Data Transfer Options

We can help you with your data transfer needs from other products. Only organizations that have purchased both the Unlimited Handicap System AND Unlimited Tournament Manager software qualify for our free transfer service.  If data requires significant manual manipulation to prepare it in a readable format, a transfer fee may apply.

What Do I Need to Do?

Send us the data you wish us to import.

 

Email your data as an attachment to:

 

 

Or send a disk or CDROM with your data to:

 

GolfSoftware.com
Attn: Data Transfer
1119 Tanglewood Drive
Cary, NC 27511

 

Include your email address and phone number in case we need to contact you. 

How Do I Export Data?

Call us at 919-460-7424 or email transferdata@golfsoftware.com and we will be glad to offer ideas or suggestions.

All programs are different, so we may not know the exact steps to export data from your particular program, but most database software can export information into a standard format such as ASCII DELIMITED, ACCESS, EXCEL, TEXT, DBASE, etc. Look on each menu to see if you see an Export function in your software. Or you may be able to export a report which contains the data you wish to transfer. Some software lets you "save" reports to disk in a database format.

If you can't find an export option in the program you are currently using, we may be able to read the "native" database format. The only way to know is to see the data. In this case, send us all the files that make up the database.

Note: We can transfer the native databases for the following programs:

 

  • Golf Digest Score Card (Version 3.0 and 4.0)
  • Golf Net
  • GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network)
  • SCGA (Southern California Golf Assoc.)
  • Focus 2000
  • Score Keeper

What Data Can I Transfer In?

Any information our program tracks can be transferred in.

For example, minimal info you would want to transfer into the Handicap System would be each golfer's name, gender, and last 20 scores with ratings and slopes. Of course any other items can also be transferred such as address, phone numbers, email, etc.

What is ASCII Delimited Format?

Each data field in an ASCII delimited file is separated by a comma, tab, space or semicolon and delimited by quotation marks. Records are separated by a carriage return. ASCII files have a simple format and can be viewed in any text editor.

ASCII delimited text files could have the following format:

"Field1","Field2","Field3","Field4","Field5",...etc... Record 1
"Field1","Field2","Field3","Field4","Field5",...etc... Record 2
...etc...

Example:

"John","Doe","919-460-7424","info@golfsoftware.com"
"Sam","Smith","919-460-1628","tech@golfsoftware.com"
...etc...
 

 

(*Note: Only organizations that have purchased both the Unlimited Handicap System AND Unlimited Tournament Manager software qualify for our free transfer service.  If data requires significant manual manipulation to prepare it in a readable format, a transfer fee may apply.)