ACBL Live

In General - you will have to

1.copy a URL from the www.live.acbl.org web site,

2.paste it into the text box, and

3.click the appropriate button - depending on what URL you have copied.

Recap Scores - This feature will download all information for the selected pair for all hands in the session, including links to the results for all other pairs who played this hand.

1.Go to ACBL Live,

2.navigate to the desired event and session,

3.click on a Recaps link,

4.select the pair you are interested in and finally

5.click on the appropriate Scores link

This will get you to a page that looks something like the one to the right.

Now copy the URL for this page and paste it into the text box. It should look something like this:

When you now click the Download Recap Scores button, DDS will obtained the desired info from the web and create a a SQL for you.

Hand Records - To obtain a SQL file with hand records for a session at an ACBL tournament, navigate to the desired session (see above) and click on a Hands link. This will get you to a page that looks something like the one to the right.

Now copy the URL for this page and paste it into the text box. It should look something like this:

When you now click the Download Hand Records button, DDS will obtain the desired info from the web and create a SQL for you with all these hands. Of course there will be no contract or result information.

Single Game at BBO or ACBL Live - You may also download a single hand from ACBL Live. Once you have navigated to the Scores link (see above), click on the blue Play button. You will be sent to a web site containing a hand record formatted like this. Copy this very long URL in its entirety and paste it into the text box. When you click Download Single Game you will obtain a SQL file with this one hand.

Single game at BBO - This feature also works directly with BBO. Once you've log into BBO,

1.Click on My BBO,

2.Select Hands and Records from the dropdown list.

3.Click on Recent Hands.

4.Select the hand you want to copy to DDS

5.Click the Export Deal button.

6.Click Handviewer link.

7.Click the Show button under tinyurl.com

8.Click the Open in New Window (upper right in blue). This will display the hand in a new browser window.

9.Copy the very long URL

10.Paste it into the text box

11.Click the Download Single Game button.