GliderScore

Download GliderScore 6.35

Check your system before downloading this software.
You will need a computer with

• Windows XP, Vista or W7, and
• Microsoft .Net Framework Version 3.5
• or an Apple Mac (see how to set it up here )

Most PC's have .Net Framework 3.5.
Download .Net Framework 3.5 (free from Microsoft) if GliderScore doesn't run.

The downloads below are self extracting archive files created using IZArc software. They will

• create a new folder "C:\GliderScore6" (if necessary)
• copy the files into the new folder

Download the GliderScore 6.35 Package if you do not have GliderScore.
Includes the latest version of GliderScore.exe, database files with sample competitions, Pilots*.csv for importing pilot data, ReadMe.txt and English.lng.

Download the GliderScore 6.35 Update to update your program.
When finished downloading, navigate to the C:\GliderScore6 folder and click on GliderScore.exe to run the program.

Download Language files if you want to run GliderScore in a language other than English.
 - Click below to download a particular language file. Translations made with the help of Google Translate have black text.
   Full translations contributed by friends have blue text. Make corrections to the translations as needed.
 - Download 'English.lng' to see all the English text and/or to use as a 'template' to create a new language file.
 - Alternatively, download and save Translations.zip, then extract the language/s that you need to folder C:\GliderScore6.
See the Translate tab for more details about language files.

Submit Completed Translations
Please send me your completed translations to replace the partial translations above.
If it is a 'new' language, I will add it to the available downloads.

Check regularly for updates. See the GliderScore Updates tab for details of changes.
I value your feedback. See the Contact page for my email address.

GliderScore Updates

Updates usually involve extensive changes. I do a lot of testing but I cannot
test everything. Send me an email if you find any problems with GliderScore.

And if you like GliderScore, please consider making a donation.

GliderScore 6.35

• Updated 23 February 2012
• 'Team Lanes' allocation algorithm significantly improved.
  Where there are more teams than lanes, teams will stay in 'their' lane more often.
• Changing a 'Scoring Option' can now happen even though scores may have been entered.
  Changing options for GroupScore, Rounding or DecimalPlaces triggers a full re-calculation of all
  scores and group scores according to the changed settings.
• Minor bug fix related to re-sizing the Competition Setup screen.
  'Pilots per Group' boxes now re-size correctly.
• Updated 15 February 2012
• Language files extended to include more words and phrases.
  All language files have been updated with the extended data.
• The default Group Score option has been changed from 'None' to 'Points' for new competitions.
  This only applies to competitions created without copying from an existing competition.
• Bug fix for scoring where Group Score option is set to 'None'.
  Scores no longer 'normalise' if a group that has been scored is opened (viewed) again.
• Released 3 February 2012
• Added F3K tasks I and J.
       These new tasks became official on 1 January 2012.
• Added 'Group Score - Time' option.
       If selected, best time receives 1000 points. Other pilots receive
       a proportion of 1000 points depending on their time.
       Landing bonus is then added (or height penalty deducted).
       If Motor Run is selected, this is deducted from flight time before
       normalisation of times.
• Added functionality to resize forms.
       Practically any form (screen) can be resized simply by dragging a border
       or a corner. GliderScore 'remembers' the changed size for future use.
       Forms can be resored to their default size by clicking the 'Restore Size'
       button on the Main Menu.

GliderScore 6.34

• Uploaded 19 November 2011
• New Draw Report (Draw Table) in a compact grid format (Details here).
• Bug fix - competitions would not open if progam run in a language other than English.
• Uploaded 14 November 2011
• Modified "Initial folder for saving reports defaults to C:\GliderScore6\Reports".
  If a different folder is selected for saving a report, this will become the default folder
  for the next report/s to be saved.
• Uploaded 13 November 2011
• Report headings re-formatted to align to left of page.
• Initial folder for saving reports defaults to C:\GliderScore6\Reports.
• Uploaded 7 November 2011
• In Scoring screen, fixed bugs related to Delete Round and Delete Group.
• Change for multi-task competitions when moving from task to task in the Scoring screen.
  When changing to a task that has already been visited, you will be returned to the last group viewed.
• Uploaded 4 November 2011
• Fixed bug in 'Pilot Entry'.
  Error occurred if a pilot was removed from 'Pilots Entered' while the
  'Pilots Available' filter excluded the pilot.
• Uploaded 1 November 2011
• Revised code relating to emailing reports to fix incorrect 'Send failed' message appearing.
• Uploaded 30 October 2011
• Added facility to easily email reports to pilots (details here).

GliderScore 6.33

• Uploaded 13 October 2011
• Revised versions of Chinese.lng and Czech.lng put on website.
  These did not work due to an extra 'carriage return' character at the end of each file.
• Revised Report Preferences screens to show all tasks for multi-task competitions.
• Uploaded 11 October 2011
• Score entry option for F3K Task D changed from single-click to double-click.
  Single-click could easily cause scores to change when that was not intended.
• Uploaded 5 October 2011
• Fixed bug in draw for Speed when run in languages where the decimal separator is a comma (example 2,4).
• Re-formatted various screens for easier use and to provide more space for translated text.
• The list of words and phrases available for translation has been extended by 42.
  There are now 314 words and phrases in the list.
  All language files have been updated (using Google Translate). This includes the language files contributed
  by native speakers so these later translations may be inaccurate.

GliderScore 6.32

• Uploaded 15 September 2011
• Fixed bug that prevented entry of FAI number on Pilot record.
• Improved display of translated text when too long for the available space.
• Uploaded 9 September 2011
• Bug fix - Scoring screen would not load if selected language was not English.

GliderScore 6.31

• Uploaded 7 September 2011
• Draw reports - can now select the sort order.
• Flyoff competitions - can now select the number of pilots to be included from the preliminary competition.
• Scoring screen - now loads much more quickly.
• Uploaded 31 August 2011
• Increased space on Flight Scores reports to allow for pilot numberings over 99.
• Added option to round or truncate in calculation of Group scores.
  Most FAI class rules are silent on this, but F3J rules specify truncation.
• Added option to print Country code and/or FAI Number on the Overall Results and
  Team Results reports.

GliderScore 6.30

• Uploaded 16 August 2011
• Increased space on Draw Report (small format) to allow for pilot numberings over 99.
• Changed code to do with Team Lanes. It now works correctly where there are
  more teams than lanes.
• Uploaded 12 August 2011
• Competitions can now be added to more than one Competition Series.
  A single competition can be included in a National, Regional and Local series
  all at the same time.

GliderScore 6.29

• Uploaded 12 August 2011
• Competitions can now be added to more than one Competition Series.
  A single competition can be included in a National, Regional and Local series
  all at the same time.
• Uploaded 10 August 2011
• Replaced Spanish.lng file with Español.lng kindly contributed by Javier Montilla.
• Fixed bug where, if a distance in the 'Landings' table had a decimal part (example 0.3)
  and the computer region settings had the decimal separator as a comma, the
  'Flight Scores' and 'Flight Scores - Ranked' reports for duration contests
  would not run.

GliderScore 6.28

• Uploaded 9 August 2011
• Replaced Italian.lng file with Italiano.lng kindly contributed by Urs Schaller.
• Uploaded 8 August 2011
• More words translated, particularly within the Reports area.
• New version of this website made live.
• Uploaded 4 August 2011
• Replaced Swedish.lng file with a version kindly contributed by Magnus Hedland.
• Uploaded 15 July 2011
• Fixed bug where, if the words 'Height Penalty' were translated and the non-English language file was selected, the fields for Reference height, Penalty up-to and Penalty over did not appear.
  Thanks to Palo Lishak for bringing this to my attention.
• Uploaded 6 July 2011
• Minor adjustments to the user interface, particularly in 'Enter Pilots' when the filter is used and then cleared.
• Uploaded 25 June 2011
• Removed one-click scoring for F3K Task H.
• Uploaded 24 June 2011
• Improved formatting of input in Scoring screen.
• Fixed recent bug preventing F5B events from running successfully.
• Introduced one-click scoring for F3K Task D and Task H.

GliderScore 6.27

• Uploaded 22 June 2011
• Added language 'starter' files for Chinese, French, Russian and Turkish.
• Uploaded 21 June 2011
• Introduced multi-lingual support covering most text on screens and limited text on reports.
• Fixed bug where pilots with equal scores may not have been given equal ranking in reports.
• Changed flight scores reports for F5J so that height is reported in addition to height penalty.

GliderScore 6.26

• Uploaded 2 June 2011
• FAI approved provisional rules for F5J uploaded. See the F5J page for PDF file download.
• Uploaded 29 May 2011
• Fixed bug - if landing distances were created in the 'Landings' table with a comma as the decimal separator (for example 0,2 and valid for
• many countries), the calculation of landing points was not handled.

GliderScore 6.25

• Uploaded 27 May 2011
• Fixed issue where, if a pilot was moved between groups and the Scoring screen was immediately closed, the move was not saved.
• Fixed bug in draw process that could cause a round draw to make more attempts than were necessary.
• This related to comps with lots of frequency clashes. The overall quality of the draw was not effected.
• Fixed bug in Reports -> Draw Matrix where the report would not run if 'Print' was selected.
• Bug in Competition Series screen when 'Report' button was pressed is now fixed.
• When importing a comp, the 'Import Comp Progress' form now stays on top until closed by the user.

GliderScore 6.24

• Uploaded 13 May 2011
• Updated handling of report range selections so that the correct range
• of rounds, groups and re-flights is always shown.
• Uploaded 7 May 2011
• Fixed reports issue with multi-task events where, if more rounds of speed were flown
• than other tasks, the Overall Results report would not include the 'extra' rounds of speed.
• Download version 6.24 again if this update is important to you.
• Uploaded 19 April 2011
• Fixed reports issue where some reports would not run.
• This could happen when pilots were retired and a new draw was created for the remaining rounds.

GliderScore 6.23

• Uploaded 16 March 2011
• - For F5J ('Height Penalty' selected) Where flight time entered is greater than the target time -
•    - Any time over the target time is ignored in score calculations.
•    - Entry of a non-zero landing is prevented.
• Uploaded 13 March 2011
• - Further adjustment to reports so that large numbers print without wrapping.
• Uploaded 10 March 2011
• - Adjusted reports so that large numbers print without wrapping.
• Uploaded 9 March 2011
• - New features added to support the new (proposed) FAI F5J Thermal Electric Glider class. See the details here.
• - Minor formatting changes to various reports.
• - For new competitions, the default number of decimals for group scoring has been changed from zero to one.
•   The allowable range is zero to three.

GliderScore 6.22

• Uploaded 24 February 2011
• All Competitions
• - The Competition setup screen has been modified to show the number of teams entered.
• Uploaded 17 February 2011
• Duration/F3J Competitions
• - The 'Team Lanes' function has been modified to handle larger competitions where the number of teams is
•    greater than the number of lanes.
       See Setup Comp -> Draw Options.
•    In this case, where team members are drawn in consecutive groups (within a round), they will be allocated
•    to the same lane in the consecutive groups. This saves on setup time between groups.
•    Team lanes change with each round so that each team flies from different parts of the flight line.
  

GliderScore 6.21

• Uploaded 10 February 2011
• Fixed bug for small screens (height=600px) where 'Running Results' menu was hidden behind Scoring screen.
• Uploaded 4 February 2011
• In Pilot Entry, Pilots Available can now be filtered on Last Name.
     See Setup Comp -> Pilot Entry.
• Uploaded 3 February 2011
• F3K Competitions
• - A specific task for a Round now has to be selected before scores can be entered for that Round.
•    Task 'O'ther is no longer the default task but it is still available for selection.
• All Competitions
• - Penalties now appear in the results both in total and against the Round in which they were incurred.
     See Reports ->Competition Reports -> Overall Results.
• - Fixed the Competition listing so that all columns, especially the date column, show on all computer screens without scrolling.
• All Duration based tasks (except F3K)
• - Added a 'Pilot's Score Record' to the system.
•    This is a new option within Reports -> Score Cards. The 'Pilot's Score Record' is to help each
•    pilot to keep a record of their scores for checking. If the draw is done before printing, the
•    Record will show the round and group in which the pilot is drawn to fly.
     See Draw Rounds -> Pilot's Score Record.

GliderScore 6.20

• Uploaded 14 January 2011
• Score cards can now be printed for any duration based task, including F5B. See the Draw Rounds -> Score Cards tab.
• Updates for F3K
• - When an F3K task is changed, input focus returns to the scoring grid.
• - Columns not available for input are headed 'n/a'. This changes according to the task.
•    For example, Task A. First time column is available, all others are not available.
• - An 'Edit F3K Tasks' button has been added to the competition setup screen. This button is enabled once the draw has been completed
•    and allows the F3K task to be set for each Round.
• - When separated along the cut lines, score cards are exactly the same size on A4 paper on all printers.
• F3B - Distance
• - Within each group, a letter ID eg A, B, C, etc. is allocated to each pilot.

GliderScore 6.19

• Uploaded 31 December 2010
• For F3K, added facility to print score cards with many options including a score card book option.
  For more details, look here.
• Report selections forms (From Round, To Round etc) code revised so that selections are easier to make.
• Uploaded 1 January 2011
• F3K pre-filled score card selections / View/Edit F3K Tasks. Improved screen layout for laptop computers.
• Fixed bug. Draw Matrix menu now displays on low resolution screens when called from the CheckDraw screen.

GliderScore 6.18

• Uploaded 14 December 2010
• In the Scoring Screen, the 'Running Results' button now brings up a menu of reports.
  Previously you would have to close the Scoring screen to access these reports.
  With this update you will be able to preview or print the reports directly from the Scoring screen.
  Reports include -
  - Overall Results
  - Team Results
  - Landings Results
  - Round Results - Current Round
  - Flight Scores - Current Round
  - Flight Scores - Current Group
  

GliderScore 6.17

• Uploaded 8 December 2010
• Added Import Pilot facility. Pilot names and other data can be bulk imported from a file named Pilots.csv located in the database folder.
  A proforma file Pilots.csv is now included with the full download and (for a time) with the program only download.
  Full instructions are available by clicking the information button in the program.
  Pilots.csv is most easily edited with a program such as Excel but must always be saved as Pilots.csv.
• Removed the restriction for multi-task competitions when entering/viewing scores in single pilot mode.
  You can change to a different task without leaving this mode.
• Removed restrictions on characters that can be used in pilot names.
• Uploaded 12 December 2010
• Tidied up code relating to 'Team Lanes' in Scoring screen and in Draw and Scoring reports.

GliderScore 6.16

• Reworked code related to F3K score calculations.
• Added ability to enter/view scores for a selected pilot. This is accessed by right clicking in the Scoring screen.
  More details available under the Scoring/Score by Pilot tab.
• Automatically checks that the latest version is installed (if online).

GliderScore 6.15

• Fixed bug related to entering Penalty data for F3K comps.
• Improved information message where scores entered in an invalid format.

GliderScore 6.14

• Added a 'Team Lanes' option to Draw Options.
  Applies to Duration only competitions with 'Team Protection' selected.
  If 'Team Protection' and 'Team Lanes' are selected, team members will be in the same lane within each Round.

GliderScore 6.13

• Added a new Draw Matrix report to the Reports menu.
  This report is also available from the Draw - Check Draw screen.

GliderScore 6.12

• Modified report headings and enabled printing of multiple copies.
• Added a new Draw report in a two column format for more economical printing.
• Slightly changed draw process. The change reduces the 'spread' of pilot 'meetings' (in the Check Draw screen).

GliderScore 6.11

• Further revisions to draw process to maximize pilot meetings.

GliderScore 6.10

• Revised draw process to better achieve objective of maximizing pilot meetings.
• Fixed bug - the Check Draw display could be wrong if this button was clicked first on opening a competition.

GliderScore 6.09

• Fixed draw issue involving teams. Draw failed if all teams were full and the groups per round was equal to the number of pilots per team.

GliderScore 6.08

• Fixed issue where last score entered might not be saved in some circumstances.
• Additional statistics now given at the end of the draw process.
• Fixed various issues related to display on 600 pixel high screens.
• Added code so that, if a pilot is in EVERY group, that pilot cannot be moved.
• Minor changes to Flight Scores reports for F3J and F5B comps.

GliderScore 6.07

• Fixed issue where a new competition is created without copying from an earlier competition.
• Fixed issue where, in some circumstances, pilots in the same team could be drawn against each other.
• Slightly changed layout of Draw and Score Sheets reports.
• Fixed issue in re-draw process where, in some circumstances, a better draw would not be kept.
• Fixed issue with 'Lock Data' in Scoring screen. If a screen with 'Lock Data' checked is entered, Scores will not re-calculate.
• Fixed issue for screens with height of 600 pixels where Scoring screen would stay on top when trying to preview results.

GliderScore 6.06

• Fixed bug related to splitting groups in the Scoring screen (Speed and F5B only).
• Added 'Lane' column to Draw report where Duration is the only task.
• A change to the sort order in the Scoring screen now persists when changing groups.

GliderScore 6.05

• A vast number of screens have been re-designed to be no more than 600 pixels high.
  This is the screen height for EEE 'baby' PC's.
  Thanks to Kevin Smeaton (Australia) for this suggestion.

GliderScore 6.04

• Fixed bug for Swedish (and other) language users that caused the program to crash in
  the Scoring screen.
• Increased width of 'Name' field in the Draw report so that longer names do not wrap.
  Thanks to Magnus Hedland (Sweden) for telling me about these problems.

GliderScore 6.03

• Changed so that the program will run in environments where the number decimal separator
  is either a comma or a period.

GliderScore 6.02

• Fixes a minor bug with the display settings of the Information screen.
• Prevents changing the selected Landing Bonus table once landing scores have been entered.
• Fixes a bug where pilot Start numbers (if selected) did not automatically fill correctly.

GliderScore 6.01

• Updates reports that show pilot rankings so that equal performance is highlighted (for example '=3').

GliderScore on Apple Mac

The quote below is from an email received on 16 January 2012.
I hope that this information will help Apple Mac users to run GliderScore on their computers.

"I'm using a Mac with the latest Lion OS 7 and have downloaded an 'APP' Parallels desktop for Mac 7 (www.parallels.com)
and loaded windows XP plus SP2 & SP3 with Net Framework 3.5 and can report that Gliderscore runs fine.
I have attached a screen shot of it running on my desk top, opens up from the 'APP' icon on the left of the screen
which brings up the windows start panel and opens like any other program on my Mac.
I will keep you updated if I come up against any problems but so far it's working great, thanks again for a great program."

(The screen shot mentioned in the quote was not attached to the email.)