How To Calculate Din Setting

Talking to my friend who is setting up youth programs at our local ski area.
Trouble: There are hundreds of kids in this program and every time they come up in, they take to re-calculate their DIN settings on the rental gear. Kids can't even tell you what they weigh or what their bootsole length is, and so this is a real bottleneck. They would like to track each kid electronically with pertinent info, including DIN setting calculated from the variables (weight,top, kicking sole, ability etc) so when they come in they can gear up them up quickly. I am pondering developing something in Microsoft Admission to do this, wondering if anyone knows of an algorithm or any software to assist in this? Any thoughts appreciated!

I remember if you lot use the same variables and compare information technology against the din chart information technology should work just fine, at present designing that and then it works in access or another program is another affair.

Let me know if you lot really do this, information technology could be a real time saver for groups in a rental shop.

Absurd thought.

Probably the easiest mode to do this would be a elementary web form with a script of some sort and a database. Personally id get with php and mysql on an apache server.

I dont know much about access, only i doubt it would be very difficult.

keep it elementary. access could do it easily or go vB, piece of cake does it

let united states of america know how information technology turns out

we utilize an application chosen Sport Select here at bachelor:
http://www.sport-select.com

its excellent for what you are looking for:
customer db (tiptop/weight/shoe kick conversion/ability)
auto-din settings

i don't know the specifics of the youth plan, but i'm guessing if its non-profit you could probably become a bargain.

technically wise, the app is built under unix and re-compiled for windoze, runs off whatever system and can be used by multiple computers off a network share. flat file database.

if you accept whatever ?'s about information technology drop me a PM.

tim

Originally posted by timmay
we utilize an application called Sport Select hither at available:
http://www.sport-select.com

its excellent for what yous are looking for:
customer db (summit/weight/shoe boot conversion/ability)
auto-din settings

i don't know the specifics of the youth programme, only i'thousand guessing if its not-profit you could probably get a deal.

technically wise, the app is built under unix and re-compiled for windoze, runs off whatsoever organisation and can be used by multiple computers off a network share. flat file database.

if yous accept any ?'s virtually information technology drib me a PM.

tim

How do you like the sport select? We detest it here. Every year there are more promises fabricated and every twelvemonth it underwhelms. I wasn't even aware that it could do DIN settings. Could be information technology's simply then cumbersome to get all the info into before computing the DIN that the guys just do it by hand.
This year (once more) the promise is to have reserved clients all entered earlier they get here, perhaps that will allow ameliorate untilization. Exercise you do walk in clients though the whole system while they're here? To me information technology's simply a huge cumbersome time waster that never fulfils it's potential. Be interested in hearing another view on information technology.

good god, another sport select user! peradventure we should showtime a support group. well, information technology isn't my favorite system in the globe, and this fourth dimension of year sucks some arse, i think i have installed about a dozen new updates in the past week solitary.

nosotros have a very ghetto, smoke and mirros "online rental" interface into SS, kinda slick for the guests, but nevertheless a very manual process on the back end (basically downloading a text file and importing into the system), every bit far as store flow, client info is still hand keyed in past a cashier, so the bottleneck on the forepart end is very heavy during vacation periods.

when it works smoothly, it is okay, but when it tanks, i freakin detest life. needless to say i remember we are looking into some different stuff for next season.

Watched a store that was using sport-select, or something like it at Copper. I can't believe the amount of time the customer spent at the kiosk trying to prepare-up everything, if you lot have someone that is savy it's not besides bad, but definitely not what I would call a customer-friendly system.

I like the idea of generating DIns, simply am a little worried on trusting anything just myself. Is a estimator indemnified?
Cool idea, great for groups, and people who register thru the cyberspace, only I wouldn't shell out much for a kiosk for typical customers.

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timmay Yea that's our trouble, huge bottlenecks created. Just don't see that what we exit of it is jusifies the amount of time it takes to input into it. Our actual POS is a different organisation on the same terminal so most of information technology is done twice to boot. Last flavor the big decision was nosotros Have to get rid of information technology. Yet hither we are going into another season with information technology.

Caddy, You lot mean a client was left to deal with information technology!!! It is non intuitive and not user friendly and every step has to exist guided by the user it doesn't get to the next step. I can't imaging giving the client that impression of the operation, it's bad enough we discipline our staff to information technology.

I'm open up to info on any good software for ski rentals out in that location. I would tend to rely on a estimator before a chart. It's existent easy to misread the chart.

L7- sucks to enter customer information 2x. not sure if you accept checked out RTP (www.rtp.com) a bit spendy, but a pretty turnkey POS system with a pretty slick rental module.

They practice have a client sign in portion where folks can either swipe a drivers license (if it has a magazine stripe) or a credit carte du jour and will pull most information from both.... if they are a return customer information technology is that much easier to process the rental... something that sport select besides has, but just isnt' equally intuitive.

well, i experience your hurting on the sport select forepart, accept you lot met the man behind the program before?

The arrangement at Copper appears to have been the RTP organisation, like I said I simply kinda watched some folks going through, didn't actually get a take a chance to walk through information technology. I remeber the client sign-in post but didn't see anyone using an DL, or CC, just that is a pretty slick pick.

Always trying to figure out a way to streamline our store and arrive a flake more friendly.
I'm all for having a system where I can track customers, trends, sales and inventory all together, kind of a no-brainer, at present to show bean-counters that it brand sense.

And yes, L7, the computer is probably a lot more reliable than the typical hung-over tech.

Here you go (I know I am 3 years tardily) just y'all inspired me I put together a lilliputian spider web-application (i.e. software), and created a "DIN Setting Calculator".

Let me know if you would like customizations.

world wide web.dinsetting.com

Quote Originally Posted by alpental07 View Post

Here yous get (I know I am 3 years late) simply you inspired me I put together a piddling web-application (i.e. software), and created a "DIN Setting Computer".

Permit me know if you would similar customizations.

world wide web.dinsetting.com

Its a good beginning. I got a NA DIN setting which is impossible. Besides you need a selection for type +Iii. Only I practice like the gyre the die pick.

handy site - gave me the calculation i was expecting

you should replace those markers on the homepage with ninja 916s for full maggot approval though

All this complicated shit for DIN? Jeebus, get an old computer running Excel and just keep a spreadsheet. Search by last name. It will take 2 seconds per child subsequently the initial 10 second entry.

Quote Originally Posted by RootSkier View Post

All this complicated shit for DIN? Jeebus, get an sometime computer running Excel and just go along a spreadsheet. Search by last name. It will have 2 seconds per child after the initial x 2nd entry.

What he said.

I wonder why this thread didn't go into the archives?

Quote Originally Posted by Tuckerman View Post

Its a expert starting time. I got a NA DIN setting which is impossible. Also you need a selection for type +III. Simply I exercise like the roll the dice option.

Technically Iii+ and I- are not part of the DIN specification, though some binding manufacturers support it. The other problem with trying to create a one size fits all unproblematic application is that the chart is slightly dissimilar in some spots for some binding brands, so it needs to take an option to select which brand yous have. That being said, the Wintersteiger computer systems can also summate din for you, based on the brand of the bounden, unfortunately I have been less than wowed by their software so I haven't pushed for my store to move abroad from paper and pen.

ha, my din should exist at 6.25. Thats why I probably got laughed at when I brough my 190 w105s w/ 920s in to go tuned, the guy asked me if I actually skied them, or if it was for a friend.

Quote Originally Posted past soul_skier View Post

ha, my din should be at 6.25. Thats why I probably got laughed at when I brough my 190 w105s w/ 920s in to get tuned, the guy asked me if I actually skied them, or if it was for a friend.

heh....similar story here.

the guys in my local store hadn't even ever seen 920'south before!

Quote Originally Posted past ColinB View Post

the chart is slightly different in some spots for some binding brands

Could yous give an example? Say a skier type Two 5'eleven" 180# BSL = 316 age xx. I'm guessing that volition come out the same no thing who's chart you use.

01:05 PM

Quote Originally Posted by Tuckerman View Post

Could y'all requite an case? Say a skier type II v'xi" 180# BSL = 316 age xx. I'm guessing that will come out the same no thing who's chart you utilize.

testing my memory...

I'm guessing..... 6

only a guess. am I right?

edit: dammit! information technology was seven. fuck ass

aye...after viewing that sight I"k going to become plough my Naxo's down to 6 1/four turn.
I don't get information technology.
When I was 10 my din was at 8?

I call bullshit on DINCALCULATOR

Quote Originally Posted past NorCascader View Post

yeah...after viewing that sight I"m going to get turn my Naxo'due south downwards to half dozen ane/iv plow.
I don't get information technology.
When I was ten my din was at viii?

I telephone call bullshit on DINCALCULATOR

Perhaps you were a fatty kid with a big feet.