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Frequently Asked Questions
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have to pay for an update to League Maker 2000.
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General
What is League
Maker 2000?
Who needs it?
How much does it cost?
How to I evaluate it?
How do I buy
the full version?
Can I
install it on more than one PC?
What if
I need to move to another PC?
What
Spec of PC do I need?
Why 1024x768, I
want 800x600!
How often are
updates released?
Features
Tell me about
Teams in V1.3
Customising the
League Table <- NEW
How many
names/players can I have?
How many leagues?
What about date
formats?
What can I
configure?
How do I enter scores?
What is Home & Away?
Exporting to HTML
Tell me about Teams
Restricting
access to Leagues
Misc
I need something
added!
Buying online
What is
League Maker 2000?
League Maker 2000 is a software program designed to
make running league much simpler. You can have a
simple league up & running within 10 minutes - and that
includes printing the fixtures/matches out! It supports
up to 32 names/players in a normal League or up to 32
Teams with 16 players per Team in a 'Team League'. You
can have as many leagues running as you wish. You can
also create tournament of up to 64 names. League
fixtures/matches & tables can be printed out. League
Tables can be fully configure to be displayed just the
way you want.
Who needs it?
If you run a league then you need it! Don't do
something in 4 hours when you can do it in 10 minutes!
It can be customised to suit your league & is very easy
to use.
How much
does it cost?
It costs £30(UK) or $50(US). This offer excellent
value for money & is one of the cheapest products of
this type on the market. There are no additional fees
there after (free upgrades for that version). Updates
are posted on our web site for you to download.
Discounts are avilable if you buy more than 1 copy.
How do I
evaluate it?
Download the evaluation by clicking
here. Follow the instructions given when you
download it. There is a full on-line help system. Free
Email support (for evaluation & registered) & free
updates when available. The Evaluation has a limit of 8
names/players but all other features are the same as the
full version. We don't want to restrict any important
features as you will want to test everything before
parting with your cash! There is a sample league that
you can open & look it. From the main screen select
open & browse to the installation directory & open the
League called 8player. You can then view the fixtures,
enter scores, view the league table, print & much more.
How
do I buy the full version?
There are 2 ways to 'buy' the full version. You can
buy online from our secure web site, or you can send us
a cheque or Postal Order(UK). Here what you need to
do:-
- Download the evaluation version from
here
- Install lm2000.exe & run the program
- click on HELP, , REGISTER & follow the
instructions
- you need to supply the PC CODE when you buy
If you buy on-line there is are fields where you
should enter the PC CODE , or if you send a Cheque
simply let us know what the value are. When we receive
payment you will be emailed the Unlock code for your
software. Simply enter this into the space provided &
you will now have access to all the feature of the
software. You will get an Email within 24 hours of
buying.
Can I install it on more than one PC?
No. You can install the evaluation on as many PC's as
you wish. The Unlock code that you get will only work
on one PC. To have it running on multiple PC's you will
need to buy an additional license ( discounts available
on multiple licenses ).
What if I need to move to another PC?
Contact us about reinstalling on another PC.
What
Spec of PC do I need?
You need a Pentium processor with 32 Megabytes of RAM
running Windows 95/98/NT/Windows 2000 or Windows ME. A
display of 1024x768 is recommended..
Why
1024x768, I want 800x600!
We have had many people ask about this. The program
is designed to run at a resolution of 1024x768. This is
fine for 99% of PC's as just about any PC that is less
than 5 years old can do this. We understand that people
do want to be able to run it at a lower resolution & we
have added in V1.025.03 support for 800x600 resolution.
How
often are updates released?
Updates are released for various reasons. If a bug
is found then a fix will be made available on the
website. We also are continuously working to add
features & improve League Maker 2000. We welcome
suggestions & if would like to see something added then
let us know. We have already added several suggestion
made to us.
Features
Tell me
about Teams in V1.3
New to V1.3 is the ability to create 'Team Leagues'.
Normal Leagues let you set a 'name' vs another 'name'eg,
Player 1 vs Player 2 or Team A vs Team B. You can only
keep the total score for this player/Team, you cannot
keep individual score for a 'name' (players or Teams).
With 'Team Leagues' you can create a Team which holds up
to 16 players/names in it. You then get a Team score
sheet that you enter the scores into & the collective
score for these 16 names is taken as the overall score
for that Team.
As an example, you have run a Pool league that has 20
teams, each team has 7 players. If you use the normal
league then you can only specify the result for Team A
vs Team B. If you created this League as a Team League
then you enter the scores for individual games within
each match. So, if the the first game in Team A vs Team
B is Player A1 vs Player B1 down to Player A10 vs Player
B10 then the scores for each game is added up to make
the total score for Team A vs Team B.
Also, you have two options for scoring methods for
the Teams. WinLoseDraw scoring assigns
points based on who wins a game. If Player A1 beats
Player B1 then Player A1 gets 3 points ( based on the
global settings).etc down to the last game. The points
for Team A again is the total of these points.
Cumulitive scoring simply adds all the points
up for each Team player to make the total for that Team.
Customising the League Table
New in V1.32 is the ability to customise the output
of the League Table. Previously you had a standard
output of Position, Name, Wins, Draws, Lost, Points.
In V1.34 you can now have up to 8 (from a ) columns
displayed, in any order, from the following list
Position, Team/Player Name, Wins, Lost,
Drawn, +, -, Points, Played, Difference.
You can then sort on up to 5 of these fields. Eg,
you can show 8 of the fields ( in any order ) then sort
it by Points, Wins, Drawn, Lost, difference then name.
So if Points are equal it then checks wins etc.
This format can also be exported to the HTML file.
How many names/players can I have?
In a normal League you can have up to 32
players/names in any league. If they play each other
once then this will be 31 games & if a game is played
each week then it will take 31 weeks. In a Team League
you can have up to 32 Teams with up to 16 names/players
in each Team.
How many leagues?
As many as your harddrive can hold. Each league
takes up about 500K of diskspace.
What about
date formats?
The date format is taken from the Windows operating
system in the Control Panel. If it's set to UK format
then League Maker 2000 will be in the UK format.
What
can I configure?
You can change the points for a win, draw or lose.
You can toggle whether the date/weeknum is displayed.
You can change the point type from Frames to whatever
suits your league. The default save/open path can be
set. You can configure the League Table out ( which
columns & where )Various other options are available
from the Customise pulldown menu.
How do I
enter scores?
From the main screen click on Fixtures. Each table
has a score button. Click on this to enter the scores.
What is
Home & Away?
Most leagues will utilise the Home & Away rule. If
you play more than once per season then the first game
will be at home & the second will be away. Eg, Team 1
Vs Team 2 takes place in Week 1, the next time these
team would play is Week 8 so it will be displayed as
Team 2 Vs Team 1. If each team plays from a different
venue then use Home & Away, or if you specify that the
Home team must contact the Away team to play the match
then you would use the 'Home & Away' rule.
Exporting to HTML
You can export the League fixtures & League tables to
HTML. This lets you put it on the internet for everyone
to see.
Tell me about Teams
In Version 1.3 you will be able to create Team
leagues. Previously when you added a player/team/name
you could only enter the combined result for that team.
Now, each team can list up to 16 players & each
individual score can be saved/viewed/edited. This gives
greater scope & flexibility to everyone!
Restricting access to Leagues
In V1.34 a feature was added to let you password
protect the program. Go to the customise page & enter a
password. When you next run the program you are
prompted for the password, after 3 attempts the program
closes. This is a simple method which should suit most
users.
I need
something added!
We are happy to implement any suggestions that you
make about League Maker 2000. We cannot guarantee they
will be added but we have already implemented several
suggestion made to us. We want you to get as much out
of it as possible, even if it's a small suggestion let
us know!
Buying online
We use a secure server to accept your credit card
details. Under no circumstances will be give your
details to any other company.
We also have multiple license versions available.
Contact us if you are interested.
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