I would suggest that you use a discard profile expression.
the discard profile can be an expression using the following variables:-
s - the number of races in the series that have been sailed.
r - the total number of races in the series.
Examples:-
s * 0.75
(s-1) * 0.8
s - 2
r / 4
If the expression evaluates to more than s at any time, then a value of s is assumed; hopefully your expressins will not let that happen! If the expression evaluates to a negative result, then 0 is assumed.
Even when you use the expression, it still only displays the discards through race 29, as follows.
10 discards when 20 races sailed.
10 discards when 21 races sailed.
11 discards when 22 races sailed.
11 discards when 23 races sailed.
12 discards when 24 races sailed.
12 discards when 25 races sailed.
13 discards when 26 races sailed.
13 discards when 27 races sailed.
14 discards when 28 races sailed.
14 discards when 29 races sailed.
15 discards w
Mark Townsend
s_mark_townsend@hotmail.com
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From: Chris Harris
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:12 AM
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Discards
Hi
I am trying to create a series of 31 races with discards. I have entered the discards as follows 0,1,1,2,2,3,3, etc. When I test the discard profile by clicking the on screen button it will not display discards past race 29, although all 31 race have been created, and the discard profile has been entered for all races. Any idea please?
I have tried to work around this by entering an expression s/2 but get the message The discard profile is not an expression!. I have tried putting in = signs , spaces ,no spaces, but to no avail. Again , any ideas please?
Thanks
Chris Harris
( Results Officer Northampton Sailing Club)
