US Rating Calculator(tm) v.99 (Beta) Copyright 1995 by Eric Horn - All rights reserved. Disclaimer: This software is distributed "as is". Although I know of no problems with the software, I make no warranties. Acknowledgments: I want to thank PowerBuilder Guru Jeff Curtis for his testing and suggestions. Archive Contents: README.TXT - this file USRAT.EXE - US Rating Calculator executable US Rating Calc support DLL's (17 of them!) PBBGR040 DLL 594,080 12-15-94 12:00p PBCMP040 DLL 250,848 12-15-94 12:00p PBDBI040 DLL 157,888 12-15-94 12:00p PBDEC040 DLL 37,952 12-15-94 12:00p PBDWE040 DLL 1,193,696 12-15-94 12:00p PBDWO040 DLL 125,952 12-15-94 12:00p PBECT040 DLL 61,280 12-15-94 12:00p PBIDBF40 DLL 6,656 12-15-94 12:00p PBITXT40 DLL 4,128 12-15-94 12:00p PBLMI040 DLL 44,320 12-15-94 12:00p PBOUI040 DLL 147,968 12-15-94 12:00p PBPRT040 DLL 21,376 12-15-94 12:00p PBRTE040 DLL 618,896 12-15-94 12:00p PBRTF040 DLL 661,472 12-15-94 12:00p PBSHR040 DLL 141,408 12-15-94 12:00p PBTYP040 DLL 686,080 12-15-94 12:00p PBVBX040 DLL 69,088 12-15-94 12:00p Description: This is my first attempt at hacking together a simple application using PowerBuilder. I used to code in Clipper (DOS world) so this was quite the culture change moving to Windows. USRAT doesn't have any database access because I don't keep any of the values. It is simply a calculator (based on the USCF rating system) to see how your rating changes depending on the strength of your opponents and whether or not you are playing provisionally (less than 20 games). It doesn't handle bonus points because in general you won't know if your opponent's play warrants you receiving any or not. I didn't write it for general distribution but several people on the Internet requested something similar so here it is. It is free to use, the only thing I ask is you send me an Email message letting me know that my upload wasn't wasted! My Email address is listed at the bottom of this file. It isn't finished yet, I will pretty it up someday and add a real help file and maybe database access to keep the last rating or previous scores or something. Any suggestions you may have would be appreciated. System Requirements: US Rating Calc is completely self-contained and is compatible with Windows 3.1. It hasn't been tested on versions of Windows prior to 3.1, OS/2-Win or Windows 95. It really doesn't do anything fancy so it should work in all the aforementioned environments. Installation: Unzip the files into any directory of your choosing and add the directory to the DOS path. If it isn't in the path it won't work properly. With the exception of the EXE file and this TXT file, all the other files are DLL's that begin with PB (PB*.DLL) so you could put them in your Windows directory if you want, unless you are already using a PowerBuilder app they shouldn't overwrite any other files. You will need to add the app to Windows (pick a group of your own choosing or add it to an existing group) with the File/Insert/Item menu options. Instructions: Enter your previous rating in the box provided and click on the radio button whether you are provisional or not (default is that you are an established player). If you are a provisional player it will ask how many total games you have played. Fill in the game boxes with your opponents rating(s) and your result (win/lose/draw). You can enter up to 10 games and then click . That is all there is to it! The button clears the scores and takes you back to the top to start over. Hope this is of some use to you. Remember to send me an Email msg. with your comments or if you are experiencing any problems. Author: Eric Horn P.O. Box 5556 Toledo, Ohio 43613 Email Address: emhorn@ix.netcom.com Telephone: (419) 4PC-HELP (472-4357) USRAT.EXE was developed and compiled using PowerBuilder 4.0 from Powersoft Corporation.