PPX

[Gambler]

I know one has to build up a data base to use this function.
How does one go about building this data base and keeping it current? Also how does one get it into HTR2?
If this answer was explained before please let me know where.
Thanks
ed

[Rick]

As of this writing (July 15, 2006), the PPX requires that the user have the available past Racefiles (w/Results) present in the current folder (usually C:\HTR). This is not a problem for Robot/Export users that keep large caches of data files anyway. But for many of you, this might prevent usage if you don’t maintain back files on your hard drive. I suggest at least 60 days of past files available to use PPX, so you can at least view each horse’s most recent changes.

Be patient when you click the [PPX] button (top right of the Main Screen) to view the special PPs. HTR must retrieve and open all the previous files available for the horse and this can take up to 10 seconds, perhaps longer on older computers. Hard disk access improves as you run PPX over and over. But a maximum of four past races for each horse speeds up the process.

Blanks in the PP data lines with the key factors (TRN, PED, etc.) indicate that the race file necessary to extract the information was not found in the current folder. This will be common, especially with races that took place more than a year ago.

Update PPX (coming soon)
In the near future, the PPX data will be accessed by processing your races into a single - easy to use file. This file will accumulate without duplicates and will be portable (download it or transfer to other computers). You’ll see a button for this at the bottom of the HTR2 Main Screen.

[Update PPX]

This process will allow you to delete or move out old files while maintaining all the past data necessary for the PPX past-performances forever. This is a binary database function that will eventually be used by the Robot as well. Extraction speed will be greatly improved. I’m still working on it and getting the bugs out and will announce as soon as ready for beta-test.


The database is something that km is working on. Right now you have to have all the files in the directory you are using.

The above is from the PPX User Guide.

[Gambler]

Thanks Rick