Package winnings

[niceguy]

Hi Stan
How do we edit the figures in Package/check winnings, without setting up a new lotto game?
I need to change some of the figures under the headings win-count-payout as our lotto prizes have changed since I originally set up my lotto for New Zealand lotto games.
Also the cost of playing each game has increased. How do we alter this?

Many thanks Stan.

[Falcon]

hi niceguy

It is all done in file lottery.xml -
This is the part in my 6/45 and 2 bonus balls to give the picture plus alter the price of your ticket at Tools>Options>Miscellaneous top right hand corner.
cheers
falcon

<bet-ticket main-count="6" bonus-count="0" sort-numbers="true" >
<ranges>
<main-range min="1" max="45" single-pool="true" />
</ranges>
<matching>
<match >
<main-match count="6" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="5" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="4" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="3" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="2" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="1" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="0" />
</match>
</matching>
</bet-ticket>

<winning-ticket main-count="6" bonus-count="2" sort-numbers="true" >
<ranges>
<main-range min="1" max="45" single-pool="true" />
<bonus-range min="1" max="45" pool="main" />
<bonus-range min="1" max="45" pool="main" />
</ranges>
<matching>
<match win-label="6 Numbers" >
<main-match count="6" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="5 Num 1 Supp" >
<main-match count="5" />
<bonus-match count="1" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="5 Numbers" >
<main-match count="5" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="4 Numbers" >
<main-match count="4" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="3 Num 1 Supp" >
<main-match count="3" />
<bonus-match count="1" pool="main" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="3" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="2 Num 2 Supp" >
<main-match count="2" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match win-label="1 Num 2 Supp" >
<main-match count="1" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
<match >
<main-match count="0" />
<bonus-match count="0" pool="main" />
</match>
</matching>
</winning-ticket>

<ticket-panel>
<main-panel>
<panel-shape rows="6" columns="8" ordering="left-to-right" first-number="top-left" />
</main-panel>
</ticket-panel>

<winning-numbers first-draw="19720624" first-day-of-week="sun" >
<display type="date" draw-number="false" date-pattern="dd/MM/yyyy" />
<draw day-of-week="mon" label="1st" />
<draw day-of-week="wed" label="1st" />
<draw day-of-week="sat" label="1st" />
</winning-numbers>
</lottery-configuration>

[niceguy]

Hi Falcon
Many thanks for that. I appreciate your help. Problem solved!
Just Thought Stan may be able to alter it so that we could do these changes from Expert Lotto without having to go into .xml files, which would make it easier for users who are not quite so computer literate? cheers

[stan]

Obviously nobody bothers reading the documentation that we ship with the application and that takes me so much effort to type up and compile:) Because if you did read the documentation you'd know that it's as simple as doubleclicking any Payout cell and entering your own value there.

[niceguy]

Hi Stan
I found that I could change the amounts in the payout cells ok, ( by double clicking the values), but it was mainly the other cells, (Win & costs etc), that I was trying to adjust. e.g. in New Zealand the price for our lotto has increased by 10 cents per game, and there is now a new prize division for getting 3 numbers in one game ( which wasn't there when I originally set up my New zealand lotto in Expert Lotto.) Just thought it would be nice & easy if we could edit these sorts of changes from Expert Lotto as the lotto game prizes & costs per game change, instead of having to go into file lottery.xml - to make these changes? Also, it would make it easier for those of us that are not quite so computer literate?
How do we change the cost amount for each game, (e.g. New Zealand game cost went from 60cents per game to now 70 cents per game), in package/check winnings/check package winnings/costs, also how do I add in the new division for 3 winning numbers for which you get a bonus ticket & not money?
Many thanks Stan. I really appreciate your help.

[stan]

Ok, if you need to modify the winning match combinations you can use menu Tools - Lottery - Edit for that.

[niceguy]

Hi Stan
Thanks for that. Problem solved!.
Is there any way we can adjust the "cost" of games, so the total + or - amount in Package/check winnings is more accurate? ( As mentioned previously, the price per game in New Zealand increased a while back)

[stan]

See menu Tools - Settings - Miscellaneous - Payouts - Single ticket cost

[niceguy]

Perfect! Thanks Stan. Now when I hit the jackpot I can see my exact profit LOL