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Typical file names from TSN are:
SAX1017i.ZIP (single format, comma delimited) and SAX1017s.PCS (Procaps), which after unzipping yield,
respectively:
SAX1017.EG and SAX1017.PCS
(The first three characters are the track code, the next four are the month and day.)
Store the file into the CompuTrak data folder, which, by default, as previously mentioned, is your CompuTrak sub-folder
within your My Documents folder. CompuTrak processes data from within this folder.
On the CompuTrak main window click the “Use Default Values” (recommended) to choose default values for the various
paceline settings, or choose your own values by clicking on them.
CompuTrak will process races with race distances between 4.5 and 18 furlongs (2-1/4 miles).
To view the results of running CompuTrak after it finishes processing, click any one of these buttons:
“OddsLine” to view the OddsLine and Summary Report
“Extensive” to view the Extensive Report.
“Charts” to invoke Microsoft Excel to view the charts.
Viewing and printing the Oddsline and Summary or the Extensive Reports
Clicking a button either for the OddsLine and Summary report or for the Extensive report immediately brings it to view.
Suggested Word or WordPad settings for viewing and printing these two files are shown in Appendix C:
Viewing and Printing CompuTrak Charts.
Chart Viewing.
After you click the “Charts” button, Microsoft Excel automatically loads and displays a chart screen. (NOTE: Some
configurations of Excel prompt whether to allow macros to execute. You must choose “Enable Macros” since CompuTrak Charts
requires them.)
The first time you open Charts, Race 2 at Santa Anita for October 17, 2004, displays. All subsequent openings of Charts
brings to the screen the last saved Charts session. To save a Charts session, simply click the Excel save button. The next
time you save a Charts session, it will replace what was previously saved.
Click the Excel Tools menu at the top of your Excel window to display a list of macros (small programs that process your
data). Each macro allows you to generate charts for any of your current races. For example, for Race 1’s charts, click
“Race 1 Data.” You can bring races to the screen in any order. You can scroll the screen to see various pages of a race.
An error message appears if you attempt to retrieve a non-existent race, e.g., if you try to bring Race 10 to the screen
on a day when Race 10 does not exist.
Chart Printing Options.
Important: Always use the printing macros provided (such as “Print All Races All Pages”). Do not use the regular Excel
print dialog screen, which would print many blank, useless pages. Using the provided print macros ensures the printing of
only useful pages.
The provided print macros are flexible, allowing printing one race at a time or all races at once. You can also choose to
print on one- or both- sides of the paper.
To print a single race, bring that race to the screen by clicking the appropriate macro. Then, click “Print One Race All
Pages”.
Printing on both sides of the paper is usually a two-step process, the order of the steps dependent on how your printer
handles paper. One typical way is first to print the even-numbered pages using the appropriate provided macro. After
printing finishes, remove the paper from the printer, turn the stack over, and return the stack to the printer. Now, print