This guide explains how to import one or more previously exported matches into your local NV Play Cricket for Windows software database. See also Exporting a Match.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to view a video summary of the functions described in this guide.
Import Matches
To import one or more matches from a backup or match export folder on your computer:
- Go to File > Import Matches. The Bulk Match Import dialogue opens.
- Click the Browse button. The Select Folder dialogue opens.
- Navigate to the folder location where the exported match files are stored, select the import folder containing the match files, and then click Select Folder. The exported matches are added to the list of matches on the Bulk Match Import dialogue.
- Click the matches you want to import from the list, highlighting them in blue.
- To select more than one match, hold down your Ctrl key and click the required matches.
- To select a consecutive group of matches, click the first match, then hold the Shift key and click the last match in the range.
- Use the filters at the top of the import window to narrow down and quickly locate specific matches.
- Tick the Import Video checkbox in the upper-right corner of the dialogue if any of the selected matches contain video footage, then use the surrounding checkboxes to select the types of videos to import.
- Click the Import button. The matches are imported to your local database. If a match with the same details already exists in your database a warning message is shown. Click Continue to overwrite the existing match in your local database or Cancel to stop the import and keep the local version. The Import Complete dialogue opens.
- Click Close. If you imported a single match, you will be prompted to either Open Match Now or Close if you're not scoring immediately.
- Click Close on the Bulk Match Import dialogue to close and exit.
Opening Imported Matches
All imported matches can be accessed at any time from File > Open Match. Use the filters at the top of the Open Match dialogue to quickly find the required match in your local database and then open in the required role, or as read-only.