Whitelightsoft of WV - Computer Programming/Web Site Design

News:

04/12/2008:

Quiz Yourself

Quiz Yourself with your own personally defined tests and share them with others!

09/03/2007:

Tab Delimited Files

You can now extract your Power Meet and Single Lift results to a tab delimited file for use in other software such as a spreadsheet. Please proceed to download the latest application.

07/27/2007:

Get a web site for your organization

Contact Whitelightsoft.com Today to request a web site for your organization

Allow web users to contact you via an easy to use 'Contact Us' form

'Contact Us' information will be sent to you as an email which allows you to manage and respond using your local email software, or you may manage this information using the web site

Compile a News Letter mail list via the 'Contact Us' form

Create and publish events by category

Define user accounts with specific privileges to allow authorized personnel to create and publish events

Allow authorized personnel to create and publish their own pages

Allow Web users to browse your events by category and/or an easy to use calendar

04/01/2007:

Best Lifter Reports

You can now exclude the age coefficients when producing the Best Lifter Reports. Please proceed to download the latest application.

03/20/2007:

Best Lifter Reports

Corrected sorting bug when age coefficient is greater than 1. Please proceed to download the latest application.

03/18/2007:

Best Lifter Reports

The Best Lifter feature has been upgraded to report results for Curl/Bench/Deadlift, Curl/Bench sub-totals, Single Lift Curl, and Push/Pull events. Read more about Press 4.0's Best Lifter Reports, and proceed to download the latest application.

03/18/2007:

NASA Best Lifter report by Division fix

An error in producing the NASA Best Lifter report by Division has been corrected. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

03/04/2007:

NASA Best Lifter report fix

When processing the NASA Best Lifter report, an error was stating that the table was missing. This error has been corrected. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

12/04/2006:

Bar Loading

You can now record your event's weight configuration (ie. # of 100 lb plates, # of 45 lb plates, # of 25 lb plates, etc.) and quickly display the bar loading arrangement for each competitor's attempts. Get your copy today!.

02/20/2006:

Bench, Deadlift Power Meet Results

You can now produce power meet results for your push pull events (Bench and Deadlift). Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

02/20/2006:

NASA Best Lifter Report

You can now produce a Best Lifter report based on the NASA coefficients. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

08/26/2005:

Weight Class Assignment Drop Down List

You can now change the weight class assignment regardless of the body weight value. As a reminder, to allow Press to convert a body weight value, for example, from lb's to kilo's make sure the kilo's field is blank, and vice versa. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

07/03/2005:

Results Listings

Adjusted the order of the results listings to group by division, age, and weight class, instead of age, weight class, and division. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb as necessary.

03/19/2005:

Kilo/lb conversion

Changed the Competitor form by enabling conversion of body weight entries ONLY when the other field is blank, ie. if you enter a kilo body weight, the converted lb entry will appear if the lb field is initially blank and visa versa. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb.

10/29/2004:

Reshel Best Lifter Report

Updated the Reshel formula table within the Press database to include coefficients based on tenths of a kilo instead of quarters of a kilo. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe and press.mdb. If you are expecting to run this lastest version of Press with legacy data, be sure to change all of your competitor's kilo body weights defined to the nearest quarter such as .25 and .75 to .2 and .7 respectively.

10/28/2004:

Competitor Entry Form.

Placed a restriction on the body weight fields that prevents the entry of negative values.

10/11/2004:

Update to the way bodyweight in Kilos is handled through the Competitor Entry form, and weight class is handled through the Weight Class setup tab.

First of all, conversion is based on 2.2046 pounds (lb) per kilo. Each entry is rounded down to the nearest quarter for pounds and to the nearest tenth for kilos; for example, 107.5 kilos multiplied by 2.2046 equals 236.9945, but the poundage is rounded to 236.75 rather than 237.

Stay tuned for the next update to Press 4.0 where reporting of converted attempts (pounds to kilos or kilos to pounds) will also incorporate this rounding methodology. Currently, Press 4.0 converts attempts for reporting by multiplying or dividing by 2.2046.

06/11/2004:

Flight Display

Whitelightsoft is happy to introduce the Flight Display feature to Press 4.0. Keep those in the warm up room aware of their anxiously anticipated platform appearances with the Flight Display feature. Just go to the Event menu, select option 5. Produce Flight Listings, and then choose Display.

The Flight Display Setup form appears requesting a Competition (Squat, Bench, Deadlift, or Curl), a Platform if defined, and a count which allows you define the number of competitors for display.

By pressing the "Process" button, the Flight Display form appears, refreshing every 15 seconds, and displays the Platform (if defined), Name, Body Weight, Attempt Amount, Attempt #, and Flight #. The list is in order of Platform, Flight #, Attempt, Body Weight, and Order # (which is the number set by pressing the 'Prepare' buttons on the Event form).

To appear on the display, the competitor, first of all must be assigned to a flight corresponding to the specified competition, must not be disqualified, must have a status of active, and finally a pending attempt specified within the Events feature.

Proceed to download the latest release for yourself!

06/08/2004:

Best Lifter Report enhancement

When producing the Best Lifter Report by Division, NOW only those divisions defined as 'Masters' will be applied the age coefficient for each participating lifter's formula total. You will be able to identify divisions as 'Masters' through the Divisions dialog.

Proceed to download the latest release for yourself!

05/02/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

You can now eliminate certain divisions from your standard results reports (non-bestlifter reports) just by identifying those divisions for Standard Reporting, which is the default setting as you define your divisions.

04/04/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

You can now produce the Best Lifter report for all divisions on one report. Just select [All] from the Division drop down list on the Best Lifter form.

Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe

04/01/2004:

Currently working on the following enhancement to Press 3.1...

Provide a flight listing for use with a tv monitor and projector.

Please stay tuned!

04/01/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

You can now produce your Best Lifter reports for Single Lift events in addition to Power Meet events.
You can now define which Divisions appear on your Results reports (Power Meet and Single Lift) by using the Status indicator. Only Active Divisions will appear on the Results reports.

Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe

03/23/2004:

Below is a customer's email response to Whitelightsoft in reference to a question pertaining to a recent event...

It went very well.  I don't know if I told you before, but a handful of us are
trying to vastly improve the quality of meets for the Minnesota USAPL. So far
our efforts have been very well received and your software can take much of the
credit.  Your software:
- speeds up the meet
- increases accuracy
- helps the audience (standings)
- helps the lifters (up to the minute flight info)
- really shines at award time (dramatically speeds up the process)

I will send you the results soon.

Here a few suggestions and observations:
-  The conversion from kilo-pounds in the competitors form is 2.2lb/1kg instead
   of 2.2046lb/1kg
-  You should be able to program an automatic refresh into your macro or stored
   procedure, so you can eliminate the prepare and refresh buttons on the
   "run event" form.
-  I tested the "run meet" screen on a 27" tv to show the lifters the flight
   order in the prep area.  However the fonts are just too small to display well
   on a tv, it requires a projector with a VGA connection.  Perhaps you could
   make a different form for the expeditor that would only list the next 10-12
   lifters in a large font that would fill the whole screen.  That way it could
   be displayed on a tv and look a little cleaner.  I attached a table that
   shows what I'm talking about.  The grayed lifter at the top has completed
   the lift and will fall off as soon as his next attempt is entered. You could
   also build in a timer if you wanted.  I don't know how much time is allowed
   in other feds, but the USAPL only allows 1 minute for the lifter to get in
   his/her next attempt.  That rule has been extremely abused at most of the
   meets I've been to.

Please don't take my suggestions as harsh criticism.  I do web design and used
to do some DB design, and I love criticism.

Thanks,
Tom Hines

03/15/2004:

WARNING! WARNING!

Unfortunately a bug was discovered with the entry of new weight classes, but as usual it was quickly remedied, so if you need to add weight classes that were not provided with the initial installation package, proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe.

03/14/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

You can now broadcast your event's Standings for a desired Flight #. This will allow you to narrow down the list for quick display of the competition currently on the platform. Proceed to download the latest application to replace your current copy of press.exe

03/12/2004:

WARNING! WARNING!

Unfortunately a bug was discovered with the new Best Lifter report in Press 3.1 when processing by Division, but fortunately it was quickly remedied and placed back on the site for you to download if you currently have Press 3.1. If not, download and install the complete Press 3.1 software first, then return and get the new application. Sorry for the inconvenience, but stay tuned, it'll be available in the complete software download soon.

If you discover any problems with the report or any other feature, don't hesitate to contact Whitelightsoft!

In addition to the correction, a "Sub-total (Squat and Bench)" option was added to the Best Lifter report. So, please enjoy!

03/11/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

You can now identify best lifters via Division and lift (squat, bench, sub-total (squat and bench), deadlift, or total) in addition to just Weight Class range. Check out the new best lifter form!

03/05/2004:

A customer's recent email to Whitelightsoft...

Don:

   Congratulation.........!!!!! The new version worked great! and was impressive.

   Have you put any more  thought in the idea of identifying flights as by Session
   then by Flight I, Flight 2, etc:
     Session I
       Flight 1
       Flight 2

     Session 2
       Flight 1
       Flight 2
       Flight 3

   I set up this weekends as individual Sessions and then had to copy each Session
   back and forth to /whitelights/press to do each session.  Works fine for that,
   but then "Best Lifter," and "Team Reports" come out by session and have to be 
   added together at the end of the meet.  Something to think about.

   Again,  congratualations!!!!!!!! 

Tim

PS - I have the AAPF World's in Las Vegas coming up Mar. 21.

02/28/2004:

Currently working on the following enhancements to Press 3.1...

Include a new Standings feature that will allow you to display all lifters within a flight along with the ability to scroll to the competitor currently on the platform in order to quickly present the competition as it unfolds
Adjust the Disqualification feature to allow for those competitors competing in Curl Power Meet competition.

Please stay tuned!

02/25/2004:

Press 3.1 now offers the following additional features

Offers report format file extract exporting of Power Meet and Single lift results for use in various software programs, as well as for submitting to Whitelightsoft to be quickly published on Whitelightsoft.com. You and your competitors will no longer have to wait for months to see the results of your event.
Included a Published Results page accessible through the side bar menu by pressing the Results button or by selecting Published Results from the Quick Guide.

02/15/2004:

Currently working on the following enhancements to Press 3.1...

Offer ascii delimited exporting of results (Power Meet, Single Lift, Team, and Best Lifter) for use in spreadsheets and other software programs, as well as for submitting to Whitelightsoft to be quickly published on Whitelightsoft.com. You and your competitors will no longer have to wait for months to see the results of your event.
Upgrade Whitelightsoft.com to publish event results (Power Meet, Single Lift, Team, and Best Lifter) for all to see.

Please stay tuned!

02/12/2004:

Press 3.1 is now available!

Press 3.1 offers the following new features

Offers a more user friendly menu system.
Provides options to produce the power meet results with all attempts.
Includes all attempts on the single lift results reports.
Includes the "Disqualified" indicator on the Single Lift results reports.
Provides the ability to enter an event title, date, and location for use in printing on all results reports.

02/08/2004:

Currently working on the next version of Press, which we will cleverly call Press 3.1, to include the following...

Provide an option to include all attempts on the results reports.
Include a "Disqualified" indicator on the Single Lift results reports.
Provide the ability to enter an event title, date, and location for use in printing on the results reports.
Offer ascii delimited exporting of results for use in spreadsheets and other software programs.

Please stay tuned!

12/01/2003:

A customer's recent email to Whitelightsoft...

Hi, guy:

Got to use the newest version at the Ironman we held in Fresno
last weekend. A couple of notes and/or questions:

1.  "Disqualified" doesn't print on the single lift results.
    In our case "Bench Only."
2.  Still would be nice to have an input screen for "Meet",
    "Date", and "Location" so as to have this information printed
    as a header on each page of the reports  Right now, I have
    to print to Acrobat and then redo the header (see attached) 
3.  Is it possible to print the "search" screen showing all the
    lifters and all of their lift attempts to an "Excel" file?
    More of our publishers (Powerlifting USA) are asking for the
    full results.
4.  Is it possible to print the best lifter results by Division?
    For example, this week I had Best Lifters for Men, Women,
    Junior/Teen and Masters.  I'm not sure how to select on
    Division because our division set up like "Masters 40-45"
    other than just print the results by division and let us
    pick out what we need from there.  Any Ideas?

This is all I have for now.  Where are you planning on going next?  

Hope to hear from you soon.  The new version is GREAT!

Tim

To answer Tim's question: "Where are you planning on going next?", the sky's the limit. Check out the Future Enhancements to get an idea.

11/01/2003:

Press 3.0 now allows you to process Single Lift Curl and Power Meet (Curl, Bench, and Deadlift) events in addition to the Single Lift Squat, Bench, and Deadlift, and Power Meet (Squat, Bench, and Deadlift) events that Press 3.0 currently manages.

10/01/2003:

Press 3.0 now offers Best Lifter reports based on the Reshel and Wilks formula coefficients in addition to the Schwartz/Malone formula coefficients, and age related formula coefficients are included as well.

Press 3.0 now gives you the ability to manage body weights and weight classes based on kilos as well as pounds with a convenient conversion feature.

09/01/2003:

Press 3.0 now gives you the ability to Define Flights by gender and division, in addition to weight class, to aid in those situations; for example, when the women and teenagers are better suited for fight #1.

Press 3.0 now gives you improved performance with the use of a Microsoft Access 2000 database for storing your valuable information.

08/01/2003:

Press 3.0 now gives you the ability to move powerlifting events from primarily a participant sport to a spectator sport as well, and its revolutionary Standings feature will take you there.