³0³          ---------  MAIN MENUS  ----------           ³0³³0³  DATA FILES                                          ³0³³0³  Add New Dogs:  One of two methods for adding a      ³0³³0³  new greyhound to the database.  With this           ³0³³0³  function you must have the past performance lines   ³0³³0³  from the official track program.                    ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Modify Race Lines:  This function is used to make   ³0³³0³  any change to a greyhound's past performance        ³0³³0³  lines.                                              ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Fast Update:  This function is used to capture the  ³0³³0³  data from the race results printed in the race      ³0³³0³  programs to update the database.                    ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------  MAIN MENUS   ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Show Names:  Shows all greyhounds in database       ³0³³0³  alphabetically and shows number of greyhounds       ³0³³0³  in database.                                        ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  RACE SET-UP                                         ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Create Race Set-Up:  Allows the user to enter       ³0³³0³  the race line-ups for each race to be run for       ³0³³0³  a given date from the racing program.  This data    ³0³³0³  must be entered in order to obtain certain          ³0³³0³  reports available and to perform the race           ³0³³0³  analysis.                                           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------  MAIN MENUS   ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Modify Race Set-Up:  List of all races which        ³0³³0³  results have not been entered. User has ability     ³0³³0³  to make corrections (i.e., correction to date,      ³0³³0³  performance, race #, grade, course and greyhounds   ³0³³0³  name).                                              ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Show Current Race:  Shows all races which results   ³0³³0³  have not been entered.                              ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Analyze a Race Performance:  Performs a detailed    ³0³³0³  analysis for a complete racing program derived      ³0³³0³  from a Race Set-Up.                                 ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------  MAIN MENUS   ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  PARAMETERS                                          ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Analysis Formulas:  These are the weighted factor   ³0³³0³  that the user establishes for race analysis         ³0³³0³  (refer to manual for samples).                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Default Times:  The time factors shown here are     ³0³³0³  sample ranges.  Time factors for a given track      ³0³³0³  must be entered by the User.  (Must be performed    ³0³³0³  immediately following program installation.)        ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Data File Controls:  User sets parameters through   ³0³³0³  this function.  (Must be performed immediately      ³0³³0³  following program installation.)                    ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   MAIN MENUS  ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Kennel Codes:  Kennel names with corresponding      ³0³³0³  numbers are entered.  Additional numbers and        ³0³³0³  kennels can be added if kennel numbers higher       ³0³³0³  than 20 exist (refer to manual).                    ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   MAIN MENUS  ---------           ³0³³0³  REPORTS                                             ³0³³0³  Average Winning Race Times:  Displays average win   ³0³³0³  time for each grade level and course for selected   ³0³³0³  date range. Press enter for other race courses.     ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Create Personal Racing Form:  Produces up to        ³0³³0³  fifteen past performance lines for each greyhound.  ³0³³0³  Prints eight per page in condensed form.  This      ³0³³0³  data is transferred to a file named Program.        ³0³³0³  Exit to SS Director and print this file = PRINT     ³0³³0³  PROGRAM.                                            ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Race Lines for a Greyhound:  Displays all past      ³0³³0³  performance lines for any given greyhound within    ³0³³0³  the database.                                       ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   MAIN MENUS  ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Average Time for a Greyhound:  Displays average     ³0³³0³  and best time by post position.  Displays best      ³0³³0³  time by box number for any given grade.             ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Compare Previous Races 2 w/1:  Compares one dog     ³0³³0³  with two others in a given racing event             ³0³³0³  (i.e., compares performance, times, etc. if they    ³0³³0³  have competed in prior events).                     ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   MAIN MENUS  ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Create Entries File:  Let's user enter a            ³0³³0³  preliminary entries file from the overnight         ³0³³0³  entries which can be obtained from the offical      ³0³³0³  track program. Overnight entries generally are      ³0³³0³  not in correct post position order and in many      ³0³³0³  cases greyhounds are subsituted                     ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Modify Entries File:  This function allows the      ³0³³0³  user to modify a entries file for name and correct  ³0³³0³  post position. After all corrections are made for   ³0³³0³  each race in this file, the file can then be        ³0³³0³  converted to a race set-up file using the Transfer  ³0³³0³  Race Set-Up                                         ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   MAIN MENUS  ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Transfer Entries to Race Set-Up:  Allows the user   ³0³³0³  to transfer a preliminary Entries File to a         ³0³³0³  permanent race set-up file. This function should    ³0³³0³  not be used until such file has been modified and   ³0³³0³  corrected. (refer to manual for complete            ³0³³0³  instructions).                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Entry Stats:  Gives statistics for all greyhounds   ³0³³0³  for any given racing program.  When this function   ³0³³0³  is performed, a file is created in the SS           ³0³³0³  directory which can then be printed by using the    ³0³³0³  DOS print command. The file created will be         ³0³³0³  ST + date.                                          ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   UTILITIES   ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Re-number Dogs ID: Use this utility if you encounter³0³³0³  a problem trying to modify an exiting raceline for  ³0³³0³  any particular dog. Each raceline has an identifier ³0³³0³  attached to each, which refers to an identical      ³0³³0³  number for that dog. This program will renumber     ³0³³0³  all racelines for each greyhound in the database.   ³0³³0³  This could take some time, depending on the size    ³0³³0³  of the data files.                                  ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Build New Name Index: If you have changed the name  ³0³³0³  of a greyhound, and can no longer pull that file    ³0³³0³  up, then this utility mus be used to re-build the   ³0³³0³  alphabetical order of the index.                    ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³³0³          ---------   UTILITIES   ---------           ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Change Default Track: If you are working with more  ³0³³0³  than race track and have each database stored in    ³0³³0³  different directories, then this utility will load  ³0³³0³  and transfer all default information and parameters ³0³³0³  for the requested track. This can also be done in   ³0³³0³  Data Parameters Screen.                             ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³  Back-Up/Compress Data: This utitlity will compress  ³0³³0³  and copy your data files to a floppy diskette. You  ³0³³0³  must provide the required compression programs used ³0³³0³  with the utility.                                   ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³                                                      ³0³³0³______________________________________________________³0³