RinkWriter

The "app.pathRW02" Folder

The RinkWriter^® "app.pathRW02" Folder

The average scorekeeper does not have to know anything about the "app.pathRW02" folder. However, knowing about the "app.pathRW02" folder can be helpful for setting up your computer(s). It can be a helpful when setting up tournaments and/or multiple games on a single computer. Knowing about the "app.pathRW02" folder is also helpful if you are able to download rosters from the Internet.

The "app.pathRW02" folder is automatically created by RinkWriter^®. It is created inside of each "RinkWriter" folder when the software is run. Your data is stored inside of the "app.pathRW02" folder.

In this example, the "app.pathRW02" folder has been created inside of a "RinkWriter" folder which was named as the "Bantams" folder.

Understanding the "app.pathRW02" folder and its contents can make it easier when:

setting up several computers having the same data
importing rosters from the Internet.
setting up multiple games for a tournament.
copying data to another computer.

You may have more than one RinkWriter^® folder on your desktop... each folder can have its own set of data.

Each folder must have a unique name. (Examples may be "Varsity" , "Junior Varsity", "Bantams", "Pee Wees", "Bantam A", "CIC", "West Regional", "Game 1", "Game 2", etc.)

The "app.pathRW02" folder's name is derived from application path RinkWriter 2002.

The "app.pathRW02" folder is always automatically created inside of the folder that contains the application (RinkWriter.exe).

You may have more than one "RinkWriter" folder on your desktop.

Inside of each app.pathRW02 folder, two folders are automatically created and they are always named as Game and Teams.

Inside of the Game folder you will find the data files that are created and saved for the current game.

This folder will contain the names of the teams, officials, and coaches, etc.

Inside of the Teams folder you will find about 20 more folders...one for each level of play... including: adult, high school, bantam, peewee, squirt, collegiate, juniors, U14, other, etc.

Inside of each of the team level folder, such as the high school (HS) folder, you will find the rosters that have been saved or imported. Sample team roster files are shown below:

The team roster files are automatically created by RinkWriter^®. Sometimes, they may be available for downloading from the Internet.

All scorekeepers may use a single "RinkWriter" folder on your desktop...

However, for convenience and data security, it may be helpful to have multiple folders on your computer desktop.

Folders can be named after a scorekeeper, a single tournament, or a team.
Folders for several games can be set up ahead of time. This works well for tournaments.
For high school games, create separate folders for your "JV" and "Varsity" games.
Separate folders can allow you to go back to edit a previous game.

Sample desktop folders:

Some scorekeepers wish to maintain their own data files. They may even carry their data along with them to another computer. An entire folder may be copied from and pasted to another computer.

If RinkWriter^® fails to run on a computer, you may need to install the software by running the "Option 2" setup. (Contact the person who has secured the software for your site).

Any one of the desktop "RinkWriter" folders (data and software) can be saved to a USB Flash/Thumb Drive (recommend 4 GB or more). From there, it can be transferred to other computers.

RinkWriter^® can be run from inside of a "RinkWriter" folder on a flash drive, but it may run slower.

Flash Drives:

Some scorekeepers set up games ahead of time and have them ready to go before arriving at the arena's computer.