<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">As for FAI prelim/finals I would like to fly both in a single contest, and be able to set how the program calculates the winner. For instance:<br><br>4 rounds prelim, 2 rounds finals sequence. Use best two prelims and both finals scores. Or allow me to do the traditional best 4 of 6, but make it my choice. Whatever choice I make applies to all pilots.<br><br>BTW, I use your software and appreciate your efforts, thank you.<br><br>Bob Kane<br>
getterflash@yahoo.com<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 9/10/10, Gene Maurice <i><gene.maurice@sgmservice.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Gene Maurice <gene.maurice@sgmservice.com><br>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] PACSS Update - Help Needed<br>To: "'General pattern discussion'" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 11:14 AM<br><br><div id="yiv1805803483">
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<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">I am in the process of a major update to the PACSS system
and need some help. </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">Part of this update drastically changes the way Schedules
are defined and used. The change will result in the system being able to
support schedules for multiple organizations, ie. AMA, MAAC, SPA, etc., in the
same release. This includes the default class name and description being
imbedded in the Schedule, Schedule Import from an external sequential file,
etc.</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">To help me work thru this process I need a couple of things:</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>A copy of the “SCHEDULE.MST” file from
anyone who has created a custom schedule record and used that schedule in a contest.
Without this information I can’t automatically convert the data during
the release upgrade process and would have to default any unknown schedule,
that is, any schedule that is not equal to the schedules originally delivered
with the system, to “UNKNOWN”</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>The schedule information for any organization that
would like to have schedules included in this upgrade in Text, Word Doc, or Excel
format, anything that I can convert to a sequential file. I don’t want to
have to type all that data in!!!</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>This includes the 2011 AMA schedules, does anyone have
them in the above formats.</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">In addition, I’m finally going to try and fix the automatic
processing for a contest flying both FAI Prelims and Finals. In the past
I’ve asked for input on this with little response, so I’ll try
again. Are there any scoring scenarios that should be considered? How have you run
a contest with Finals? What is currently included in the automation is:</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>System Performs NO automated process</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Fly two separate classes. Contestants will
automatically be entered in both classes</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> i.e.
3 of 4 Prelims rounds has separate standings from 1 of 2 rounds of Finals</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Change the FAI schedule to the FINALS after PRELIM
round: XX</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> Contestants
assigned Schedule is automatically changed to the Finals Schedule after the XX
Prelim round, </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">i.e. 4 of 6 rounds used in
standings calculations regardless of schedule flown</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoListParagraph" style=""><span style="">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Create a Normalized Round 1 in the FINALS after PRELIM
round: XX</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> i.e.
If 2 rounds of Finals are flown, standing would be calculated as best 2 of 3 </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> with
the standings from the Prelims weighted equal to the Finals</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">And finally, ANY other suggestions. All will be considered.
Without input I have to assume the system is perfect and having worked in
systems for over 35 years I know that’s not true. Besides, a single
resource designing, coding and testing a system is prone to error!!!! </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">The help is greatly appreciated………………………..</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">Gene Maurice</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">gene.maurice@sgmservice.com</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">Dallas, GA</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">AMA 3408</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">NSRCA 877</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal">PACSS.sgmservice.com</p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1805803483MsoNormal"> </p>
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