Main Menu
The Main Menu has several sections as described below.
Competitions
- Open - work with an existing competition
- New - create a new competition
- Delete - delete an existing competition
- Export - create a file containing only the selected competition (for sharing)
- Import - import a competition that was exported and sent to you
Competition Series (click CompSeries tab for details)
- Allows a series of competitions to be combined to show the series winner
Database Utilities
- Compact DB - to compress your database folder
- View/Change DBFolder - to 'point' to a different database folder.
You can have multiple databases in different folders.
Backup/Restore
- Backup DB - to make a backup copy of your database file
- Restore Backup - to restore a previously saved backup
- Restore Size - all screens can be resized by dragging the borders.
Click this button to restore all screens to their default sizes.
Master Files
- Pilots - to maintain the 'Pilots' masterfile (click tab for details)
- Landings - to maintain the 'Landings' masterfile (click tab for details)
- Import Pilots - to bulk import Pilot names and other data from a file
named Pilots.csv (if located in the same folder as the database).
Two proforma files, PilotsComma.csv and PilotsSemiColon.csv are included with the full program download.
There is information in the ReadMe.txt file about how to use this facitily.
Select Language
- It is possible to run GliderScore in a language other than English.
Use the drop down box to select a different language (if installed).
See the Translate tab for more details.
Pilots
From the Main Menu you can access this screen to add new pilots, edit pilots or
delete pilots.
When pilots are entered for a competition they will be entered on their 'Usual Frequency'.
This can be edited as necessary.
Pilots are entered into competitions from the competition setup screen.
Landings
From the Main Menu you can access this screen to maintain your Landing Bonus tables.
You can have as many as you like.
Although the columns are headed Distance and Points, what you enter in each is up
to you.
It is important to know that the Scoring screen will only allow values that you
put in the Distance column.
The program then adds the Points to the pilot's score.
There is nothing to stop you from having the values in both columns the same, so
that what you enter equals the points given.