FAQ

How do I post results?

Creating and submitting results is easy once you get some practice. Assuming you have joined bridgeclubs.org and received an e-mail address specifically for submitting results, follow these basic steps:

Extract the results (See FAQ entry)
Extract the recap (See FAQ entry)
Create the hand records
Submit the files one at a time. (See FAQ entry)

Submitting files can be done via e-mail or by logging into your site and uploading the files. There are many options related to submitting results via e-mail. See the Submission Options FAQ to learn about how to deal with multiple sections, multiple events during the same day, and revisions. These are some technical issue that you can gloss over for now. The files you submit can be either plain text (ASCII), HTML, or PDF. There is support for PBN files as well if you ask. MIME encoding is optional. Alternative MIME parts may produce unanticipated results and are typically rejected. If your e-mail client sends these sorts of messages or if you get a message back that leads you to believe that your results were not posted, please refer to How to send plain text messages from most e-mail clients, locate your e-mail client, and follow the directions.

How do I extract my results from ACBLScore?

These instructions will step you through how to extract the results for your game that are suitable for submitting to your club website.

On your computer that has ACBLScore installed, open up the ACBLScore program.
Choose the menu option that opens a game.
Open the gamefile associated with the results you wish to post.
Press the F8 key. You will be prompted to "Select scores destination."
Choose "ASCII file". Newer versions of ACBLScore will say "Text file" instead of "ASCII file". You will then be prompted to choose a file location.
Either continue with the default or choose a directory location that you will remember later. For the File Name, it is best to call it "RESULTS.TXT" or some similar name.
If the file you named exists already, it will prompt you to either Append or Overwrite the existing file. If this is not a multiple section event, you will likely want to Overwrite the file.
You will be prompted to "Select printout order".
Choose "By rank" generally, unless your club has a different preference. Your results are now saved.
If you wish to exit ACBLScore, you use the 'Esc' (escape) key twice.

How do I submit my game results?

Once you have extracted the results and recap, you can e-mail the them as an attachment to the agreed upon e-mail address, one file at a time. You can use any e-mail program to do this. The subject must read as follows:

results 6/29
or
recap 6/29
The date, 6/29, should be changed to the effective date for your results. Case does not matter. You may include the name of a day of the week if you wish, like "Results - Monday 6/29". In general, the less you write, the less chance the program will get confused. See the Submission Reference to see other things you can specify on the Subject: line.

It may take a bit for the results to post if there are delays with Internet e-mail, so please be patient. Normally, you would see the results on your club's Calendar within 10 minutes. Submitters may need to be added to a spam whitelist. Let me know your e-mail address if the results are not accepted and I can add you to the whitelist.

What options are there for posting/revising/deleting results?

There are several words you can add to the subject line that help you do more complex processing. They are:

Content keywords
results
recap
hands
Example Subject: recap 6/29
Time of day
morn
aft
eve
Example Subject: results aft 6/29
Section designation
section X
Example Subject: recap section YY 6/29
Revise Posting
To revise results, just submit them again. You do not need any special keyword to revised results.
Example Subject: results 6/29

It doesn't matter if you use upper, lower, or mixed case. Also, certain words in the subject line are just thrown away, like the days of the week and dashes. So,
Example Subject: Results - Monday 6/29
will process just fine.

You must login to your site in order to delete any game results. It is not available via e-mail.

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How do I post results?

How do I extract my results from ACBLScore?

How do I submit my game results?

What options are there for posting/revising/deleting results?