Convert Database to TM 4.0

Convert Database to TM 4.0

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Click on File then Convert Database to TM 4.0 to display the following set of choices.

Converting your TM II Version 2 or 3 Database to the TM 4 Database Format

If you currently have a TM II Release 2 or 3 database, TM 4.0 AUTOMATICALLY converts it when you Open the database. Or, you can click on File then Restore and pick the 2nd choice (SwtmBkup*.zip) for "Files of Type" and TM will restore your TM II backup and then convert it. TM 4.0 will automatically backup your TM II database BEFORE it is converted so that you can restore that database back to TM II if the need arises. The backup will be an Archive backup and stored in the same directory as the Database, typically the TMIIData directory. The file name will be of type SwtmArchive*.zip.

Converting your WIN-TM Version 1.6 Database to the TM 4 Database Format
Please follow these instructions for converting a TEAM MANAGER Version 1.6 (WIN-TM) Database over to the new TM Database format.

Since there are many additional features in TM that are not in WIN-TM, the TM conversion software will perform the following functions.

TM supports both 6 dive and 11 dive events. So when the Conversion software detects meets that contain diving events, it will automatically convert the diving events to 6 dive events, but will offer you the choice of changing those 6 dive events to 11 dive events for specific meets at the end of the conversion process.

Since TM has BOTH Entry events and Result events, the Conversion software will convert all WIN-TM events to Results events. All of the meets held during the past 12 months will also be converted to Entry events and the entries from these meets will also be converted. Of course, results from ALL meets will be converted to the new TM Database format.

Since TM supports an unlimited number of Favorite settings, if the WIN-TM Database has a Favorite Team set up, the Conversion software will set up a Team Favorite with that team specified.

TM has a Minimum Age for Open Events for each Team instead of a general setting for ALL Teams. The Conversion software will use your WIN-TM Setup value to initialize each team's setting.

TM supports Meet Entry Fees at the event level. The Conversion software will use the Meet Entry Fees set up for each meet in WIN-TM as the event entry fees for each event as it is converted to the TM Database format.

The TM Long Distance Course Conversion from Yards to/from Meters algorithm and factors have been changed from what was available in WIN-TM. If you had not changed your WIN-TM Long Distance Yards to/from Meters conversion factors from what was provided in the software, the TM Database conversion will change those factors to what is provided in TM. Please click Here for more information about the TM Conversion factors.

When WIN-TM and TM are Installed on the Same Computer
From the TM Main Menu Bar, click on File then Convert Database to TM 4.0 then click on Convert WIN-TM Database to TM. TM will display the Database conversion screen and list all the WIN-TM Databases that it has found on your default Hard Drive 'C' in the default installation directory named c:\hy-sport\win-tm. If you wish to request that TM look on a different Hard Drive for WIN-TM Databases, click on File then click on Change Search Drive and pick a different drive. If you wish TM to look at your entire hard drive to find WIN-TM Databases, click on File then Search for WIN-TM Databases.

Now pick from the list of WIN-TM Databases that are displayed and then click on the Convert Selected Database button and TM will proceed to convert the selected WIN-TM Database over to the TM Database format. TM will display the progress of the conversion right on the screen. After the conversion has been completed, TM will give you an OK button option to return back to the TM Main Menu.

When WIN-TM and TM are Installed on Different Computers
If you have installed TM on a different computer than the one that contains your WIN-TM Database, make a Backup of your WIN-TM Database on diskettes and then click on File then Convert WIN-TM Backup. TM will then restore your WIN-TM backup to a temporary directory and then proceed with the Database conversion as described above.

Converting your DOS-TM Database to the TM 4 Database Format
Since the DOS-TM product is not supported and is no longer installed on any of our support and sales computers, there is no way of converting your DOS-TM Database to the TM 4.0 Database format.

Converting and Merging your DOS-WM Database into TM
All data that is currently in a DOS WORKOUT MANAGER database can be converted and merged into the currently open TM database. If workouts already exist in the currently open TM database, the converted workouts will be appended (adding to, but not erasing existing workouts). If athlete names are in the DOS WM database, you will have the option to add or not add the athletes.

Important: Before converting the DOS WM database, run DOS WORKOUT MANAGER, go to the Maintenance Menu and select #4 to Rebuild Lists.

From the TM Main Menu, click on File / Convert and Merge DOS Workout Manager Database into TM. TM will display the WM Database conversion screen and list all the DOS WM Databases that it finds in the directory named c:\wmdata.

If you do not see your database in the window, click File and you have the following options:

Search for DOS Workout Manager

Convert DOS Workout Manager Backup

To request that TM look in a different directory for DOS WM Databases, click on File then click on Search for DOS Workout Manager and pick a different directory.

If you wish TM to search your entire hard drive, double click the c:\ root drive and then click Start Search. To search a different Drive letter, select a different drive from the Search Drive drop down combo box. Searching an entire hard drive will take several minutes, so it is better if you know in what directory your DOS WM database is located and simply search that one directory (which will also search all of its sub-directories).

After the search is completed, pick from the list of DOS WM Databases that are displayed and then click on the Convert Selected Database button. A screen will appear offering the following choices:

Add Athletes

Skip Athlete conversion, T30, and test sets

Add Athletes ONLY and SKIP workout conversion

For existing TM II Athletes, insert WM groups

Pick Team for the athletes

You have a number of options when converting a DOS WM database. If you add athletes using option 1 or 3, you must pick a team from the current TM database. If no teams are setup, cancel the conversion, add a team, and start the conversion again.

When athletes are added, all test set data, attendance data, and T-30 data are also converted into The TM database. If any of these WM athletes are already in TM, you have to option to insert the DOS WM Group and Subgroup assignments for these athletes.

After making your conversion choices, click OK and then click the Convert Selected Database button to start the conversion. During conversion, the DOS WM workout notes will need to be converted and when this conversion process is proceeding, wait until it is completed before clicking any other buttons. Once the entire conversion has been completed, TM will give you an OK button option to return back to the TM Main Menu.

When TM and DOS WM Database are on Different Computers

If your DOS WM Database is located on a computer other than the one where TM is installed, run DOS WORKOUT MANAGER on the other computer, go to the Maintenance Menu and select #4 to Rebuild Lists. Then select #1 to Backup the database to a floppy diskette.

With the backup diskette in Drive A of the TM computer, from the TM Main Menu bar, click on File / Convert and Merge DOS Workout Manager Database into TM.. Now from within this new menu, click on File then Convert WIN-TM Backup. Now select from the A drive the backup file named hybackup.zip. Before unzipping the backup, you will select from your athlete/workout conversion options as described previously. As soon as you select the conversion option, the conversion of the backup will proceed.