Frequently asked Questions
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How do I Copy
ScoreBridge to a New Computer or a Laptop
Please note that a ScoreBridge licence can only be issued for a New Computer or a Second Computer such as a laptop if you have subscribed for Support
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1 ScoreBridge Program
- Download and install
- Run ScoreBridge and complete the Registration form - making sure you select the correct location for the Bridgedata folder at the bottom
of the form
- Make sure that your system settings and Help settings are as you want
- Your new computer will NOT know that you have a licence key so Click here to request one after you have installed
2 ScoreBridge Data - Copy your Bridgedata folder from the "old" computer to the "new" computer via a memory stick as follows
- On the "old" computer
- Start ScoreBridge, use the menu Settings or System (whichever is there), and then click on "Show Bridgedata Folder Contents" from the dropdown list
- You will see a Windows Explorer Window and inside it a folder called BridgeData - now close the ScoreBridge Window
- Use the mouse and the Ctrl button to select all the folders inside the Bridgedata Folder.
(one folder for each club and a folder called movement containing your user movements)
Then Right click with the mouse and click Copy
- Insert the memory stick into the "old" computer and you will get a new Windows Explorer window
Click the Edit menu and then Paste which will copy all your data folders to the memory stick
- Double click the memory stick icon in the bottom right of your screen
When a New Window headed "Safely Remove Hardware" pops up click the stop button and then remove the memory stick
- On the "New" computer
- Start ScoreBridge, use the menu Settings or System (whichever is there), and then click on "Show Bridgedata Folder Contents" from the dropdown list
- You will see a Windows Explorer Window and inside it a folder called BridgeData. You MUST now close the ScoreBridge Window
- Insert the memory stick into the "new" computer and you will get a second Windows Explorer Window.
- Use the mouse and the Ctrl button to select the club and Movement folders from the "old" computer that you put on the memory stick, Right click with the mouse and click Copy
- In the Windows Explorer window that you opened via ScoreBridge, find the Bridgedata Folder and open it
- Click the Edit menu and then Paste which will copy all your data folders to the Bridgedata folder
- Reopen ScoreBridge and you should find all of your club(s) plus your user movements
stick or diskette
How do I replace my ScoreBridge installation
This can occur if you get a virus or for some other reason your scoreBridge system is lost / corrupted
1 ScoreBridge Data - This is all in a single folder called Bridgedata. Inside this is a folder for each club for which you score
- If a club folder is corrupted, delete it
- If you have a Backup Bridgedata folder you can replace a deleted club folder by opening My Computer and dragging the club folder from the Backup Bridgedata folder to the current Bridgedata folder
2 ScoreBridge Program
- Download and install
- Run ScoreBridge. If you get a Registration form, then complete it - making sure
you select the correct location for the Bridgedata folder (if still available) at the bottom of the form
- Click here
to Contact the author for a licence key if required
- If you get a message asking you to locate the Bridgedata folder, and you have deleted this (e.g. becasuse it is corrupt), then click Cancel and a new Bridgedata folder will be created for you
What are the computer requirements to run ScoreBridge - Will my old computer run it ?
Requirements
PC or Apple Mac as long as it can run in PC emulation mode
Windows 98 or later
128 MB of memory
Disk space - Trivial
Internet connection - if unconnected you can install via a PC that is connected
click here
I cannot Upload to Ecats, BridgeWebs or EBU Master points
If you are having difficulty uploading to Ecats, BridgeWebs of EBU Master Points, do have a look at your firewall
Firewalls all have different ways of permitting programs to do this so you will have to find and adjust the options for your particular software
Simply turning it off temporarily will help confirm or otherwise if this is causing an upload problem
You may have to be add ScoreBridge to a list of programs allowed to do uploads
- For Release 8 the program is bridge7.exe in folder c:\program files\ScoreBridge
- For Release 9 the program is ScoreBridgeR9.exe in folder c:\program files\ScoreBridge 9
Some older Scoring programs could only enter player details via a number
ScoreBridge set out to be easy to use - to let you use the naturally occurs rather than something artificial. It deliberately avoided using numbers
Using Numbers
- Table slips have to have a name - so the number is an extra bit of information that has be written and got correct
- Visitors do not have numbers - so these need a special procedure
- Transcription errors are not obvious unless the name is automatically displayed (so why not use the name in the first place)
Using names
- If you are handy with a mouse they can be picked off the list - and with a second click you get the normal partner as well
- If you prefer the use of the keyboard you only have to key as much of the name as is required to uniquely identify it
- Often the initial letters of the forename and surname will do this - i.e. enter ‘A J’ for Alan Jones
- If this does not fully identify the person than another letter will usually do it
- As soon as the name is uniquely identified, the computer will beep
- Pressing the enter key move you to the next table position
- To enter the name of the regular partner, just press enter again
- To enter a visitor’s name, simply key it in in full and it is recorded for future occasions
- Entry using names is not slow - entering names for 10 tables takes less than a minute
How do I upload a Simultaneous Pairs result to Ecats ?
ScoreBridge can produce files in the special format used by ECatsBridge for uploading to their database for use in Simultaneous Pairs events.
If you have 2 sections, these are best merged before uploading a single set of files to ECatsBridge
On the Results Screen simply select the Send menu and then Result To ECatsBridge
You will be asked to enter / confirm some basic data about the club
and then to enter the ECATs Session Number (see the back of the score sheets)
ScoreBridge will then produce the Ecats files, which are p.txt, r.txt, e.txt and c.txt, and save them
You can
- Either - let ScoreBridge send them immediately
- Or - send then yourself
–via a posted CD or as attachments your own email message
Why do Match Point 'tops' look odd ?
