Contents
Football Pool Client

Version 1.0

1995 Football Season

Main Menu Contents

Introduction

Client Setup

Menu Items

Entering Selections


Introduction
Football Pool Client

Version 1.0

1995 Football Season

Introduction:

This program will let you manage a football pool.  Every week, members of the pool should turn in their picks for the weekend football games along with their confidence rankings for each game and the total points for the Monday night football game.

The confidence rankings are unique numbers that are assigned to each game for the week:  1 through the total number of games, 1 signifying the lowest confidence, etc.

If a team was successfully predicted as a winner, that confidence ranking gets added to the members point totals (for the week and for the season).

The total points for the Monday night football game are used only to settle tie breakers between two or more members that have accumulated equal and highest point totals for the week.

Note:  This program only handles the football statistics and members selections for the pool.  This program assumes it would be used just for the sheer pleasure of people competing against each other in the art of football predictions.  Any money transfers are at the sole discretion of the members of the pool.

See Entering Selections

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Client Setup
Football Pool Client

Version 1.0

1995 Football Season

Client Setup:

For the network portion of this program to work, the manager must have successfully installed the Manager program on their computer, and have the directory in which the program resides to be accessible by users on the network with full read/write capabilites.

Furthermore, you must have SHARE.EXE running in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  See help on SHARE.EXE in the DOS directory.

Note:  See the README.TXT file for help on installation of the CLIENT95.EXE program.  The file contains instructions on how to install the program and what files are needed.


Menu Items
Football Pool Client

Version 1.0

1995 Football Season

Menu Items:

File:

Connect Database:	This option should be used only once.  When the program is installed, it does not know where the Managers NFL_1995.MDB file is residing.  By selecting this option, a dialog box opens that allows you to connect to that file in the Managers shared directory.  The Manager must have the directory accessible with full read/write capabilities.  Once the database is successfully connected, it will remember the location for future uses of the program.

Log In:	A client cannot log in unless their is a proper network connection and the manager has made a week available for network users.  Furthermore, a password must be created in order for a user to log in.  Passwords are case sensitive.

Exit:	Closes the program.

Activities:

Selections:	When properly logged in, a client can retrieve the schedule for the week available and enter in their selections.  If selections already exist, then that person can edit their previous selections.  If the Manager closes the network before you OK your selections, they will not be saved.

Print Selections:	The user can print their selections.

Help:

Help:	Opens up this help file.

About...:	Window statistics and program credits.


Selections
Football Pool Client

Version 1.0

1995 Football Season

Entering Selections:

When a week is activated and a member is chosen, then selections can be entered into the system.  The form displays the current schedule.  The predicted winner can be chosen simply by clicking on the team.  It gets bolded.  Members can enter a confidence ranking in the box next to the game.  When the cursor is in the box, numbers can be manually entered or the number pad can be used.

Selections can be reordered from highest ranking team to the lowest.  This has no affect on the selections themselves, but it does provide a good view of the selections.

Rankings can be switched between teams by clicking on the ranking box and dragging it over the box you want to switch numbers with.

Only valid entries will allow the selections to be entered into the system.  This includes: a winner is chosen for every game, every game has a unique ranking that is between 1 and the total number of games, and the Monday Night game has a point total to settle tie breakers for the week.

The manager of the pool can enter the selections manually from the entry sheets being turned in or members on a network can enter their selections over the network.