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11-06-2005, 11:31 PM
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Using a database to calculate figs
Is anyone who uses a database program to convert race times into speed and pace figures willing to share all or part of the code or general method?
Thanks.
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11-10-2005, 08:25 PM
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douglasw32
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Horseheads, NY
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Get microsoft access, it works like a charm for this, and is very easy to learn.
If you have access I can send a sample DB to do things.
P.S. working more in VB6 right now but access worked great for years!
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11-11-2005, 12:13 AM
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Dave-
Are you finding any tracks with par times way off from years past? For example, I'm thinking Emerald Downs would be much faster and GGF maybe a little slower.
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11-11-2005, 12:14 AM
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Dave-
Are you finding any tracks with par times way off from years past? For example, I'm thinking Emerald Downs would be much faster and GGF maybe a little slower.
How has BM and Hollywood turf compared recently? Thanks!
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11-11-2005, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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How exactly do you use Access in this situation. is there a way you can have them calculate the figures or do you just use it for storage of the figures once you have calculated them. can you do both?
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11-11-2005, 05:29 PM
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velocitician
Join Date: Aug 2004
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gritty little guy Snow Chief...I have his Preakness win photo
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11-11-2005, 05:53 PM
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douglasw32
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Horseheads, NY
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Not sure about the whole par time thing, but any information in the drf can be sorted/crunched/printed/added to/subtracted from etc etc etc etc all day long in any way you want, and formatted to be printed in a report that can be as simple or complex as you want using access.
Yes on storage, yes on calculations.
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11-11-2005, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Is there a way to get the data from DRF to access (besides manually)?
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11-11-2005, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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thanks, what do application do i need to run it on though?
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11-12-2005, 10:23 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by douglasw32
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definately a good program - easy to use.
See my post in Software Thread - two go-along programs make it even easer to use. I have unzipped 50 files at once and joined all 50 into one big boy - than ran InfoTran only once - BIG time saver.
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11-12-2005, 11:43 AM
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velocitician
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I love reductionisits..hope this thread creates MORE of you
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11-13-2005, 11:57 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Not me.....those damned reductionists are taking too much a cut of the pools as it is!
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