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Export Competitors for Lynx FinishLynx

Competitors can be exported from StageRace so they can be used in Lynx FinishLynx®.

Note that you can also import FinishLynx® files for ranking a stage.

Introduction

Lynx System Developers, Inc. from Massachusetts, U.S.A., is a privately-owned company that supplies the latest results generation and handling technologies to the sporting industry. The company employs software and hardware engineers and has its own production division to meet the growing worldwide demand for the Lynx range of digital sports data generation tools.

FinishLynx® is their popular photo finish and timing system. For instance, various of these systems are used at le Tour de France for intermediate timing as well as for the finishes.

The StageRace program has been made capable to generate files for FinishLynx®.

Exporting

As further described in the FinishLynx® help files the database file can be modified or entirely replaced ("How Do I Create My Own Database Files?"), after which imported competitors immediately can be used in the race being judged.

In order to have StageRace generate such output files, the Export competitors for Lynx FinishLynx option in the Tools menu has to be chosen.

The location of the files generated depends on the path set in the Options dialog.

For FinishLynx® operation, please refer to the appropriate documentation.

File Set-up

Output is generated in the form of a so-called comma-delimited file with the typical file name lynx.evt.

Two types of lines can be determined in the file:

  • Event descriptions

    Defined by FinishLynx® as follows:

    <event number>, <round number>, <heat number>, <event name>

    Used by StageRace as follows:

    <stage number>, <half stage number>, 1, <half stage name> (<event name>)

     
  • Descriptions for all competitors
    (corresponding to the latest Event description)

    Defined by FinishLynx® as follows:

    , <ID>, <lane>, <last name>, <first name>, <affiliation>

    Used by StageRace as follows:

    , <start no.>, 0, "<name>", "-", "<team name>"

Stage number, half stage number and start no. are actually used by FinishLynx® to work properly. Additional fields are provided for operator convenience only. Note that heats and lanes aren't used.

Example

A typical file looks like this:

1,1,1,1999-08-26 Stage 1 (12. Trofeo Karlsberg)
,1,0,"ETZINGER, Jochen","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,2,0,"MERTENS, Boris","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,3,0,"BERLIN, Christopher","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,4,0,"SCHWANKE, Knut","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,5,0,"SIEBERG, Marcel","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,11,0,"GASSNER, Michael","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,12,0,"JENDRUSCH, Stefan","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,13,0,"JUNG, Florian","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,14,0,"ROHRBACH, Axel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,15,0,"SCHIERING, Chris","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,16,0,"WENDEROTH, Manuel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,21,0,"HORBER, Stefan","-","Schweiz"
,22,0,"ALZENI, Thomas","-","Schweiz"
,23,0,"OBRIST, Gilbert","-","Schweiz"
,24,0,"PARPAN, Daniel","-","Schweiz"
,25,0,"SCHUPPLI, Roger","-","Schweiz"
,26,0,"WÜTHRICH, Simon","-","Schweiz"
2,1,1,1999-08-27 Stage 2 (12. Trofeo Karlsberg)
,1,0,"ETZINGER, Jochen","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,2,0,"MERTENS, Boris","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,3,0,"BERLIN, Christopher","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,4,0,"SCHWANKE, Knut","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,5,0,"SIEBERG, Marcel","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,11,0,"GASSNER, Michael","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,12,0,"JENDRUSCH, Stefan","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,13,0,"JUNG, Florian","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,14,0,"ROHRBACH, Axel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,15,0,"SCHIERING, Chris","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,16,0,"WENDEROTH, Manuel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,21,0,"HORBER, Stefan","-","Schweiz"
,22,0,"ALZENI, Thomas","-","Schweiz"
,23,0,"OBRIST, Gilbert","-","Schweiz"
,25,0,"SCHUPPLI, Roger","-","Schweiz"
3,1,1,1999-08-28 Stage 3.1 (12. Trofeo Karlsberg)
,1,0,"ETZINGER, Jochen","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,2,0,"MERTENS, Boris","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,3,0,"BERLIN, Christopher","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,4,0,"SCHWANKE, Knut","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,5,0,"SIEBERG, Marcel","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,11,0,"GASSNER, Michael","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,12,0,"JENDRUSCH, Stefan","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,13,0,"JUNG, Florian","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,14,0,"ROHRBACH, Axel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,15,0,"SCHIERING, Chris","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,16,0,"WENDEROTH, Manuel","-","Team Bavarian Lion (LV Bayern)"
,21,0,"HORBER, Stefan","-","Schweiz"
,22,0,"ALZENI, Thomas","-","Schweiz"
,23,0,"OBRIST, Gilbert","-","Schweiz"
,25,0,"SCHUPPLI, Roger","-","Schweiz"
3,2,1,1999-08-28 Stage 3.2 (12. Trofeo Karlsberg)
,1,0,"ETZINGER, Jochen","-","Deutschland-Straße"
,2,0,"MERTENS, Boris","-","Deutschland-Straße"

Etcetera.

 

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