Uploading Game Information to our Website

Overview

If two or more games are held simultaneously the game information for the each game must be generated and uploaded to the internet one game at a time. The hand records must not be uploaded to the website before your game to prevent premature access to them.

An overview of the process is:

• At the end of a game generate the game results for one game using the LRE command.
• Upload it to our website using the proper Game Results icon on the desktop.
• Generate a second LRE report for the Contracts report.
• Generate the Contracts report. Upload it to the website.
• Move the Hand Record file to the director's computer.
• Prepare the hand record file for uploading.
• Upload the Hand Record to our website.
• Repeat for any other games played at the same time.

Uploading the game results

• If still within ACBLScore: Quit ACBLScore or press the CRTL and ESC keys at the same time to go to the Windows desktop.
• Start Firefox or Internet Explorer. Make sure it connects to the internet.
• Select the <yourname> Results Post icon on the Windows desktop. 
• Wait until you see the Press any key to continue message and then press Enter.
• Go to the Game Results page of our website using Firefox or Internet Explorer and ensure that the game results were properly transfered.

Uploading the Contracts Report to our website

• If still within ACBLScore: Quit ACBLScore or press the CRTL and ESC keys at the same time to go to the Windows desktop.
• Start Firefox or Internet Explorer. Make sure it connects to the internet.
• Select the Contracts Report on the computer (it is probably easiest if you generate this on the desktop).
• Left click on the Contracts Report and, while holding the mouse button down, drag it to the Upload HR icon for your game. Release the mouse.
• Go to the Game Results page of our website using Firefox or Internet Explorer and ensure that the game Contracts Report was properly transfered.

Uploading the Hand Record to our website

• If still within ACBLScore: Quit ACBLScore or press the CRTL and ESC keys at the same time to go to the Windows desktop.
• Put the hand record on the director's computer.  If it's on a USB memory stick connect the memory stick to the director's computer and either move it to the computer or leave it on the memory stick.
• Edit the name of the hand record file so that it has the same name as your Game Results file except it starts with an H and ends with .pdf (or .PDF) instead of .TXT.  For example, the hand record for the March 14, 2009, afternoon game should be named H090314A.pdf.
  • Move the cursor over the copy of your file that you just made and hold it there until the name is highlighted.
  • Right click on the file and select Rename
  • Rename the file
• Left click on the Hand Report and, while holding the mouse button down, drag it to the Upload HR icon for your game. Release the mouse.
• Go to the Game Results page of our website using Firefox or Internet Explorer and ensure that the hand record was properly transfered.