APPENDIX A
DIRECTORIES AND FILENAMES
| A1 | Hard Disk Directory Structure |
| A2 | Alternative Disk Directory Structure |
| A3 | Match Filenames |
| A4 | Filename Extensions |
| A5 | File Checking |
| A6 | Collating of Match Files |
A1Hard Disk Directory Structure
The directory structure created by the program on hard disk has been devised
such that it is possible to store all matches for all leagues on a hard disk.
If this structure is altered, the program may not be able to detect
directories or files. With experience operators may find a reason to modify
the default directory structure. The default hard disk structure is shown
below.
Drive The drive where the .EXE is installed.
¦
¦ Program directory Where the program and support files reside.
¦ ¦
¦ ¦
¦ ¦ Year directories Where all match files are stored.
¦ ¦ ¦
C:\MEET\1994
\1995
:
\2099
A2Alternative Disk Directory Structure
The default alternative disk structure when the program transfers files is
shown below.
Drive The disk where all programs save to.
¦
¦
¦ Year directories The directories for all match files.
¦ ¦
A:\1994
\1995
:
\2099
A3Match Filenames
All match files are identified on disk by their filename. All programs use
the eight characters "dot" and three extension characters. The first eight
characters indicate which program/age group, league and division (area and
sub area) the file relates to. The filename can be found by the diagram and
tables below.
Competition group, S=senior J=junior Y=young R=regional K=knockout
¦
¦Gender, M=Men W=Women A=Athletes
¦¦
¦¦League/Cup number, see below for details.
¦¦¦
¦¦¦Division number, see below for details.
¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦Area number,see below for details.
¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦Sub area, see below for details.
¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦Index, see below for details.
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦Round Number, see below for details.
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League/Cup number - is the number the program allocates to the league or
Cup name selected and displayed on screen. Allowable numbers and their
related league/Cup names are given in the table below.
| LEAGUE/CUP NAMES AND NUMBERS |
|---|
| Lge/Cup | SM | SW | SA | KM/KW/KA | JA | YA | RW |
|---|
| 1 | B.A.L. | UKWL | Reserved | Gold/Jubilee Cup | Reserved | Finals | Reserved |
| 2 | N.Ireland | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| 3 | Scottish League | Reserved | Reserved | Scottish Cup | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| 4 | Welsh League | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Welsh Region | Reserved | Reserved |
| 5 | Midland League | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Midland Region | Midland | MWL |
| 6 | Reserved | Reserved | NoE League | NoE Inter-Club | Northern Region | Northern | Reserved |
| 7 | SoE Mens League | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Southern Region | Southern | SoE WL |
Division number - is the division of the league/Cup selected and
displayed on screen. Allowable numbers are given below.
| SM/SW/SA | JA | RW | YA | KM/KW/KA |
|---|
| 1 | All | Permier | All | Premier Div | All cups |
| 2 | All | Humber Brent | All | All | All Plates |
| 3 | All | Mersey Medway | All | All | Reserved |
| 4 | All | Pennine Severn | All | All | Reserved |
| 5 | not B.A.L. | Trent Thames | All | Reserved | Reserved |
| 6 | not B.A.L. | Tyne | All | Reserved | Reserved |
| 7 | not B.A.L. | Reserved | All | Reserved | Reserved |
| 8 | not B.A.L. | Reserved | All | Reserved | Reserved |
Area number - is the area of the division selected and displayed on
screen. Allowable area numbers and their meaning are given in the table.
The area number is always zero for league number 1.
| Area |
SM/SW/SA/JA/YA/RW |
KM/KW/KA |
|---|
| 0 | None | No Area |
| 1 | Central | Reserved |
| 2 | East | Reserved |
| 3 | North | Reserved |
| 4 | South | Reserved |
| 5 | West | Reserved |
| Others | Reserved | reserved |
Sub-Area number - is a smaller region of the area selected and
displayed on screen. Allowable sub-areas and their meaning are given in the
table. The Sub-area number is always zero for league number 1 and when Area
number zero (None) is chosen.
| Sub-Area |
SM/SW/SA/JA/YA/RW |
KM/KW/KA |
|---|
| 0 | None | No Area |
| 1 | Central | Reserved |
| 2 | East | Reserved |
| 3 | North | Reserved |
| 4 | South | Reserved |
| 5 | West | Reserved |
| Others | Reserved | reserved |
Index Character - is the letter assigned by the operator when the
program is used for a knockout program or league meeting with teams from a
9, 16 or 25 teams per division. The index is automatically always zero for
League meetings with 4 to 8 teams per division. Allowable characters are
shown in the tables below.
| LEAGUE INDEX CHARACTERS |
|---|
| no of teams | round 1 | round 2 | round 3 | round 4 | round 5 | round 6 |
| 4-8 | Always 0 |
| 9 | ABC | ABC | ABC | ABC | ABC | ABC |
| 16 | ABCD | ABCD | ABCD | ABCD | ABCD | ABCD |
| 25 | ABCDE | ABCDE | ABCDE | ABCDE | ABCDE | ABCDE |
| CUP INDEX CHARACTERS |
|---|
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final |
| A-T | A-T | A-T | A-P | A-D | 0 |
Round Number - is the round number of the league, division etc. displayed during
normal operation, allowable round numbers are given below.
| Round Number |
|---|
| SM/SW/SA/JA/YA/RW |
KM/KW/KA |
|---|
| 1 to 6, P, F, 0 | 1-6 |
A4Filename Extensions
Files with these extension types are an exact copy of information generated
during normal operation and can be printed via notepad.
.TXT These files contain readable text of match results, scoring sheets, team declarations and summary cards.
.HTM These files contain a full list of event results directly formated for a browser.
All programs create match files which have the same (or similar) filename but different
filename extensions. Only match files with the following filename extensions will be
created on disk. If filename extensions are changed it may not be possible to detect
such files. Main match files are:
| .PF0 |
Any file with this extension contains one team declaration.
For single gender senior, junior and knockout teams the file size is 2,035 bytes,
For single gender Young and Regional teams the file size is 4,771 bytes.
For SA, JA, KA teams the file size is 3,639 bytes.
For YA teams the file size is 8,227 bytes.
These files are not directly readable. |
.PF1 |
Any file with this extension contains the majority of program information related to one match.
The normal file size for single gender senior, junior and knockout files is 15,028 bytes,
for YA the size is 65130 bytes, for RW the file is 34,760 bytes and KA files is 27,982 bytes.
These files are not directly readable. |
| .PF2 |
These files hold the field series performances of all athletes in the match.
These files are not directly readable. |
| .PF3 |
Any file with this extension contains information used for guest events. These
files are not directly readable. |
| .PF4 |
These division files hold the end of match team points for all teams in the
division. The file is created when previous round information is entered by the
operator. The file has the same filename as the match file but the match
number is "0". These files are not directly readable. |
Files with PF1, PF2, PF3 or PF4 filename extensions are backed with the
corresponding filenames ending ~PF1, ~FP2, ~FP3 and ~FP4.
The backup files contains exactly the same information as the .PF file less the last
information entry or change made. The back ups should be the same size as the file
they back up.
A5File Checking
The league name, division and round number selection have a direct bearing on
the filename which is used to store the match information. The disk is always
checked to see if any match file with the selected league name, division and
round number (ie. filename) already exists.
If both the league name and round number are set and then changed, this will cause
the current match filename to change. Attempting to set a league name, division and
round number that already exist will prompt a question.
+---------- QUESTION ----------+
¦ ¦
¦ Match file exists, Delete? N ¦
¦ ¦
+--------- Y-Yes N-No ---------+
Answering No will abandon the request leaving the league name and round number
unchanged. Answering yes will set the current match file name to that filename,
thereby destroying all previous match files with that league name and round number
(i.e. filename) including any automatic backup file(s).
Un-necessary experimentation with the league name and round number against the
advise of the program may destroy existing match files and their backups.
A6Collating of Match Files
All files can be collated on any machine which has the program installed. If the
default directory structure and filenames are preserved by operators it is possible to
store all match files (PF1, PF2 and PF3) for all rounds of all divisions and for all
leagues in one year directory. And, hence all year directories could be stored on one
disk.
Previous round information files, ".PF4", can not be stored securely as these will vary
from each source computer. This is relatively unimportant because the match
information is held in "PF1" files with other match information being in the .PF2 and
PF3 files. PF0 files are not required for collating as the information is
held in the PF1 file.