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Switching from Jeff Smith

The first thing that you should know is that, although the programs are almost identical, the event & membership Data files (PSEvents.dat, PSMembers.dat, etc.) are incompatible.

This means, for example, that you will need to create a new Player Database for your club. There are instructions below on how you can do this relatively easily.

It also means that you will not be able to access your old sessions from EBUScore. I suggest that you should NOT remove your old scoring software, just in case you need to refer back for any reason.

You can, however, use any old user movement files.

Transferring your player database

Firstly, you need to export your old player database from PairsScorer:
Launch PairsScorer, click on 'Player Database', 'Player Management', and 'Export PD to csv file'
(If you have a very old version of PairsScorer, the process might be different)

Confirm that you wish to export, and make a note of where the file is saved.
(The file will also be opened, in Notepad or Excel or similar - just close this!)

Close down PairsScorer, and Launch EBUScore Pairs.
Click on 'Player Database', 'Player Management', and 'Import PD from csv file' (as the screenshot above, but the button just above 'Export'!)

Firstly you will be asked you whether or not you wish to delete your existing database. If you wish to retain Club 'player IDs' from your old database, then you will need to say 'Yes', even if there is nothing to delete!
If you do choose 'Yes', the 'deleted' database will be saved as a backup, and you see a prompt confirming this. If you choose 'No', you will get a different prompt “PIDs in the imported file will be ignored”. Either way, just click 'OK'.

Next you will need to navigate to find the 'csv' file that you have just saved - you did make a note, didn't you! (It's probably in C:\PairsScorer\Reports)
Select the file PlayerDB.csv and click on 'Open'.

That should be it!

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