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                    Compu-Sport Sports Statistics System
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Compu-Sport is NOT mouse-aware.  To access the menus at the top of each
screen, hold down the 'Alt' key and then press the highlighted letter of the
menu name.  For example, the first menu on each dialog is normally 'Edit' ;
to access it hold down 'Alt' then press 'E'.  Now use the arrow keys to move
down to the desired menu item and press 'Enter' to activate it.


1. Function Keys
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Some important 'hot keys' that are worth remembering are the following :

  Press      To
  -----      --

  F1         Get on-screen help

  Esc        Exit from the current screen/dialog
  Home       Move to the top of a 'browse' list
  End        Move to the bottom of a 'browse' list
  PageUp     Move up a 'browse' list one page at a time
  PageDown   Move down a 'browse' list one page at a time
  Arrow Up   Move up a 'browse' list one row at a time
  - Down     Move down a 'browse' list one row at a time
  - Left     Move to the left around a pull-down menu
  - Right    Move to the right around a pull-down menu
  Tab        Switch between two vertical 'panes' on the screen

  Ins        Insert ONE new item (eg. player, match, venue, etc)
  F5         Insert MANY new items (eg. players in a match) where applicable
  Del        Delete the currently selected item
  Enter      Amend the details of the currently selected item

  Alt F7     Show the selected player's SUMMARY statistics
  Ctrl F7    Show the selected player's DETAILED statistics
  Shift F7   Show summary statistics for all players in the selected TEAM

  F3         Recreate overall player statistics history
  F6         Set a 'filter' (only show matches against a specific opponent)
  F8         Change date range for overall team history

  Gray '+'   Select file for re-indexing
  Gray '-'   De-select file for re-indexing
  F10        Re-index selected files


2. Navigate around the menus
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Compu-Sport has a separate menu for each sporting code.  Each sport's menu
typically contains 3 sub-menus as follows :
     - Match details
     - Player summary
     - Country summary

The first sub-menu (match details) lists all matches that have been recorded
in 2 windows (or panes) on the screen.  The left pane shows each match
result, with one line per match.  The right pane shows the players from your
'home' team that took part in the currently selected match in the left pane.

You use the arrow keys to navigate up and down the left pane.  As you move,
the contents of the right pane (the players) will change to reflect the
currently selected match.  To switch to the right pane, press the 'Tab'
key ; to switch back to the left pane, press the 'Tab' key again.

The second sub-menu lists all the players in this sport with all-time
statistics for each player ; these statistics differ for each sport.  This
information is NOT updated automatically when a new match is defined.  It
must be updated after entering or changing any match details by going to the
'Edit' menu (press Alt-E), then choosing 'Re-Create History' (or simply
pressing 'F3').  The date that the history was last calculated will be shown
in the title bar.

In this screen you can use the 'View' menu to change the order in which data
is displayed.  For example, if you want to see all rugby players listed in
descending order of tries scored you can do so by choosing the first option
under 'View' (or simply press Alt-1).

The figure for number of matches played (or 'caps') may contain a figure to
the right of it in parentheses.  This second number represents the number of
appearances that were as a substitute or replacement.  The number of
substitute appearances is INCLUDED in the total number of matches played.

The third sub-menu lists all the countries against which your 'home' team
has played, and your 'home' team's record against each.  This information is
calculated on the fly from the match details, so it is always automatically
up to date even when you are entering or changing match details.  You can
change the date range for this summary by going to the 'Edit' menu (press
Alt-E), then choosing 'Date Range' (or simply pressing 'F8').

Compu-Sport also has menus for the various 'tables' that are used to define
a sporting event.  These include Venues (eg. Twickenham, London),
Competitions (eg. World Cup Finals), Countries (eg. New Zealand) and Players
which are all generic across all sports.  Formula 1 motor racing has two
tables specifically for it (driver retirement codes and constructors).


3. Find codes when prompted for them
------------------------------------

Many of the dialogs require the entry of pre-defined codes such as player
codes, venue codes and country codes.  When you are presented with such a
code prompt and you do not know what to put in, leave the code BLANK or type
in a question-mark ('?') and press 'Enter'.  A 'lookup' list of existing
codes will appear, and you can select the one you want by using the arrow
keys to move up and down the list.  When you have found the one you want,
press 'Enter' and it will be returned to the original code prompt with it's
description or name as well.

If the list does NOT contain the code you are looking for (it might be a
player who is playing in his first match and is not on file), press 'Ins'
and you will be presented with a dialog which will allow you to capture the
details of (say) the new player.

Many of these lookup lists will also search for an item if you type in the
first few letters of the item's name.  For example, if you have a list of
hundreds of players and you are looking for 'Wilson', just type 'WI' and the
system will position the light-bar on the first player whose name matches
what you have typed.  Some lists which contain only small quantities of data
do not support the 'search typing' function.  Although all names (for
players, stadiums, etc) can be captured in MIXED-CASE, the 'Search' function
ignores upper or lower case for the purpose of finding the record you are
looking for.


4. Insert a new match
---------------------

Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Bring up the 'Edit' menu
(by pressing Alt-E), then choose 'Insert'.  Alternatively just press the
'Ins' key.  A dialog will appear prompting for the entry of details needed
to describe a match (eg. date, score, etc).


5. Amend a match
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Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the match you want to change, then bring up
the 'Edit' menu (by pressing Alt-E) and choose 'Amend'.  Alternatively just
press 'Enter'.  A dialog will appear prompting for the entry of details
needed to describe a match (eg. date, score, etc).


6. Delete a match
-----------------

Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the match you want to delete, then bring up
the 'Edit' menu (by pressing Alt-E) and choose 'Delete'.  Alternatively just
press 'Del'.  The match and ALL the players who took part in it will be
deleted.


7. Insert players within a match
--------------------------------

Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the match for which you want to specify
players.  Press 'Tab' to move to the right pane, then bring up the 'Edit'
menu (by pressing Alt-E).  You can now either insert a single player at a
time (by choosing 'Insert'), or many players (by choosing 'Multi-Insert').
The 'Multi-Insert' option is very useful when you want to capture an entire
team in one go.  You will be presented with a dialog prompting for the entry
of player details.  If you do not know the code of the player you want to
insert, leave the player code field blank (or type a '?') and press 'Enter';
you will be presented with an alphabetic list of players within this sport.
By typing the first letter of the player's surname the light-bar will
automatically position itself.  Find the player you want in the list and
press 'Enter' to return to the capture dialog.

You can capture new players into this master lookup list if they do not
already exist in the database.  Merely press 'Ins' when the lookup list is
presented and a 'New Player' dialog will appear.


8. Amend a player within a match
--------------------------------

Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the match for which you want to specify
players.  Press 'Tab' to move to the right pane and move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the player you want to amend.  Bring up the
'Edit' menu (by pressing Alt-E) and choose 'Amend'.  You will be presented
with a dialog prompting for the entry of player details.


9. Delete a player within a match
---------------------------------

Go to 'Match Details' for the appropriate sport.  Move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the match for which you want to specify
players.  Press 'Tab' to move to the right pane and move the light-bar up or
down until it is positioned over the player you want to amend.  Bring up the
'Edit' menu (by pressing Alt-E) and choose 'Delete'.  The selected player
will be removed from this match.


10. Get individual statistics for a player
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Position the light-bar over a player's name (on any screen where a player's
name appears, such as in the list of players within a match) then bring up
the 'Statistics' menu by pressing Alt-S and choosing 'Player Summary'.
Otherwise you can press Alt-F7.  A window showing statistics pertinent to
the sport in which this player participates will be shown.  Note that this
option will only work if a specific player is chosen (ie. you must be in the
RIGHT pane of the match browse screen).

When the number of matches played (or 'caps') is listed, the figure in
parentheses represents the number of appearances that were as a substitute
or replacement.  The number of substitute appearances is INCLUDED in the
total number of matches played.


11. Get match statistics for a player
-------------------------------------

Position the light-bar over a player's name (on any screen where a player's
name appears, such as in the list of players within a match) then bring up
the 'Statistics' menu by pressing Alt-S and choosing 'Player Match History'.
Otherwise you can press Ctrl-F7.  A window showing every match in which this
player has participated, with his performance in each match, will be shown.
Note that this option will only work if a specific player is chosen (ie. you
must be in the RIGHT pane of the match browse screen).


12. Get overall statistics for all players in a certain match
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Position the light-bar over a specific match then bring up the 'Statistics'
menu by pressing Alt-S and choosing 'This Team Summary'.  Otherwise you can
press Shift-F7.  A window showing summary statistics for all players that
played in this match will be shown.  Note that this option is not available
for all sporting codes.


13. Get overall statistics for ALL players
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Go to the 'Player Statistics' sub-menu within each sport's main menu.  A
list of all players in this sport and their overall statistics will appear.
The individual statistics for a specific player in this list can be obtained
from the 'Statistics' menu on this screen.  These statistics are
the same as those described in sections 10 and 11 above.  In the event that
this data does not appear correct, it can be refreshed from the base data.
To do this, bring up the 'Edit' menu by pressing Alt-E and choose 'Re-Create
History', or press F3.


14. Get overall statistics for all Formula 1 Constructors
---------------------------------------------------------

Go to the 'Constructor Statistics' sub-menu within the 'Formula 1' menu.  A
list of all constructors and their overall statistics will appear.  In the
event that this data does not appear correct, it can be refreshed from the
base data.  To do this, bring up the 'Edit' menu by pressing Alt-E and
choose 'Re-Create History', or press F3.


15. Insert a new player
-----------------------

There are two ways to do this.  The first is to go to the 'Players' option
from the main 'File' menu.  Choose the sporting code in which the new player
competes from the list in the left pane, then press 'Tab' to switch to the
right pane which shows all existing players in the selected sporting code.
Bring up the 'Edit' menu by pressing Alt-E and choose either 'Single Insert'
to insert one player, or 'Multi Insert' to insert many players.  A dialog
will appear prompting for player details.

Another way to define new players is to bring up the player list when
capturing players within a match.  When the list of existing players
appears press 'Ins' and you will be presented with the same dialog as
described above prompting for player details.


16. Amend a player
------------------

Go to the 'Players' option from the main 'File' menu.  Choose the sporting
code in which the player competes from the list in the left pane, then
press 'Tab' to switch to the right pane which shows all existing players
in the selected sporting code.  Find the player by using the arrow keys to
move up and down.  If you type the first few letters of his surname the
system will do an instant search for the player and position the light-bar
accordingly.  When you have found the player you want to amend, bring up
the 'Edit' menu by pressing Alt-E and choose 'Amend'.  A dialog will
appear prompting for player details.


17. Insert/Amend a Venue
------------------------

The technique for doing this is the same as that described for 'Players',
but using the 'Venues' sub-menu.  There is also only one pane, not two.


18. Insert/Amend a Country
--------------------------

The technique for doing this is the same as that described for 'Players',
but using the 'Countries' sub-menu.  There is also only one pane, not two.


19. Insert/Amend a Competition
------------------------------

The technique for doing this is the same as that described for 'Players',
but using the 'Competitions' sub-menu.  There is also only one pane, not
two.


20. Insert/Amend a Formula 1 Constructor
----------------------------------------

The technique for doing this is the same as that described for 'Players',
but using the 'Constructors' sub-menu within 'Formula 1'.  There is also
only one pane, not two.


21. Insert/Amend a Formula 1 Retirement Code
--------------------------------------------

The technique for doing this is the same as that described for 'Players',
but using the 'Retirement Codes' sub-menu within 'Formula 1'.  There is
also only one pane, not two.


22. Set a Filter
----------------

From any main result screen of any of the team sports (Rugby Union, Soccer,
Cricket), bring up the 'Set Filter' dialog by pressing Alt-F then choosing
the 'Filter' menu, or press F6.  You can specify a country against which you
want your team results to be shown.  As usual, you can get a lookup list by
entering a '?'.  Once you have stipulated a filter country the results
screen will refresh itself to show ONLY results of your 'home' country
against this filter country.  All subsequent statistical queries done from
this results screen while the filter is active will only apply to results
against this filter country.  Thus an individual player query (Alt-F7) will
show this player's details against the filter country only.  You cannot set
a filter for Formula 1 results.


23. Reset a Filter
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A filter can be reset in any of these 3 different ways :
- Exit the results screen (back to the main menu) ;
- Bring up the 'Filter' menu by pressing Alt-F then choose 'Reset'.  Answer
  'Yes' to the message box which will be displayed ;
- Bring up the 'Filter' menu by pressing Alt-F then choose 'Set'.  This will
  display the dialog described in section 21 above ; blank out the country
  code (the existing filter country, if defined) and press 'Enter'.


24. Set the system up for a country other than 'RSA'
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Unzip the contents of NEW-TEAM.ZIP, overwriting the existing files.  Then
run Compu-Sport, go to the 'Tools' menu and the 'Options' option.  Change
the 'Home country for all sports' field to the country of your choice.  If
you do not know the right code to use, leave the field blank and hit
'Enter' ; a lookup-list will appear, allowing you to choose a country or
insert one by pressing 'Ins'.  Note that the other fields in this dialog
will only be available to you if you have the licensed version of Compu-
Sport.  However, ALL versions of Compu-Sport permit the 'home' country to
be changed.


25. Set the system up for manual capture of match codes
-------------------------------------------------------

Go to the 'Tools' menu and the 'Options' option.  Change the value for
'System generates match codes' from 'Y' to 'N'.  'Y' means that Compu-
Sport will automatically generate new unique match codes when necessary ;
'N' means that you will be given the option of specifying new match codes.


26. General House-keeping
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It is advisable on a regular basis to re-index the Compu-Sport database.
To do this, go to the 'Tools' main menu and choose 'Re-Index Data Files'.
Select the file(s) you want to re-index by pressing the '+' key, then
press F10.  It is recommended that you select ALL files by holding down
the '+' key.  F10 will begin the re-indexing procedure which should take
only a few minutes.

Note that if you have installed the system on a network and other people
are running Compu-Sport this action may not work, as it needs exclusive
use of all the files to re-index.  It can only be done when no users are
running Compu-Sport.


27. On-Screen Help
------------------

From any window or dialog, press F1 ; this document, which contains help on
how to operate Compu-Sport, will appear in a scrollable window.  Otherwise,
go to the 'Help' menu and choose either 'Help' or 'How do I ?'.

To view more general information about Compu-Sport, such as it's history,
installation, trouble-shooting, how to get support, etc, go the 'Help' menu
on the main startup screen and choose 'General Info'.


28. Upgrade the database to a later version
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If you register your copy of Compu-Sport (as described in 'General Info', or
the README.TXT file), you will automatically be placed on a mailing list to
receive data updates after matches featuring the South African national team
or Formula 1 grands prix.  These will be E-Mailed to you as a ZIP file
containing a number of DBF files.  To install these data updates :

- Unzip the attachment, overwriting existing files
- Run Compu-Sport
- Go to the 'Tools' menu and choose 'Re-Index Data Files'
- Select all files by holding down the gray '+' key
- Press F10

Do not delete any part of your existing Compu-Sport database before
installing the update, as the updates frequently only contain data that has
changed since the previous update and NOT the entire database.  Merely unzip
the attachment and allow it to overwrite any existing files.

When this is finished your database will reflect the latest results.
