US Rating Calculator(tm) v.99 (Beta)
Copyright 1995 by Eric Horn - All rights reserved.

Disclaimer:

This software is distributed "as is".  Although I know of
no problems with the software, I make no warranties.

Acknowledgments:

I want to thank PowerBuilder Guru Jeff Curtis for his testing
and suggestions.

Archive Contents:

   README.TXT    -  this file
   USRAT.EXE     -  US Rating Calculator executable
   US Rating Calc support DLL's (17 of them!)
   PBBGR040 DLL       594,080 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBCMP040 DLL       250,848 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBDBI040 DLL       157,888 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBDEC040 DLL        37,952 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBDWE040 DLL     1,193,696 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBDWO040 DLL       125,952 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBECT040 DLL        61,280 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBIDBF40 DLL         6,656 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBITXT40 DLL         4,128 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBLMI040 DLL        44,320 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBOUI040 DLL       147,968 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBPRT040 DLL        21,376 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBRTE040 DLL       618,896 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBRTF040 DLL       661,472 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBSHR040 DLL       141,408 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBTYP040 DLL       686,080 12-15-94  12:00p
   PBVBX040 DLL        69,088 12-15-94  12:00p

Description:

This is my first attempt at hacking together a simple application using
PowerBuilder.  I used to code in Clipper (DOS world) so this was quite
the culture change moving to Windows.  USRAT doesn't have any database
access because I don't keep any of the values.  It is simply a
calculator (based on the USCF rating system) to see how your rating
changes depending on the strength of your opponents and whether or not
you are playing provisionally (less than 20 games).  It doesn't handle
bonus points because in general you won't know if your opponent's play
warrants you receiving any or not.  I didn't write it for general
distribution but several people on the Internet requested something
similar so here it is.  It is free to use, the only thing I ask is you
send me an Email message letting me know that my upload wasn't wasted!  My
Email address is listed at the bottom of this file.  It isn't finished
yet, I will pretty it up someday and add a real help file and maybe
database access to keep the last rating or previous scores or something.
Any suggestions you may have would be appreciated.

System Requirements:

US Rating Calc is completely self-contained and is compatible with
Windows 3.1.  It hasn't been tested on versions of Windows prior to 3.1,
OS/2-Win or Windows 95.  It really doesn't do anything fancy so it
should work in all the aforementioned environments.

Installation:

Unzip the files into any directory of your choosing and add the
directory to the DOS path.  If it isn't in the path it won't work
properly.  With the exception of the EXE file and this TXT file, all the
other files are DLL's that begin with PB (PB*.DLL) so you could put them
in your Windows directory if you want, unless you are already using a
PowerBuilder app they shouldn't overwrite any other files.  You will
need to add the app to Windows (pick a group of your own choosing or add
it to an existing group) with the File/Insert/Item menu options.

Instructions:

Enter your previous rating in the box provided and click on the radio
button whether you are provisional or not (default is that you are an
established player).  If you are a provisional player it will ask how
many total games you have played.  Fill in the game boxes with your
opponents rating(s) and your result (win/lose/draw).  You can enter up
to 10 games and then click <CALC>.  That is all there is to it!  The
<RESET> button clears the scores and takes you back to the top to start
over.

Hope this is of some use to you.  Remember to send me an Email msg. with
your comments or if you are experiencing any problems.

Author:

Eric Horn
P.O. Box 5556
Toledo, Ohio  43613

Email Address: emhorn@ix.netcom.com
Telephone:   (419) 4PC-HELP (472-4357)

USRAT.EXE was developed and compiled using PowerBuilder 4.0 from
Powersoft Corporation.
