Does anyone know the file format for HY3? I'm trying to make a web-based system that will generate a HY3 file for meet entries and that can be imported into Team Manager. I think the only thing that is stopping me from successfully generating the files is the checksum at the end of each file. Does anyone know how this is generated?
Please help! Thanks! :D
As you figured out, the format of the file itself is no mystery. The checksum is, though. It's a Hy-Tek secret. They won't tell you.
My recomendation -- add to the crowd and send them an email telling them that they really should just publish the formats of their 'proprietary' formats. It would help adoption of them.
I believe that team manager will also accept a CL2 entries file, won't it? You could use that format, which is well-documented.
I love Hy-Tek Meet Manager. I'm a 'certified meet manager' for them or whatever. But I think they are bone-headed sometimes with their attempts to keep things like these file formats and checksums 'proprietary'.
Hopefully, the new USA Swimming XML data format will start to take hold, and everything can migrate to that.
-Rick
As you figured out, the format of the file itself is no mystery. The checksum is, though. It's a Hy-Tek secret. They won't tell you.
My recomendation -- add to the crowd and send them an email telling them that they really should just publish the formats of their 'proprietary' formats. It would help adoption of them.
I believe that team manager will also accept a CL2 entries file, won't it? You could use that format, which is well-documented.
I love Hy-Tek Meet Manager. I'm a 'certified meet manager' for them or whatever. But I think they are bone-headed sometimes with their attempts to keep things like these file formats and checksums 'proprietary'.
Hopefully, the new USA Swimming XML data format will start to take hold, and everything can migrate to that.
-Rick
