Page 66 - Bridgemate II Manual

Chapter 7: Tips for use 60

When recovering the server, it is important that all scores have been moved previously from the server
to the result file. If this is not the case, scores that have not been moved to the computer will be lost
and the server cannot restart fully from the previous position. Make sure therefore that the data
retrieval is always activated during the session.

Procedure in the event of data loss

The security of the board results entered in the Bridgemate II scoring system is given top priority. The
best defense against data loss is to store the results in multiple locations, namely:

• The Bridgemate memory
All results entered in the Bridgemate are sent to the server. At the same time, each result is also
stored in the Bridgemate’s internal memory. These results are stored until the Bridgemate is
started up again for a new session. Then the memory will be erased.
The data remains stored in the internal memory of the Bridgemate, even if no batteries are
installed.

• The server memory
Results entered in the Bridgemate are sent to the server, and stored in the server’s internal
memory. It is essential that the server is connected to a power source (batteries and/or power
adapter). If there is no power source, or in the event of power failure, all data will be lost.

• Bridgemate Control Software result file and log file
BCS continuously reads the new results from the server and processes these into the result file.
This data is immediately written to the hard disk of your PC, ensuring the data is safe even in
the event of power failure. All results shown on the BCS screen have been written to the result
file.
BCS also has a log file, containing all the relevant events. All received results are written to this
log file. To view the log file, go to the Tools à Show log file menu.

• Session file in your scoring program
Lastly, the scoring program retrieves the results from the result file. The scoring program stores
the results in its own files.

The results are therefore stored in five locations in total. In the event of data loss in one of the five
locations, it is possible to check whether the results are still stored at the next level up, and to
reprocess the results from that location.

Scoring program data loss

In the event of data loss in the scoring program, check whether the results are still stored in the BCS
result file. The recommended method is to launch BCS from the Windows Start menu à All Programs
à Bridgemate II. Once BCS is started up, go to the File à Open menu and select the result file you
used for your session. If the results appear on the screen, they have been stored in the result file. The
results can now be reprocessed from the scoring program. For further information about processing
Bridgemate results, see the instructions included with the scoring program.

Bridgemate Control Software data loss

If the result file contains no results (see the above-mentioned step), it is possible to retrieve them from
the server and to read them in the result file. The first step is to check whether the results are still
stored on the server. Use the Server à Show all scores menu for this purpose. All the results stored in
the server will now be shown. If the correct results are shown, it is possible to read them manually
using the Server à Show tables menu. Select all tables (hold down the left mouse button and the Shift
key) and press “Retrieve scores”. The results of the selected tables are retrieved from the server and
processed in the result file. The results can now be read by the scoring program.