About
Welcome to this little usersmanual for our Lotto-programme.Itīs supposed to guide you through the programme in a snap second.
All the way through this manual, you just click on the Hyperlinks you want to know more about. HTML - " Hyper Text Manual 4 Lotto "
Go to Getting Started for first time users.
Or go to Index for a full table of content view of programme items.
If you win a price larger then 100$, please report it to rene@linearteam.org. I will then update the total-winning field at www.linearteam.org. I donīt need your full name adress and so, just firstname and price. I will protect your name from the public.
Are you so lucky that you win a million or so, and you think the author of this FREEWARE - programme deserves a donation, you are also very welcome, and please donīt hasitate, to contact me ':-)
Index
A Full table of content view of Lotto Features.- Getting Started
- General things about the programme
- Generator
- Fixed Numbers
- Restrained Numbers
- Price per row
- Total price
- Highest number
- Number of numbers
- Number of rows
- Min. Distance
- Generate rows
- Weight Min
- Weight Max
- Always min. 1 pair
- Max 1 pair
- Max 3 in a row
- Restrained Numbers
- Input Numbers
- Input your numbers
- In row
- Save this row
- Pricegiving combinations
- In row
- Check rows
- Winner numbers
- Additional numbers
- Year number
- Week number
- Append to Database
- Check rows
- Additional numbers
- Database
- Winning numbers
- Additionals
- Period
- Previous
- Delete
- Next
- Update Grid
- Additionals
- Menu
- File
- Tools
- Database
- Help
- Tools
- Statistics
- Know a little more about calculating possibilities.
- Dmethod.txt
- Read how to edit the Dmethod.txt file, and what you need it for.
Getting Started
Splash Screen
When you start the programme you will first be presented for the "SplashScreen" a picture which tells you who programmed this programme.You can click this SplashScreen to get right to the main window or just wait 5 seconds.
Main Window
Consists of four tabs:Generator (default startup tab) In this tab you can have your computer to generate random numbers for you. When computer has generated some rows for you and you might not be happy about all of them, you can correct a single row by clicking on Input numbers-tab.
Input numbers is for correcting certain numbers in the rows. Or you can simply type in all your currently numbers, if you just want to use the programme to check your rows for you.
Check rows is ofcause for checking your rows for prices.
Database is for maintaining your database, and see statistics for the numbers in you database.
Menu Read here what function you can access from the menu.
Generator
Fixed numbers
Here you can type in your favorite numbers. They will be put into every row.You can only type in "Number of numbers - 2". Eg. if "Number of numbers" is 6 you can only type in 4 fixed numbers.
If you want to cancel a number just replace it again with a "0".
Restrained numbers
Here you can type in which numbers you donīt want to be in your rows. The more you type, the higher your chances for price is - If you are right ';-)Price per row
Here you can type in how much one row costs.Total price
Here "Price per row" will be multiplied with "Number of rows" giving the total price of your rows.Highest number
According to the lottosystem you play enter the biggest ballnumber here.Number of number
According to the lottosystem you play enter the amount of balls that will be drawn here. Exclusive the additional numbers !Number of rows
How many rows you want to generate / play.Min. distance
Here you can type in the minimum distance between the lowest and highest number generated in one row. Why ? Click here to know more about the statisticks.Weight min
Weight is also average. All number added together divided by number of numbers. This averagespan you can deside by typing in a low and high number. Low is the minimum average allowed.Weight max
High is maximum average allowed. Note that if 22 is max, an average of 22.9 is also allowed.Always min. 1 pair
If you want minimum two numbers in the rows to be neighbours, check this box. By neighbours I mean 14,15 like 2,5,11,12,16,24,31. Note that multible pairs is allowed.Max 1 pair
Check this box if you do not want to allow two pairs in a row like 2,3,9,14,15,26,28. Note that 3 in a row is NOT 2 pairs but 4 in a row IS. Meaning that 2,3,4,14,20,25,31 is allowed, but 2,3,4,5,21,31,33 is not.Do NOT mistake this option with "Max 3 in a row" which this option disables, read below why.
Max 3 in a row
Check this box if you do not want to allow 4 in a row like 2,3,4,5,9,26,28. Note that "Max 3 in a row" DOES allow pairs elsewhere like 2,3,4,14,20,25,26. That is the different between "Max 1 pair" and "Max 3 in a row".Generate rows
Click this button to generate the number of rows you have selected within the terms of your conditions. If you have selected tight conditions, you can see on the statusbar when you rows is finished.
Input Numbers
Input your numbers here
If you go from scratch replace the 0's with your own numbers, or you can correct a certain number in a generated row. Either way when correction is made press "Save this row".Note ! If you canīt correct number 8, set "Number of numbers" to 8 in Generator.
In row
Here you deside which row you want to make the correction in. It cannot go higher then "Number of numbers" in Generator tab.Save this row
Click this button to save the changes you have made. Changes will be saved in the row you have selected "In row". Note ! Save does not mean save to file.Pricegiving combinations
Here you type in those combinations that is pricesgiving in your lottosystem. If you lottosystem donīt have 6 prices, you can disable the 6'th price by typing in "0" in both fields.
Check rows
Type in winner numbers here
Here you must type in the weeks winner numbers.Note ! If you canīt type in number 8, set "Number of numbers" to 8 in Generator.
Type in additional numbers here
Most lottosystems has additional numbers that makes it possible to have more winnerchanges. Like 6+1 is 6 winner numbers and 1 additional number.If you want to cancel a number just replace it again with a "0".
Year nr.
Year number is for database use only. Used to see difference in stored rows in database.Week nr.
Week number is for database use only. Used to see difference in stored rows in database.Append to database
Is only availeble when a database is open. Used to store this weeks drawn numbers in a database. This way you can quickly see under Database which numbers has been mostly drawn.Check rows
Click this button to check your rows for prices. Result will be displayed in table to the left of the button. For each row you can see how many winner numbers that matches, and additional numbers too.
Database
Winning numbers
From the selected row in databaseAdditionals
From the selected row in databasePeriod
Which year/week was the row in database drawn.Previous
Used to scroll back in database.Delete
Used to delete selected row from database.Next
Used to scroll forward in database.Update grid
Can be used to scroll to begining of database. Mostly only used by René during development.
Menu
File:
Open rows Lets you to open previously saved rows. It also automaticly loads settings in the Generator tab.Save Rows Lets you to save generated or typed in rows. It also automaticly saves settings in the Generator tab.
Append rows Also called Merge. You can open previously saved rows, and put them in at the end of currently opened/generated rows. Fixed numbers will be set to "0", because this function is primary for generating rows with different fixed numbers. Always min. 1 pair, Max 1 pair and Max 3 in a row will be set to unchecked, due to the possibility of different settings in the merged rows. Futhermore Min. distance and Weight min. will be set to lowest value of the mergeded rows. Weight max goes to highest value.
Export to disk You can export your rows to disk, so that you donīt need to write your rows by hand. You need to copy the "Dmethod.txt" to the disk too. Click here to read how to edit the Dmethod.txt . This function only works in Denmark at the moment. That is because the special validation that is required by the terminals. The validation ensures that your rows is sended to the lottoservices without errors. If you would like this function enabled in your contry too, please write to rene@linearteam.org for futher information.
Print rows Opens a window which contains all 100 rows ready to print out. This window contains a button "Print rows" This button opens the printdialog in which you can rotate your paper to landscape, if you want a larger print.
Exit Obviously terminates programme ':-)
Tools:
Options In options-window you can mark if the print of your rows should be scaled to fit your paper. If you donīt scale print, remember to rotate your paper to landscape in the print dialogbox. Else you wont see all number in your print. You can also select "Show how many rows thats discarted". This functions counts those rows generated, but discarted again on behalf of you settings.Database:
Open/Create database Here you can open a saved database. If you type in a new name, a new empty database will be created. Close database This function donīt have to be selected before closing the programme. This function simply just disables the database functionallity in programme. If you donīt close database before terminating the programme, that last oppened database will automaticly be opened next time your open Lotto G/C.Help:
About Here you can find contact-information and version number.Help Opens this document in your default browser.
Statistics
Example
In a lottosystem where 7 balls are drawn 36 is highest number, there are 8.3 million combinations. Thats a lot ':-)Itīs calculated by 36*35*34*33*32*31*30 / 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 8.347.679
You set 2 fixed numbers like 14 and 23. Set "Min distance" to 26.
Now you calculate your maximum possibilities like this 1*1*10*9*32*31*30 / 5*4*3*2*1 (120) = 22.320 combinations. Thats more like it ':-)
Note ! I have not included these calculations in programme because:
If situation is like above but the first random drawn number was 9, second random number can only be 26+9 = 35 and above. That gives 1*1*10*2*32*31*30 / 120 = 4.960 combinations.
If fixed numbers was 1 and 23 situation looks like this 1*1*10*33*32*31*30 / 120 = 81.840 combinations.
If fixed numbers was 1 and 36 situation looks like this 1*1*34*33*32*31*30 / 120 = 278.256 combinations.
There simply is to many things to care about when calculating combination possibilities.
If you are a Mathematician and are much into statistic-calculation, and disagree with the situations above, please contact me at rene@linearteam.org.
Dmethod.txt
What is it for
When you export your rows you need to copy this file to the disk too. It tells the onlineterminal which datafile you want to play.How to edit the Dmethod.txt
I sugest you use Notepad that is shipped with windows to edit the textfile. Simply click on open file and start editing the lines. When done you should click Save As, to save the file to your discette.The textfile contains these lines:
2000-24
Lotto G/C 10 rækker
LOTTO1.DAT
25.00
which means:
2000-24 Year - Weeknumber
Lotto G/C 10 rækker Our systemname and how many rows you want to play.
LOTTO1.DAT Name of the exported file your rows is stored in.
25.00 Total price. Note the 3 spaces which need to be used if price exeeds 99.00 . Eg " 125.00" Here is only 2 spaces.