I think he probably (J. Rancont) probably did exaggerate, and he was cranky, difficult to communicate with. Did you purchase his software?

The other software developers are happy where they are in the mix of things and dont need to promote their stuff.

You havent looked at HTR ...if you did you would see articles going back to 1997....

Thxs SF


Is his forum open to ALL to join ?

Ok thanks...

So of the 5 big guys out there.....

4 has forums for their users
and 1 conducts their business on Facebook..

Ok, HTR has articles and a forum, Pizzolla the Wizards forum, RDSS has a forum. Who is the other one with a forum? Must have missed it.


I still miss the Follow Up. Doc's shoes hard to fill.

Jcapper has a forum.

:ThmbUp:

I recently added several new features to JCapper Scratch BOT.

In chronological order from newest to oldest:

1. Created a new screen called the Manual Race Override Tool.

This is a UI that enables the user to manually override bad race info in the xml: surface-distance-track condition... (07-15-2020.)

In another thread, I mentioned that track condition for off turf races has become an area that requires special handling. Fyi, a rash of recent bad track condition in the xml is what caused me to create to create this new screen.

The new UI basically gives the user the ability to quickly bring up racea and do a manual edit for surface-distance-track condition - and from there 'lock' the current race by hitting a Save button.

From there, races that have been 'locked' are no longer overwritten with bad info from the xml during subsequent parse routines.

The new UI also enables the user to unlock races should Equibase or the track correct the bad race info in the xml (surface-distance-track condition) at some point later in the raceday.

2. Updated the parse routine to handle new ways surface changes keep showing up in the xml... (06-24-2020.)

3. Added an audible alarm that tells the user "Hey you've got new scratches and changes" in a computer generated voice when new changes are present as a result of the most recent xml parse routine. (06-24-2020.)

In the past you had to be looking at the Changes Report generated after each parse routine if you wanted to be alerted when new changes are present.

Now, as long as you're within earshot, you'll know when new changes are present.

I also added a setting so the user can turn this feature ON or OFF.

4. Added a button that when clicked runs Scratch BOT in Bot Mode.

Basically, Scratch BOT is put on a timer - and parses the xml once every 90 seconds or so.

Added a Pause button and a Resume button to the UI.

Also created a companion setting so the user can turn this feature ON or OFF.

5. Created a new screen that enables the user to key manual rider changes (when rider changes are missing from the xml.)

6. Redid the changes report. Link to an example report from earlier today:
http://www.jcapper.com/messageboard/...20-1139am.html


My objective with Scratch BOT is:

To enable the customer to parse and process scratches, rider changes, surface changes, distance changes, and track condition changes as seamlessly as possible.

Imo, if you are playing one or two tracks at a time:

Keying scratches and changes manually makes perfect sense.

However, if you are scanning (say) 12 plus tracks daily for playable races:

Imo, the more workload you can automate the better.



-jp

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Well done Jeff.....this is way ahead of the rest

So if you put in your UDM "NOT SLY Track" ...it will pass these type races?

Mike

Actually it's "SY" (without the quotes.)

But the answer to your question is Yes.



-jp

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I hate grammar Nazi's...LOL

Thanks Jeff!!!

yes, i did purchase winner's circle software
 

it was expensive too, especially for the 90's. rancont not only was cranky and wouldn't work with purchasers but he told me that people were after him because of his "handicapping knowledge." do you believe that?(lol).