Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board

Go Back   Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board > Thoroughbred Horse Racing Discussion > Handicapping Software > HandiFast Handicapping Software


Reply
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 18 votes, 5.00 average.
Old 07-15-2017, 09:54 PM   #796
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
About 25 or so I think.
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-16-2017, 09:42 AM   #797
headhawg
crusty old guy
 
headhawg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Snarkytown USA
Posts: 3,909
Quote:
Originally Posted by Handiman View Post
What's new.


Have some bugs fixed I believe and working on a consensus process that's a bit different.

Going to Houston Monday for 6 weeks. Hope to have the new upgrade done and off to PA by end of next week if not before.

Batch Processor almost done too. It took a damn hard effort to get the batch processor built and it will be a standalone program. As a result I was going to charge for it, but I believe it can help take Handifast to the next level, so I am going to make it free. Just going to ask for donations as I did not long ago. I was going to sell it for $35 but what the hell. It will allow you to create a csv file of handifast races with ranks displayed and ready to import into Excel or Open Office and allow you to do all sorts of research.

Handi
Good stuff, Handi. People have been asking for batch processing for a long time. What exactly is in the csv output? Will the file structure be in the documentation?
headhawg is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-16-2017, 09:52 AM   #798
mikesal57
Veteran
 
mikesal57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Posts: 3,670
HH...


heres a small portion of what it looks like....

As you can see....theres race info , track,dist, surf, name , weight.

then follows HF output including value & ranks for each category

at the end ( not shown) will be the horses finish position, odds, and field size to complete all the horses stats of that race...

You can manipulate any which way possible in Excel or Open Office ( free)

Some of the guys here can vouch how much easier this will be to get top factors and do a much better research at the same time.

Mike

As for documentation...I believe its self explanatory and a little knowledge of Excel will help

Attached Images
File Type: jpg Capture.JPG (370.2 KB, 122 views)
mikesal57 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-16-2017, 10:24 AM   #799
headhawg
crusty old guy
 
headhawg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Snarkytown USA
Posts: 3,909
Thanks, Mike. I know Excel very well. If the labels (headers) are included in the file then you're right -- no documentation would be needed. If the csv file just included the data output, then some fields would not be self-explanatory.
headhawg is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-16-2017, 10:40 AM   #800
mikesal57
Veteran
 
mikesal57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Posts: 3,670
Quote:
Originally Posted by headhawg View Post
Thanks, Mike. I know Excel very well. If the labels (headers) are included in the file then you're right -- no documentation would be needed. If the csv file just included the data output, then some fields would not be self-explanatory.
headers are included...
mikesal57 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-17-2017, 01:29 AM   #801
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
Head,

There is a button to click on which creates what I call a seed file. All it has are all the headings. Then all race cards run are appended to that file. That way if the user wants they rename their first file and create another seed file and do another if they wanted.

Handi
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-19-2017, 10:10 PM   #802
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
Very close to having Handi Search Batch file processor done and ready for release. Maybe by tomorrow.



Handi
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-20-2017, 08:47 PM   #803
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
Ok, Handi-Search Batch Processor is winging it's way to PA as I type this. I have put it through it's paces and it seems to work fine. But once you get it who knows...LOL.

Anyway, you will download a zip file. Unzip program into it's own folder. Do not put in folder where you have Handifast. Once you unzip it, you will see a Directions PDF. It's short and to the point. But definitely go through it. Only about 5 pages with some images, so very short.

I was going to charge for this, cause actually it was a bitch to code. A ton of work. But I think it will help everyone take Handifast to a new level.

So instead it's free to everyone. All I ask is if you like the program and find some value in it, please consider sending a donation my way via PayPal.... to milfredo@sonic.net.

I would really appreciate it.

Handi

P.S. I believe it's bug free but very little software ever is, but I will keep my fingers crossed. If you have any trouble, let me know and I will fix it as soon as I can.
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-21-2017, 08:02 AM   #804
mikesal57
Veteran
 
mikesal57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Posts: 3,670
Thxs Handi...much appreciated!!!


Mike
mikesal57 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-21-2017, 12:27 PM   #805
Viruss
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 136
Handi

That is Great Thank you for all your hard work.

Earl J
Viruss is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-21-2017, 09:29 PM   #806
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
Hopefully PA will have it up soon.

Handi
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-21-2017, 10:26 PM   #807
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
One thing I forgot to say. Once you have loaded files and run the batch processor, go into the two folders that hold the files you ran and bulk delete them. That way you won't double run any files. And don't worry, those files are just copies of the data files. You will still have all of your data files.



Handi
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-21-2017, 11:41 PM   #808
mikesal57
Veteran
 
mikesal57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Posts: 3,670
Quote:
Originally Posted by Handiman View Post
Hopefully PA will have it up soon.

Handi
remember last time??

Nobody hold their breath
mikesal57 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-22-2017, 04:36 PM   #809
Handiman
BarelyWinning
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Rosa, California
Posts: 2,828
I should have been a shoe cobbler or an elf in Santa's workshop, cause I am a born tinkerer.

I am working on Handifast Version 10. Here is what is happening.

Bug fixes.... Done by Mike Dorn. Thanks Mike so much for your hard work.

What'll be new.

1. Widened the analyst's combobox so longer analyst's names can be seen better.

2. Adding ability to get a consensus report combining up to 4 analysts.

3. Adding ability to create as many folders as you want to hold your analysts. So you could actually create a folder for every track you play and put analysts you create for that track in that folder to make them easier to access without having to deal with one long list of analysts. Man what a long sentence...

4. Develop a Pace Pressure gauge that will show for each race handicapped.

5. ??? Depending on suggestions.


That's where things stand for now.

Handi
Handiman is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-22-2017, 05:45 PM   #810
mikesal57
Veteran
 
mikesal57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Posts: 3,670
DAM.......you just blew by the field

who juiced you up

mikesal57 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Reply




Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Advertisement
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:33 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 1999 - 2023 -- PaceAdvantage.Com -- All Rights Reserved
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.