Creating a Meet from a Semicolon File

Purpose

Explain the home-screen semicolon-file workflow that creates a brand-new 2Timer meet from a standard semicolon meet-data export.

This page is about the Hytek semicolon format, not the fixed-width Hytek TCL format.

When to Use This Workflow

Use this path when:

you have a semicolon-delimited meet-data export file
your registration platform or meet software supports the common semicolon format
you want to create a new meet in 2Timer from that file

This is a setup workflow, not just an import into an existing meet.

Where to Start

From the main app screen, choose HY-TEK Semicolon Delimited.

That is the current button label in the app. In practice, this workflow is useful for semicolon-format files from HY-TEK and other compatible platforms.

If your file is a fixed-width .TCL export instead, open the meet first and use the in-meet Hytek TCL import tool from the meet dashboard rather than this create-meet flow.

2Timer reads the selected file and opens the semicolon-file meet-creation workflow.

What This Workflow Helps You Do

This setup flow helps you:

create the destination meet
confirm or edit the meet name, sport, genre, dates, and venue
review divisions inferred from the file
review and map event rows before import
create the new meet and import the semicolon-file data in one flow

This is helpful when the semicolon-format file is your main source of truth and you want the new 2Timer meet to be built around it.

What to Review Carefully

Before finishing the workflow, review:

Sport — make sure the detected sport is correct
Genre — confirm the meet style and display defaults
Divisions — especially if the source file uses event division fields in a nonstandard way
Event types / distances — make sure the imported rows map to the intended 2Timer event setup
Meet details — dates, venue, and meet name

Best Use Cases

This workflow is especially useful when:

the meet is being handed off from another platform into 2Timer through the semicolon format
you want to preserve file-driven event structure as the starting point
you are moving a T&F or XC meet into 2Timer before race-day timing work

When Not to Use It

Do not use this workflow if:

you already have the meet in 2Timer as a .2t backup
you only need to import athletes or entries into an existing meet

In those cases, use the .2t path or the in-meet import tools instead.

For fixed-width Hytek .TCL files specifically, the current in-meet tool is roster-focused:

it imports teams and athletes
it does not yet import events, entries, or results from .TCL

Practical Recommendation

If your best starting point is a semicolon-format meet-data file, this is usually the right starting path.

If 2Timer is where the meet already lives, use a .2t backup instead.

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