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[Maximillion]

Originally Posted by traynor

Cheap, too. The only caveat is that you should have a clear idea of what you want before asking for bids on completing it. If you can provide clear instructions for what you want (in the way of a completed project), getting it done is a straightforward (and fairly economical) process.

It is not necessary to specify that the developer/programmer be an "expert in horse racing" (whatever that means). It is sufficient to clearly state "this is the data I have to work with going in, and this is what I want I want to come out with on the other end." The more clearly you can define the requirements, the less cost (and the easier for the developer/programmer to complete the work).

I think most people would be seriously shocked to discover how much skilled coding work they can get done for a few hundred dollars--providing they can give the developer/programmer detailed instructions about what they want. Hint: Don't try to hire someone to "write a black box application that picks winners for a minimum 1.2 ROI." That is a daydream, not an instruction.

Hi Traynor,
Can something be developed for the online version of the drf or formulator?
(what im most comfortable with)
There are a few things I wouldnt mind having "done" for me..nothing really very complicated.
This is something I was looking into some time ago...but I was told that the "finished" product would only be viewable on a separate screen..in other words not "on" the actual past performances,so I didnt pursue it any further.

[traynor]

Originally Posted by Maximillion

Hi Traynor,
Can something be developed for the online version of the drf or formulator?
(what im most comfortable with)
There are a few things I wouldnt mind having "done" for me..nothing really very complicated.
This is something I was looking into some time ago...but I was told that the "finished" product would only be viewable on a separate screen..in other words not "on" the actual past performances,so I didnt pursue it any further.

I don't know what exactly you mean by "on the actual past performances." In order to do something, the data has to be loaded into an application in electronic format. It depends what you need. If it is something that can be cut-and-pasted (like earnings data, or trainer and jockey records, for example), you can mark it, copy it, then paste it into a text box in an application and do stuff to it.

If you want something like pace figures, or other calculations, the electronic data would need to be accessed (rather than what you see displayed oncreen).

I sometimes use a split-screen (on a wide monitor) so that I can have an application up and running onscreen at the same time I am looking at the data files. It is not for horse racing, but the principle is the same. Dual monitors are fairly easy to set up--one monitor shows an application, the other shows the data. Both split screens and dual monitors will eliminate most of the switching back and forth from one screen to another.