MacFinish 2D-USB Handleiding

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Picture 5: MacFinish files and *.par files in different folder
Syntax (= format) of a *.par file
It is important that the syntax of a *.par file is followed very punctually as described below, otherwise the software can
give unexpected results.
A *.par file can begin with lines of comment, starting with the # character (see example below, picture 6).
After that, every line represents a competitor. You have the possibility to define 4 fields of data for each competitor. The
fields are separated by a TAB character (hex 09).
The first field is the ID, the second the lane, the third the name and the last extra info.
Here is an example of a *.par file and how it looks in MacFinish.
Picture 6
You can use the 'name' and 'info' field theoretically for whatever purpose you want! Some customers put in the name
field a name of a competitor, other use it for the name of a team, other put the 'athlete name + his/her teamname' in it.
Also the info field is sometimes used for special purposes, like for example the category or the class of the competitors,
the handicap of the horse or the owners name, the country name, ...etc.