables entering the fundamental information weeks in advance. -4- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Computer: IBM PC, PC/XT or compatible with at least 128K, or enhanced PCjr. Operating Sys.: DOS 2.0 or later (2.1 for PCjr). Monitor: Color (preferred) or Monochrome. Drive: One, double sided (360k). Printer: Epson FX-80 & 100, MX-80 & 100, Star Micronics 10X, IBM Graphics Printer or equivalent. If you elect not to take advantage of the printing features, the program can be operated without a printer. Another option is to enter all the data at home (without a printer) and do the printing at work. FILE DESCRIPTIONS The following files constitute The Pool Manager and should be on your original disk: README.DOC General Information and instructions for preparing to use The Pool Manager and printing the User's Guide. POOLMGR.DOC Complete User's Guide for The Pool Manager. NFLPOOL.EXE The Pool Manager Main Program. NFLPOOL2.EXE The Pool Manager Operation Program. The following files are generated by The Pool Manager for a pool with the filename XXXX : XXXX.DAT Contains all initial data for the pool. XXXX.CUR Contains the current status of the pool. XXXX.RES Contains the results of games played in the pool. XXXX.STA Contains the current standings for the pool. -5- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE PROGRAM STRUCTURE There are three basic modules in The Pool Manager. They are Set Up, Data Entry, and Pool Operation. The content of each of these modules is summarized below and covered in detail on the following pages. 1. Set Up * The following information is entered: - FILENAME - POOL TITLE - DATE OF EVENT - TOTAL NUMBER OF GAMES - NOTE TO APPEAR ON THE PICKSHEET (optional) - ALL TEAMS AND THEIR ABBREVIATIONS 2. Data Entry * The following information is entered: - EACH ENTRANT'S NAME AND TEAMS PICKED TO WIN - PRIZE INFORMATION - NOTE TO APPEAR ON THE SPREADSHEET (optional) * The following information is output: - A PICKSHEET LISTING ALL THE GAMES FOR ENTRANTS TO MARK THEIR CHOICES TO WIN - A LIST OF ALL PARTICIPANTS ALREADY ENTERED IN THE POOL + It is good practice to make backup copies of the .DAT and .CUR files after the prize data has been entered & before any actual results are entered. (See page 5 for file descriptions) 3. Pool Operation * The following information is entered: - ACTUAL RESULTS - THEORETICAL RESULTS * The following information is output: - A SPREADSHEET, SHOWING EVERYONE'S PICKS AND THE PRIZE INFORMATION, TO THE PRINTER - CURRENT STANDINGS TO THE SCREEN OR PRINTER - THEORETICAL RESULTS TO THE SCREEN OR PRINTER -6- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE PROCEDURE TO SET UP A POOL General - This section is designed to be half reference and half tutorial. Therefore, the information on each input, output, and screen is detailed, and is presented in the sequence required to set up a pool. If you haven't set up a pool before, please set one up as you read through this section. Just invent the data as you go along. Statements prefaced with a + are included to direct your activity in setting up the pool. The important thing is to become familiar with how the program works, its capabilities, and the terminology used. You will be prompted for all the required information. Any mistakes you make entering this information will be described, along with a recommendation for corrective action, near the bottom of the screen. Limits on the type and length of each input are described in detail below. To Start - Bring up DOS in the usual manner and place your Pool Manager working disk in the "A" drive. In response to the A> type NFLPOOL and press enter. The program will load & run. + Read the statement of user support, then press any key to begin. <<< FILENAME >>> Enter the filename that you want to use to uniquely identify this pool. It may contain up to a maximum of 8 characters and may not have a file extension. Limit yourself to using letters and numbers. Punctuation, spaces or other symbols may cause unpredictable results. The program will, however, catch serious errors and ask you to try again. To access this pool again later, you will have to enter this same filename when you restart the program. Examples of WEEK2 pool filenames: COLLEGE NFL10 The Purpose of the filename is to identify the data stored for this pool and distinguish it from data stored for other pools on the same disk. It will not be printed anywhere else during the program operation. + Since you are setting up a new pool, the program will not find the filename that you just used and the question will appear: Is this a new Pool? Answer Y and press enter. (If this question appears when you are trying to run a pool that has already been set up, it means that you had a typing error or that the data files for this pool are not on this disk. Answer N and try again.) -7- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE SETTING UP A POOL (continued) <<< POOL TITLE >>> Enter the title you would like to use for this pool. The title can be a maximum of 39 char- acters long. It will be printed on all the documentation (picksheet, spreadsheet, and standings) to uniquely identify this pool. Don't confuse the filename with the pool title. Examples of XYZ Corp. Football Pool Week #4 Pool Titles: Kelly's Bar College Pool - Week 2 The 1985 College Bowl Season Pool <<< DATE OF EVENT >>> Enter the date when most of the games in the pool are played. For NFL pools, it would be Sunday and for College pools it would be Saturday. For a bowl season pool, January 1 would probably be used. There is a limit of 18 characters for the date. <<< NUMBER OF GAMES >>> Enter the total number of games to be played in the pool. The Pool Manager can handle a maximum of 18 games in a single pool. Remember to enter the number of games to be played and not the number of teams involved. <<< NOTE FOR PICKSHEET >>> Enter a message to be printed on the Picksheet. The picksheet is a worksheet that each entrant in the pool will mark his/her choices on. This note is intended to give information specific to this pool. The note can be a maximum of 78 characters long. Examples: * All sheets must be turned in to Jim by 12-11-84. Good Luck! * Picks due 9-29 @ noon. Congrats to last winner Sue Wille. If you do not want to enter a message for the picksheet, just press enter. -8- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE SETTING UP A POOL (continued) + The next screen will prompt you to enter the teams playing each game. If you make a mistake, press Function 5 and then press enter. You then can correct the mistake but must reenter all the teams. <<< TEAMS >>> The cursor is first positioned under the Visiting Team column. Enter the name of the visiting team for the first game in the pool. The team name may be up to 16 characters long. <<< ABBREVIATIONS >>> Now the cursor is positioned under the left abbreviation column. Enter a 4 letter (max) abbreviation for the Visiting team. This will be used to head the team column on the Spreadsheet. (See page 13 for a description of the spreadsheet) + Now the cursor should be positioned under the Home Team column. Enter the name of the home team for this game and then its abbrev- iation. Repeat this process for each game in the pool. Example: ILLINOIS ILLI vs ALABAMA BAMA MICHIGAN MICH vs OHIO STATE OSU CHICAGO CHGO vs GREEN BAY GBAY Once you have entered the teams and abbreviations for the last game in the pool, you have another opportunity to correct any mistakes. To correct a mistake, enter N in response to the question: "Is this correct?" and reenter all the teams. If everything is correct, enter Y. All setup data will now be written to disk and program control is transferred to the Data Entry Module. At this point, you may wish to switch to another pool and enter the setup data for the following week's pool. The Data Entry Module is described in the following section. -9- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL DATA ENTRY You will be presented with the Data Entry Module Menu upon completion of all the initial information. Each of the six menu selections is described in detail below. 1) ENTER NAMES AND PICKS - Press 1 and you are given short instruc- tions on how to enter the names & picks and offered the opportunity to return to the main menu if this key was pressed in error. If you're ready to continue, press C and then enter the participant's name as prompted near the bottom of the screen. Please limit the name length to 20 characters and spaces. + The next screen will list all teams in the pool and the team number that The Pool Manager has assigned to each. The cursor should now be positioned on the left side of the screen under the heading TEAM #. Use the following procedure to enter the participant's choices for winning teams and confidence numbers: A. Enter the team number of the team selected to win the first game. The team name will be printed for confirmation under the TEAM heading and the cursor should now be under the CONFIDENCE # heading. B. Enter the confidence number assigned to the team that you just entered. The cursor should now be under the TEAM # heading on the right side of the screen. Enter the team number for the team chosen to win the second game, and then its assigned confidence number. + Repeat this process until the chosen winning teams and their confidence numbers have been entered for all games in the pool. EXAMPLE: TEAM # TEAM CONFIDENCE # TEAM # TEAM CONFIDENCE # | 1 PURDUE 6 | 4 VALPARAISO 15 5 ILLINOIS 7 | 7 CONCORDIA 9 -10- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL DATA ENTRY (continued) If you attempt to enter the same team number twice, try to use the same confidence number twice, or make other common mistakes, The Pool Manager will catch your error. A message on the bottom of the screen will describe the problem, and you will be able to retry the entry. This feature is particularly useful to catch errors that participants have made in their choices. (Better now than on Sunday afternoon!) If your mistake was entering the wrong team or confidence number, press FUNCT. 5 then press ENTER. You may now correct the mistake, but must reenter the picks. Remember you must press ENTER after you press FUNCT 5 to activate this feature. Another opportunity to correct an error is after all the picks have been entered. In response to IS THIS CORRECT? Y/N , answer N. The picks will be cleared and you have the opportunity to reenter and correct any errors. If you answer Y, the name and picks will be stored on the disk and control is returned to the Data Entry Module menu. There is no facility for changing the picks after they have been stored on the disk. If you attempt to enter more than 90 participants, you will automatically be transferred to the List Participants Section. 2) LIST PARTICIPANTS - Press 2 and a list of participants whose picks have already been entered is displayed. Also displayed is the total number of participants that have been entered. This feature is useful when working with large pools. It allows you to verify the entry of a participant's picks. It also keeps you aware of the total number of participants so that the limit of 90 is not exceeded. 3) PRINT PICKSHEET - Press 3 and you can print out up to 10 pick- sheets at a time. The picksheet should be distributed to each participant. It provides a place for each individual to indicate his/her name, winning teams, and confidence numbers. It also lists which teams are home and visitor for each game and contains short directions on how the pool works. + Be sure your printer is on and the top of form is properly set before entering the number of copies required. Enter the number of copies of the picksheet you want printed out and the printer will start immediately. If you want to stop the printing process before it is completed, press FUNCT. 5, then press ENTER. Control will then be returned to the Data Entry Module menu. -11- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL DATA ENTRY (continued) 4) ENTER PRIZE DATA - When you press 4, the most important thing to remember is: NO MORE PARTICIPANTS MAY BE ADDED TO THE POOL ONCE THE PRIZE DATA HAS BEEN ENTERED. CONTROL IS TRANSFERRED TO THE POOL OPERATION MODULE AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE DATA ENTRY MODULE. If you pressed this key by mistake, the opportunity to return to the menu is offered. To actually enter the prize data, type PROCEED as indicated. There is a maximum of 15 characters and spaces allowed for each prize entry. After entering the third prize, you have the opportunity to define a fourth prize category, and then name the prize for that category. If you don't wish to define a fourth category, just press enter. Finally, you have the opportunity to enter a note (78 characters & spaces max.) that will appear on the spreadsheet. This is similar to the note you entered earlier to appear on the picksheet. Examples: * Party begins at noon Sunday - 405 Washington. Admission: 6-pack * Next picks due Wed. (Thu game) Include $.50 to pay for this software If you don't want to include a note, just press enter. Once the prize entry is complete, control is transferred to the pool operation module, all data is loaded, and The Pool Manager is ready to accept results of the games as they are played. It is good practice to make backup copies of the .DAT and .CUR files (see page 5) immediately after the prize data has been entered & before entering actual results. 5) SWITCH TO ANOTHER POOL - Press 5 and you are returned to the in- itial screen containing the statement of user support. The current pool is cleared from memory. Press any key and you may then enter the filename of another pool. This feature eliminates the need to reload the program if you want to switch pools. It is especially useful if you are loading the initial information for several weeks of games at one session. E) EXIT THIS PROGRAM - Press E when you want to terminate use of The Pool Manager. You will be returned to DOS. -12- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL OPERATION After the prize information has been entered for a particular pool, control is transferred to the Pool Operation Module. Subsequently, the Pool Operation Module will be loaded directly when you enter the filename. Again there is no facility for adding more participants to the pool once the prize information has been entered. Each of the five menu selections are described in detail below. 1) PRINT CURRENT STANDINGS - Press 1 and you are offered the choice of having the standings displayed on your screen or sent to the printer. Please note that no standings can be shown until at least one game has been completed and the result entered. Both the 1) (print current standings) and 4) (calculate `what if' scenario) keys will not operate until the actual result of at least one game has been entered. + Enter S and the standings will be displayed on the screen immediately. + Enter P and the standings will be printed. Be sure your printer has been turned on and is properly set to top of form. Now press any key to start printing. If you wish to terminate the printing before it is completed, press FUNCT. 5 then press ENTER and you will be returned to the Pool Operation menu. The standings will reflect the results of all games entered to date. The winning team in the last game entered will be shown in the heading both on the screen and printed output. Once all games in the pool have had their results entered, the headings will indicate FINAL STANDINGS. 2) PRINT SPREADSHEET - Press 2 and you are given directions to set up your printer and asked to enter the number of copies you want printed. Be sure your printer has been turned on and is properly set to top of form. As soon as you enter the number of copies desired, printing will begin. If you wish to terminate the printing before it is completed, press FUNCT. 5, then press ENTER and you will be returned to the Pool Operation menu. Up to ten copies of the spreadsheet can be printed at one time. The Spreadsheet lists all the teams across the top of the page and the names of the participants down the left side. Each participant's picks are shown across from his/her name under the appropriate teams. The prize data is printed near the bottom of the page. -13- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL OPERATION (continued) 3) UPDATE ACTUAL RESULTS - Press 3 only when you want to enter the result of a game that is finished. If you pressed this key in error, the opportunity is offered to return to the menu. + If the game is over and you are SURE of the winning team, enter PROCEED to continue. You will then be prompted for the winning team number. Once you enter the winning team number, the winning and losing teams are displayed for your confirmation. The Pool Manager's error detection routines will catch and allow you to correct the following mistakes: A) Entering the same winning team twice. B) Entering the opponent of a team that was previously entered as a winner. ******* IMPORTANT ******* THERE IS NO RECOVERY IN THE PROGRAM FOR ENTERING THE WRONG TEAM AS A WINNER. THE RESULTS ARE WRITTEN TO DISK AND CAN'T BE CHANGED UNLESS THE DOS EDLIN UTILITY IS USED TO MODIFY THE DATA FILES.** ******* ******* If you don't use the DOS EDLIN utility, the only recourse is to enter the results of the remaining games, then correct each participant's totals manually. Be sure to make backup copies of the .CUR and .DAT files before entering any actual results to avoid this problem. If you have backed up these files, see page 20 for correction method. If you find yourself in the Update Actual Results mode by mistake, press FUNCT. 5 then press ENTER and you will be returned to the Pool Operation menu. + If the team number you have selected is incorrect, answer N to the question Is this correct? Y/N , then enter the correct team number. + If you have selected the correct winning team number answer Y . + After storing the data, you are offered the opportunity to enter the results of another game. Answer Y if you have additional FINAL results to enter or N to be returned to the Pool Operation menu. ** See the Appendix for complete directions on the use of the DOS EDLIN utility to correct a mistake in the entry of a winning team. -14- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE POOL OPERATION (continued) 4) CALCULATE `WHAT IF' SCENARIO - Press 4 and you can see what the standings would be "IF" a certain team were to win. All you have to do is indicate the team number of the "winning" team. You are then offered the opportunity to see the `what if' standings displayed on the screen or have them sent to your printer. This feature is very popular at parties because individuals can anticipate the standings "IF" their team wins. Calculation of theoretical results and standings has no effect on the actual results. The Pool Manager forgets the `what if' results as soon as they are printed or displayed, so there is no limit to the number of times that this feature can be used. As mentioned in the first section, this feature is not operable until the actual result of at least one game has been entered. E) EXIT THIS PROGRAM - Press E when you want to terminate use of The Pool Manager. You will be returned to DOS. -15- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE THE USER SUPPORTED CONCEPT The Pool Manager is User-Supported software. If you find this program to be useful, a contribution of $20 will be appreciated by the author. Andy Kunz American Systems Post Office Box Five Blue Island, IL 60406-0005 Regardless of whether you make a contribution or not, you are encour- aged to copy this program within the terms of the Restrictions described below. The User-Supported concept is based on the following three principles: 1. The value and utility of software is best assessed by the user on his/her own equipment. 2. The creation of personal computer software can and should be supported by the computing community. 3. Copying of programs should be encouraged rather than restricted. Free distribution and voluntary contribution eliminates the need for and cost of marketing, advertising, and copy protection. This eliminates hassle for the author and gives the user quality software at a greatly reduced cost. After you've had a chance to use this program on your equipment, you are trusted to send the contribution or discontinue use of the program. If you think the above principles are worthwhile, your contribution is requested to make them work. Obviously, without user support, extensive enhancement and improvement of The Pool Manager is not practical. Your $20 contribution entitles you to the following benefits: + A disk with the latest versions of the program and User's Guide. + A semi-annual newsletter (issued before and after the football season) for three years to keep you informed of program improvements, availability of new `Sports' products similar to this one, and the extent of user support. + Ability to influence the development of this program. You may voice your opinions when you contribute (on the User Response Form) and anytime thereafter. -16- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE THE USER SUPPORTED CONCEPT (continued) + Availability of updates free or at nominal cost. Contributing users may obtain updates for free by sending American Systems a blank, formatted diskette with a self addressed, prepaid mailer. If you prefer, an update can be mailed to you for $7. + Direct user support via Compuserve or the mail for specific problems that you encounter. + Immediate notification of any bugs discovered in the program with recommended corrective action. It is important to complete the information on your equipment (requested on the User Response Form) in the event that any equipment specific bugs are discovered. + Evaluation copies of the program are available for $7, which will be credited toward contribution. Contribution is particularly easy if you split the cost among the regular participants in the pool. Providing software would be a considerate gesture to the individual who has volunteered personal time to run the pool. Enhancements and improvements to The Pool Manager (tm) will be made based on the priorities established by the contributing users. Features currently under consideration for the next revision are listed on the User Response Form. RESTRICTIONS ON COPYING - Individuals are granted permission by the author to copy The Pool Manager (tm) for their own use or for others to evaluate as long as: 1. It is copied in its entirety. (All four files: README.DOC, POOLMGR.DOC, NFLPOOL.EXE, and NFLPOOL2.EXE) 2. The program and documentation are not altered in any way. 3. No price or other consideration is charged. The Pool Manager (tm) may not be included as part of any "package" that is sold. The "distribution charge" or "media charge" levied by computer clubs and other organizations may not exceed $9.00. 4. The printed material may not be copied without express written permission from the author. -17- - User Response Form American Systems Post Office Box Five Blue Island, IL 60406-0005 Name: ______________________________________ Date:________________ Address:______________________________________ Do you want to receive City, State:__________________________________ the newsletter? Zip: _______________________ Yes _____ No _____ Enclosed is my $20 contribution. Please register me as a contributing user and send me the latest version of The Pool Manager (tm). + Describe below the equipment you will be using to run this program: Computer:__________________________ RAM:_______ No. of drives:______ Printer make:___________________________ Model:______________________ + Add any features you would like to see incorporated in the program to the list below. Then rate all the features according to this scale: 5 - Very important to implement 3 - Would like to see in the program 1 - Not important at all _____ Tie breaker capability _____ Improved editing capability for all data entry _____ Provision to pick winners "against the spread" _____ Collection and compilation of year end performance statistics for all participants _____ Ability to print a preliminary spreadsheet from the Data Entry Module _____ Ability to select a separate drive for a data disk _____ Elimination of surplus team numbers from the team lists _____ Ability to modify the picksheet note from the Data Entry menu _____ Capacity greater than 90 participants. How many? ________ _____ Special printout of individual status & performance. _____ ____________________________________________________________ _____ ____________________________________________________________ _____ ____________________________________________________________ + How would you rate the overall performance of The Pool Manager? 10___ 9___ 8___ 7___ 6___ 5___ 4___ 3___ 2___ 1___ -Excellent- -Poor- + If you have found any bugs in the program, PLEASE describe them on the back of this sheet. Thank you for your support, Andy Kunz -18- TPM/1.0 - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE APPENDIX The procedures for recovery from entering the wrong team as a winner in the Update Actual Results mode are described in this section. If you have not made backup copies of the .DAT and .CUR files, follow the directions in Part 1. See page 5 for descriptions of the files generated by The Pool Manager. If you do have backup copies of these files, go to Part 2. Part 1 - You will need your DOS disk and the Pool Manager disk containing the files of your problem pool. The filename for the pool used in the instructions is XXX . Substitute your pool's filename for XXX whenever you encounter it. For example, if your pool's filename is WEEK4 the substitution for XXX.CUR would be WEEK4.CUR A. Bring up DOS in the usual manner. B. Copy the EDLIN.COM utility from your DOS disk onto your Pool Manager disk. C. With the Pool Manager disk in the A drive, enter: EDLIN XXX.CUR The display should now look like this: A>EDLIN XXX.CUR End of input file * D. Enter 1 . The content of the .CUR file for your pool is displayed. The FORMAT of the display should resemble the following example: A>EDLIN XXX.CUR End of input file *1 1:*45,32,12,"XXX",2 1:* E. Your objective is to change the third number (12 in the example) to 0 and leave the remainder of the file unchanged. Copy the entire line exactly, character by character, (beginning with 45 in the example) except for changing the third number to zero. (not the letter O) Now compare the top and bottom lines. The ONLY difference (including punctuation) should be a zero for the third number. If it is OK, press enter. The format of the display should now resemble the following example: A>EDLIN XXX.CUR End of input file *1 1:*45,32,12,"XXX",2 1:*45,32,0,"XXX",2 * -19- - THE POOL MANAGER (tm) USER'S GUIDE APPENDIX (continued) F. Press E then press enter. The revised file will be written on your disk and you will be returned to DOS. You may wish to erase the XXX.BAK file and the EDLIN.COM file to free up storage space on your disk after you have verified that your pool has been returned to proper operation. G. Now run the Pool Manager program and reenter the CORRECT results for all games completed in this pool. REMEMBER: It is good practice to always make backup copies of the .CUR and .DAT files immediately after the prize data has been entered and before any actual results have been entered. Then if you have a problem, the backups can be used instead of going through this procedure to correct the problem file. Part 2 - If you did make backup copies of the .CUR and .DAT files for this pool, recovery is simple. Just copy these two files back onto your working disk. Then run the Pool Manager and reenter the CORRECT results for all the games completed in this pool. One Caution - Be sure you make your backup copies of these files AFTER the prize information has been entered and BEFORE any actual results have been entered. -20-