2011 WINSCORE

On Apr 20, 10:12*am, Tuno wrote:
Have not had a chance to try it yet, but I do hope Guy et al will
address this issue, if has not been covered yet:

When WINSCORE loads a log file, it tries to associate the pilot name
in the log file to one of the names in the registration list by
finding an *exact* match, and it stops there if it does not find one.
I would like it to attempt to match using the competition ID,
preferably first before comparing pilot names.

There is one pilot in our ASA contest this year who has no first name,
goes by Bergh/Wagner in WINSCORE, the SN10 has the right competition
ID but I can't change it

Just wishing ...

tuN7o

The result is that a log file will be tagged "not a contestant" and a
contestant will be tagged as "no log found". It may preserve scorer
sanity if there was a means to associate the two entities.

For the case cited by Tuno the probem was solved by entering Berg/
Wagner as first name and a space for last name.

Of course Winscore is designed to support SSA regionals and nationals
and issues like this get resolved during the practice days. It's more
of an issue for the ASA series which is scored as a group of one day
contests in which the contestants are not always the same, people fly
different gliders with different contest numbers, and people change
classes. Winscore was not designed for this and the scorer is
constantly challenged to find ways to keep it happy.

I'd be curious to know how experienced Regional and Nationals scorers
handle team entries for contestant name, and what name is used in the
log file.

Andy