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| | | np |  |
| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: Help creating golf statistic form |  |
I am trying to create a form that will somewhat mirror a scorecard that I can use to keep statistics such as score, fairways hit, greens in regulation, etc. I need the information for multiple tournaments and want to input the information hole-by-hole. Any suggestions on how to set up a form to accomplish this? |
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| | | John W. Vinson |  |
| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Help creating golf statistic form |  |
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On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:51:01 -0700, np <np@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I am trying to create a form that will somewhat mirror a scorecard that I can use to keep statistics such as score, fairways hit, greens in regulation, etc. I need the information for multiple tournaments and want to input the information hole-by-hole. Any suggestions on how to set up a form to accomplish this?
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The *form* is not what you should start with! Forms are just tools, windows to let you edit data in Tables. The tables and their relationships come first; they're the foundation of your structure. The forms come later.
You'll need several tables - probably a table of golf courses (unless the tournament is all at one course), a table of holes with 18 records for each course (with information about the hole such as par, distance, etc.), a table of players, and so on. Get THAT all set up and then start thinking about the Form! --
John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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| | | Pete D. |  |
| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Help creating golf statistic form |  |
I would search Google for this info, although you will get answers here you will find thousands of samples on the internet that you can tweak. Funny so much interest in a little white ball. Try "MS Access Golf Database" without the quotes as your search and be prepared to spend much time picking the perfect toy to modify.
"np" <np@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9C30CE45-06E4-4A81-ADB7-F8F52294BF01@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | I am trying to create a form that will somewhat mirror a scorecard that I can use to keep statistics such as score, fairways hit, greens in regulation, etc. I need the information for multiple tournaments and want to input the information hole-by-hole. Any suggestions on how to set up a form to accomplish this? |
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| | | np |  |
| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Help creating golf statistic form |  |
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Thanks - I had already created all of the tables and started to set up a form for easy input. Ideally, I would like to set it up where you could input as if you were reading across a scorecard hole-by-hole. So you'd have holes 1 - 18 and for each hole you'd have data such as par, score, fairway hit, etc. I'm familiar with basic forms but the repetitive nature of the data is what is throwing me.
Does that sound like something that is feasible to do without too much code?
"John W. Vinson" wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:51:01 -0700, np <np@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
I am trying to create a form that will somewhat mirror a scorecard that I can use to keep statistics such as score, fairways hit, greens in regulation, etc. I need the information for multiple tournaments and want to input the information hole-by-hole. Any suggestions on how to set up a form to accomplish this?
The *form* is not what you should start with! Forms are just tools, windows to let you edit data in Tables. The tables and their relationships come first; they're the foundation of your structure. The forms come later.
You'll need several tables - probably a table of golf courses (unless the tournament is all at one course), a table of holes with 18 records for each course (with information about the hole such as par, distance, etc.), a table of players, and so on. Get THAT all set up and then start thinking about the Form! --
John W. Vinson [MVP]
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| | | Pete D. |  |
| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Help creating golf statistic form |  |
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Sure, besides it sounds like you're doing it for fun or maybe even to learn something. First stop building your form for a bit and think out what data you need to save and what can be calculated. Write it down and build your table from it. For instance you'll need to handle different courses and par. This is kind of static data. Next you'll want to figure handicap. This is standard data but with different standards so you'll need to figure out a table for the variable depending on course/org so that if you play for at one club that uses the one calculation and another that uses a different one you can load those differences in a table so your calculation will be right for the handy cap by just selecting the org. Golf is great as it has specific rules so you can think it out. Might even add a table for Eagle Golf course uses these rules and Duffer course uses these rules so each course could select one or many rules depending on type tournament. Starting from the form may be harder in the long run to make it all happen. For instance, before you open the form you may want to select course, which includes their handicap rules, if it is just for fun or for a tournament, might even want to make a note of the weather, time of day. Make notes and think out the tables. Now you will know what data you need to gather with your forms. Of course you can just make the form to record what you do on paper, which is also fun but you might be surprised. If you think out the tables you might find some common issues that could improve your game and overall score depending on the course.
"np" <np@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AB8BA264-A26C-4C87-AB2C-EE3A3318D974@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Thanks - I had already created all of the tables and started to set up a form for easy input. Ideally, I would like to set it up where you could input as if you were reading across a scorecard hole-by-hole. So you'd have holes 1 - 18 and for each hole you'd have data such as par, score, fairway hit, etc. I'm familiar with basic forms but the repetitive nature of the data is what is throwing me.
Does that sound like something that is feasible to do without too much code?
"John W. Vinson" wrote:
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:51:01 -0700, np <np@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
I am trying to create a form that will somewhat mirror a scorecard that I can use to keep statistics such as score, fairways hit, greens in regulation, etc. I need the information for multiple tournaments and want to input the information hole-by-hole. Any suggestions on how to set up a form to accomplish this?
The *form* is not what you should start with! Forms are just tools, windows to let you edit data in Tables. The tables and their relationships come first; they're the foundation of your structure. The forms come later.
You'll need several tables - probably a table of golf courses (unless the tournament is all at one course), a table of holes with 18 records for each course (with information about the hole such as par, distance, etc.), a table of players, and so on. Get THAT all set up and then start thinking about the Form! --
John W. Vinson [MVP]
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