Menu: Winning
Numbers Import
Allows to import winning numbers from a file. The file format can be either binary or text format.
Invoking this function from the menu will first bring up a standard window to browse a file you wish to import. Select Files of type "CSV or Text Files" to import winning numbers in a text format, select Files of type "Winning Numbers Files" to import winning numbers in binary format, which is the default format of the Expert Lotto application.
Use this feature to import winning number previously exported by the Export function. If you wish to bulk-update your winning numbers database from a different source (e.g. lottery web page or other text file) you should use Import Wizard function.
The imported file must follow these rules when the text format is used:
Field | Values | Comment |
Year of the draw | A number greater or equal to 1980 | |
Month of the draw | Number from the range of 1 to 12 | |
Day of the draw | Number from the range of 1 to 31 | |
Draw number | Number 1 to maximum number of drawings made on a single draw day | This field is mandatory only when lottery draws multiple sets of winning numbers in a single draw day, otherwise this field is absent. The value for the first draw is 1, the value for the second draw is 2 etc. |
Field | Values | Comment |
Year of the draw | A number greater or equal to 1980 | |
Week of the draw | Number from the range of 1 to 53 | |
Draw day | Number from the range of 1 to 6 |
This field is mandatory only when lottery draws winning numbers multiple times a week, otherwise this field is absent. E.g. if winning numbers are drawn on Wednesdays and on Saturdays then use value 1 for Wednesday drawings and value 2 for Saturday drawings etc. |
Draw number | Number 1 to maximum number of drawings made on a single draw day | This field is mandatory only when lottery draws multiple sets of winning numbers in a single draw day, otherwise this field is absent. The value for the first draw is 1, the value for the second draw is 2 etc. |
You can create an example file in this text format by using the Export Winning Numbers function.
Note: You can also use the Import Wizard to import winning numbers in format different from the one described above.