Timed bets

[tippete]

Hi guys, I have sorted my previous problems and have a running app now. I am looking at automating the bets, to take away human error / weaknesses.
What i have been searching for is selecting the days qualifying races from a list and then triggering the bets at the marketStartTime. Any help appreciated. Keep it as simple as you can for an old noobie.

[MarcusMel]

One idea is to make an array of todays marketids and another with the starttimes. then loop through the starttimes checking against the current time. If current time is greater than the start time then place the bet. Note you may wish to subtract some time from the starttime to allow some variation between different clocks. Control is needed to make sure you don't keep repeating bets.

[tippete]

Ive set up a clock with TimeOfDay and compare with MarketStartTime.

Used the following code.

If MarketStartTime >= TimeOfDay
Print "something"
End If

To test the code but get no output.

[MarcusMel]

Put in a print to a test file so you can 'see' exactly what is happening, before during and after your test, in your code, what language are you using?
The variables may not be of the same type.

From my VB code
For i = 1 To TodaysRaceCount
   If Date.Now > StartTimes(i).AddMinutes(-3) And Date.Now < StartTimes(i) Then
      If TodaysBetsMade(i) Then 'TodaysBetsMade boolean becomes true when bet placed
      Else
        Print("Make A Bet")
        marketId = TodaysIds(i)
        Placebets(marketId, i) 'pass marketId to function along with array row if other arrays information needed.
      End If
   End If
Next

[jabe]

I think you perhaps ought to check whether the race has actually started, rather than assuming. Delays happen.

[MarcusMel]

The code above makes bets 3 minuites before the stated start time.One could keep fetching data until the event is declared closed.

[tippete]

My program now takes a selection from a datagridview and places a bet using a form to place the bet. I am only loading one race into the datagrid and once the bet is placed i want the datagrid to clear and load the next race. I can clear the datagrid but cant get to load the next race, without closing the program. Any suggestions appreciated.

[jabe]

My program now takes a selection from a datagridview and places a bet using a form to place the bet. I am only loading one race into the datagrid and once the bet is placed i want the datagrid to clear and load the next race. I can clear the datagrid but cant get to load the next race, without closing the program. Any suggestions appreciated.

Check out refreshing the datagrid after you've done the updates. It's a while since I've done much coding, but my program regularly refreshes controls. If you're still stuck, show us your code.