You can start BridgeTab Control (BTC) in three alternative ways:
1. Start via the Bridge Organizing Software (BOS).

2. Click the BridgeTab Start (BTS) ikon.

3. Start your scoring program and let it start BTC

Start from BOS

Scoring is started by clicking Start scoring in BOS’s main interface. See also Start session.

When you start scoring from BOS in this way the continuation depends on if it is a restart of an event, or not.

A. NEW EVENT

Launch
Launch will start the selected scoring program. The Change program button leads to a dialog where you can accept, or change, the choice of scoring program.

Open existing
BTC is started with the last used database when you click the Start button.

Wait for scoring program
As soon as BTC detects the database that your scoring program creates, it will start with it.

B. RESTART
BTC will display the database that is associated with the current BOS event:

Yes will start BTC with the indicated database. You should click No and start the desired BOS event if you realize that you have made a mistake.

Restart without BOS
You can (alternatively) start BTS (heart icon with white background) and select the database. The last opened database will appear as default, see the illustration below.

Start BTC directly

When you click the BridgeTab icon, you will be prompted to select the database to be used.

You have four options:

1. LAUNCH SCORING PROGRAM
Launch starts the selected scoring program button (PairsScorer/PAIRS in the example). The Change program button leads to a dialog where you can accept, or change, the choice of scoring program.

2. OPEN LAST USED
BTC is started with the last used database when you click the Start button.

3. OPEN OTHER DATABASE
BTC will start with the database that you select in a standard Open file dialog.

4. WAIT FOR SCORING PROGRAM
This option is an alternative to Launch scoring (the default option). BTC will use the database that your scoring program creates as soon as the new database is detected.

Concurrent events

You can only run one event at a time.

But you can run several independent sessions.

Licence

You can practice with the Demo event but you cannot create and run other events without a licence and you cannot switch on additional functions without additional licence.

See further the No licence page.