Help on Software for Lottery, Lotto, Gambling: Download, Install, Run, Maintain Results Files

I. Navigating the Web Site SALIU.COM
II. Downloading the Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Science
III. Installing the Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Probability
IV. Running the Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Mathematics
V. How to Create and Update the Data Files for Lotto, Lottery
VI. How to Develop Strategies for Lotto, Lottery — Resources

1. Navigating the Web Site SALIU.COM
Nothing can be easier than navigating this Web site. The site boasts the most comprehensive navigational facility. The visitor can never get lost in this cyber space of excellence. The footer of every page has links to the home page, to a comprehensive directory, plus links to the facility where the new writings and pages are announced.

The main goal of this help page is to present useful, albeit concise, help information regarding Ion Saliu's lotto and lottery software known as LotWon, SuperPower, and MDIEditor and Lotto WE. The reference is to the best, most powerful lotto, lottery, gambling, roulette, editing, scientific software based on the Fundamental Formula of Gambling (FFG).

2. Downloading Free-to-Run Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Science
Difficulties in downloading my software may be caused by your Internet connection. Keep in mind that thousands of users have downloaded every software package I offer without any problem. The only solution is to try downloading again; perhaps refresh the browser as well. The other problem may be caused by a very large number of simultaneous visitors who want the same piece of the pie. Again, be patient; come back at a later time. Your slow PC and/or your slow Internet connection might as well be the main culprits.

My software download site offers the best information on downloading software. As a matter of fact, at one point MSN Downloads copied my download instructions as a service to their visitors. Read: MSN Download Help Inspired by Our Software Download Page.

Also, I want the visitors to start at the very top of my main Software Downloads site. They need read the downloading information and the copyright notes as well. If you acquired my software from other sources, you need go back to the main download page. There are links in the footer of most pages, plus direct links to download specific software.

Nota bene - the software at this Web site is NOT free to download. Paid membership is required in order to download this collection of software. The membership fee is negligible when compared to similar software titles. Without a bit of a doubt, the Ionosphere software you download here is far superior to any products in similar categories. Lottery, lotto, pick 3 4 lotteries, Powerball, Mega Millions, Euromillions, Keno, horse racing, blackjack, roulette, sports betting, gambling, probability, odds, statistics, mathematics ... Moreover, some of the software titles you find here are absolutely unique. You will not find similar programs regardless of prices. You may download all the software titles during your ... Permanent Membership, including all upgrades and updates, plus some software source code, plus valuable results files (e.g. Powerball, Mega Millions, Euromillions, NFL).

It is NOT a contradiction in terms. The software you download is FREE for you to use during your lifetime. The Super Software has no crippled features, and no strings attached. The programs are not shareware: They are totally freeware after downloading. Read more: Download Great Free Software: Paid Membership Required.

3. Installing the Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Probability
After downloading the ZIP files, you need an UNzipping utility. The best applications for this task are shareware: PKZip/PKUnzip and WinZip. After Windows XP, unzipping (uncompressing) files or folders is built in the operating system.

After unzipping the files, read the important file README.TXT. Double-click on it to read it in Windows. If you are at the command prompt type: TYPE README.TXT|MORE. Or type EDIT README.TXT.

After reading README.TXT, the final step is installing the software.
To install MDIEditor and Lotto WE double-click SETUP.EXE.

To install SuperPower type INSTALL

If you encounter difficulties with the installation, there are two problems. First, the ZIP files you downloaded are corrupted. The corrupting occurred during the download process. The only solution is to try downloading again.

The other problem related to software installation is caused by your system. You are the only one who knows how your system is configured.

MDIEditor and Lotto WE runs only on PCs running Windows 95/98/NT 4.0+/2000+/Vista/Win 7. It will not run under Windows 3.xx or DOS. It will not run on Mac computers, or any Unix/Linux platform.

My lotto, lottery software known as LotWon or SuperPower is best run at the command prompt of Windows. Read this comprehensive page dedicated to the command prompt: command processor operation. It is very easy!

4. Running the Software for Lotto, Lottery, Gambling, Mathematics
All software is accompanied by substantial information. There are thorough tutorials and help files.

Some bona-fide users still encounter difficulties in using the applications. Indeed, my software is based on mathematics. Such a topic is not easy for everybody, as you can see on some of the pages of this site. The good news is that after a second reading of the tutorials, everything looks a lot clearer. I can truthfully state that more than 99.7% of the users of my lottery software do understand its fundamentals. The morale: Please read the tutorials one more time!

All the programs I have written for the command prompt are now incorporated in software packages named Bright.exe; the scientific, mathematical, probability software programs are incorporated in a package named Scientia.exe. You should always download and use the integrated packages Bright and Scientia. They are always up-to-the-date and all known errors corrected. The integrated suites have their own tutorials, README files, installation instructions, etc. Running a function or a standalone program is as easy as pressing a key.

These newest packages have excellent menu facilities that also run in the 64-bit Windows Vista / Windows 7. The menus are very easy to use alright. They are also comprehensive. The Bright integrated software has also a superior collection of functions named Super Utilities.

MDIEditor And Lotto WE is not only a great-looking piece of software (piece of art, a user said), but has an excellent help facility, plus a lottery tutorial.

5. How to Create and Update the Data Files for Lotto, Lottery
This is one of the biggest issues regarding my lotto, lottery, horse racing software. My lotto, lottery, horse racing, Powerball, Mega Million, Euromillions software cannot run without data files. The data files are simply TEXT files. That is, files with no formatting at all, other than line breaks. The data files hold lotto, lottery results: Previous winning numbers drawn by one lottery commission only.

You can have as many lottery data files as you want, from as many lotteries as you want. But, one file must hold the same game format, for the same lottery commission. Just name the files accordingly. For example, one Powerball data file can only hold results for a game that draws 5 regular numbers from 1 to 59 and a Powerball number from 1 to 39. But never mix in that file results from an older Powerball format (e.g. 5 from 53 and 1 from 42). One Mega Millions data file can only hold results for a game that draws 5 regular numbers from 1 to 56 and a Mega ball from 1 to 46. Results for older, different formats have no place in the same data file. When the lottery game format changes, you must start a new lottery data file.

Since some people wanted me to work with their particular data files, a few words are in order.
A very important fact: I do not provide lottery data files, or lists of lottery drawings, or past winning lottery numbers! It is solely the responsibility of the user to create and maintain his/her lottery data files. Nor am I able, or any other individual, for that matter, to analyze other people's lottery data files, do the winning reporting, generate lotto combinations, etc.

Not to worry: My lotto software makes it very easy to create and maintain lottery files. They are just plain text (ASCII) files. Nothing can be easier than typing or to copy-and-paste lottery numbers one line at a time! My lottery software disregards the dates of the drawings, since they have absolutely no correlation with the lottery numbers drawn.

The ASCII format is the universal data format that works with many types of applications, both at command prompt and under GUI Windows. It represents absolutely the easiest way to create data files. If other lottery programs work with ASCII data files, then my software can use their results files. If not, see if other programs can convert their lottery data files to ASCII (text) format. If not, there is nothing I can do about that. The Internet, however, makes it easy to create lottery drawings files in ASCII format.

You can search on the Internet for the keywords lottery drawings or lottery results. You can also search for a specific lottery commission site, such as New York lottery or CA lottery (for California, in this example). Usually, the abbreviation of a state is part of a lottery site, such as www.palottery.com (for Pennsylvania Lottery, as an example).

The lottery drawings are also available in newspapers and on television. Go to a site that posts lottery drawings. Most, if not all, lottery commissions post the results of their lottery drawings. Here is how I do it in the case of Pennsylvania lottery. I logon to this address: www.palottery.com/lottery/palotto. (They change the links quite often, especially after I post them on my Web pages!)

I choose the lottery game for which I want the results. If I create a new data file, I select all the drawings that the site has to offer. Then I use the copy-and-paste features of the Windows clipboard. So, I copy the selection to the clipboard (Ctrl+C). Next, I open my own application MDI Editor and Lotto WE. I paste the data I saved to the clipboard (Ctrl+V). It looks like this:

Wednesday 10/13/1999 14, 17, 44, 45, 49, 55 payout information
Saturday 10/09/1999 15, 20, 34, 42, 53, 60 payout information
Wednesday 10/06/1999 13, 23, 25, 28, 42, 59 payout information
Saturday 10/02/1999 11, 20, 26, 27, 28, 56 payout information
Wednesday 09/29/1999 7, 18, 34, 38, 46, 59 payout information.

My software only uses the numbers (digits) of the lotto drawings, without the dates or any other text. Therefore, I need to edit the data above: Eliminate the text I do not need. I just select the text and press "Delete".
Wednesday 10/13/1999 14, 17, 44, 45, 49, 55 payout information
The line becomes:
14, 17, 44, 45, 49, 55 payout information
I press "Delete" again and get the drawing-only line:
14, 17, 44, 45, 49, 55

This is the final appearance of the data file:

14, 17, 44, 45, 49, 55
15, 20, 34, 42, 53, 60
13, 23, 25, 28, 42, 59
11, 20, 26, 27, 28, 56

In many countries, the comma (,) may not be a valid field delimiter. The blank space, however, is a universal field delimiter. You can use MDIEditor and Lotto WE to replace all the commas with blank spaces. Select the entire drawings file. In the replace box, type , (the comma) in the “Replace what” text box. In the “Replace with” type one or more blank spaces. Click OK. Then press the function key F5 to do a full replace. Make sure you don't leave any blank line in the file, none at all. Now, I save the file; for example, DATA-6.

In WinWord you can also move to a table column and delete it entirely (menu: Table, Delete, Columns). Thus you can move the insertion point to the "Payout" column and delete it with a few mouse clicks. After you deleted all unwanted columns, change the table to text (menu: Table, Convert, Table to text).

14 17 44 45 49 55
15 20 34 42 53 60
13 23 25 28 42 59
11 20 26 27 28 56

This is the format I strongly recommend (with blank spaces). If your data files are not in proper format, my lotto, lottery software will not run OR will yield erroneous results. These are the correct lottery data file formats to follow:

• I strongly recommend that you take a look at a visual step-by-step procedure I apply in Word 2007: Internet, State Lotteries: Lotto Drawings, Lottery Results, Winning Numbers.

• Pick 3: Exactly 3 digits per line: 0 0 3
  
• Pick 4: Exactly 4 digits per line: 0 9 3 4
  
• Lotto 5: Exactly 5 numbers per line: 1 12 13 24 35
  
• Lotto 6: Exactly 6 numbers per line: 1 12 13 24 35 46
  
• Lotto 7: Exactly 7 numbers per line: 1 2 13 24 25 36 37
  
• Keno: Exactly 22 numbers per line: 1 to 80; the last 2 numbers must be 0 0 if the game format is 80/20
  
• Powerball, Thunderball, Mega Millions: Exactly 5 regular numbers per line, plus 1 Power Ball, or Mega Ball, or whatever name for the last lotto ball:
  1 12 13 24 59 39
  
• Euromillions: Exactly 5 regular numbers per line, plus 2 Star Numbers:
  1 12 13 24 50 1 9
  
• Horse racing ~ trifectas: Exactly 3 horse numbers per line: 13 1 6
  
• Horseracing ~ superfectas: Exactly 4 horses (numbers) per line: 13 1 6 4

It's highly recommended to run my lottery/gambling software SORTING.EXE to sort the combinations (lines) in the data files in ascending order. The lottery utility also nicely formats the files (evenly spaced fields). It is part of the Bright.exe software packages.

In many cases, my software requires HUGE data files; i.e. a lot larger than the files of real draws (results). The requirement is easily accomplished by the SIMulated data files. The necessary SIM files are created by the Simulate routines in the Super Utilities of the Bright.exe software packages. Also, MDIEditor and Lotto WE can create SIMulated data files (in the 'Random' modules). Finally, move the real draw file to the top of the SIMulated file and concatenate them:
COPY DATA-6+SIM-6 D6
The Bright.exe software bundles have a function that automates the concatenation procedure. It is the recommended method.

When I need to update the file with the newest lottery drawings, I logon again to the site. This time I only select the drawings from the most recent one down to the line I copied the last time (without including that drawing again). Note on a piece of paper the date when you updated your lottery files last time. I start again MDI Editor and Lotto WE and open the file DATA-6. Press {Enter} to start a new, blank line. Paste the data from the clipboard and repeat the process described above. At the end, delete the blank lines and save the file. Your situation may vary depending on how your favorite site displays the lottery drawings. In the end you should have a file with lines consisting of lottery / lotto drawings only.

Some lottery commissions offer two drawings a day in the digit games (pick-3, pick-4 lotteries). I recommend the inclusion of both draws in the same data file (DATA-3 or DATA-4). The draws should be included in the real sequences: the mid-day number followed by the evening number. More effort is required on a user's part. I work with a temporary Word file; e.g. PA3.TXT. I copy and paste the mid-day results table from PA Lottery web site. I convert the draw column to text. Go to the top of the file and press {Enter} to insert a blank line.

Go back to the lottery web site and copy the evening results table. Go back to PA3.TXT and paste the table at the top. Delete the date and payout columns, and then convert the table to text. Next, I cut one mid-day draw (the bottom table) and paste it below the corresponding day of the evening results. If the mid-day draw is the last (most recent) draw, the mid-day numbers go to the top of the evening lottery numbers. Make sure the lottery data file has no blank lines. Use the utility that converts the numbers 123 to the correct LotWon format: 1 2 3. Insert the new file at the top of DATA-3, removing any empty (blank) lines.

• Very important! If the lottery commission changes the game format, you must create a new lotto/lottery data file! Do not mix game formats in one data file! For example, Pennsylvania changed from lotto 6/69 to lotto 6/49. I discarded of all previous lotto 6/69 drawings. I renamed the old 6/69 file and preserved it for archiving and researching purposes. I started from scratch a Pennsylvania lotto 6/49 history file. I recreated also the SIMulated data file, specifically for a 6/49 lotto game.

The Powerball game changed its format from 49 regular lotto numbers to 59 regular numbers. I proceeded as above. I changed the Powerball data files to contain only regular lotto numbers from 1 to 59. Please pay great attention to this requirement of SuperPower, LotWon, and MDIEditor and Lotto WE software. More than a tip - a requirement: Do not mix various lottery game formats in the same lottery data file — ever!

• There is no such a thing as absolute certainty. Our data files may still hold an error or two, especially in the beginning. I recommend you run, from time to time, my lottery lotto software PARSEL.EXE. The useful application can discover most types of errors in your data files. The program is part of all Bright.exe software suites.

6. How to Develop Strategies for Lotto, Lottery — Resources
This is the number one topic of the requests I receive. Strategy selection, or lottery strategy creation, or lotto strategy developing is a science and an art. It would be entirely science if the computers of today would have that enormous power to mimic (somehow) the human brain. And, of course, if any programmer would have the magical powers to write computer programs able to mimic (somehow) human thinking. Until then, the art cannot be separated from the science of developing lottery and gambling strategies.

Simply put, a strategy is a collection of filter values. My lottery software is based on filtering — that is, eliminating as many lotto combinations as possible. The filters are first analyzed for past drawings. It is clearly noticeable that the filter values repeat. They are randomly cyclical, but nonetheless cyclical. The Fundamental Formula of Gambling rules the dynamics of the lottery filters. No other software employs filtering, real filtering. What others call filtering is nothing more than grouping the numbers based on some static criteria: odd/even, low, high, etc. The result is a huge block (group) of numbers that never changes.

Strategy selection is a huge topic that cannot be covered here. There are several pages at this Web site dedicated to the hot issue of lottery strategy selection (setting the filters). Read as many dedicated pages as you possibly can — plenty of help available. Copy and paste the ideas in one file. Then edit that file in your own words. That way you will gain unconscious expertise, in addition to the conscious education. Here are a few of the most useful links.

Resources in Lotto, Lottery: Theory, Mathematics, Software

It lists the main pages and links to the best lottery, lotto, software, systems, and wheels. It's all about winning lotto, lottery systems, including for pick lotteries, Powerball, Mega Millions, Euromillions and Keno.

Resources in Theory of Probability, Mathematics, Statistics, Combinatorics

It lists the main pages and links to the best in theory of probability, combinatorics, statistics, mathematics. The very original formulas and theories are always backed by specific computer programs. The computers are so much faster and more accurate than the humans!

Resources in Blackjack, Baccarat: Theory, Mathematics, Basic Strategy

It lists the main pages and links to the best blackjack, baccarat, software, systems, and strategies. It's all about winning blackjack, baccarat systems, including the famed Basic Strategy.

Resources in Roulette: Theory, Mathematics, Super Strategy

It lists the main pages and links to the best roulette, software, systems, and strategies. It's all about winning roulette systems, including the famed Super Roulette Strategy.

Resources in Horseracing: Theory, Mathematics, Software

It lists the main pages and links to the best horse racing, software, systems, and strategies. It's all about winning horse racing systems, including the generating of trifectas.

Resources in Sports Betting: Theory, Mathematics, Excel Spreadsheet

It lists the main pages and links to the best sports betting, software, systems, and strategies. It's all about winning sports betting systems, including the generating of parlays.

Resources in Philosophy of Human-Computing-Beast

• New pages, new articles, essays, etc.: They are always introduced via the New Writings, Pages portal.

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