Hi all - I have a request for any racing minded programmers here:

As you are all no doubt aware, one of the options with betting on Supertab and NSWTAB is the "batch betting option" where you dump a .TXT file onto their website, containing lines of bets like so -

MR-QL-00001.0/8/2/3/2/
MR-QL-00001.0/8/2/3/6/
MR-QL-00001.0/8/2/3/7/

which are then placed on your account. A big part of my betting is done this way, I have programs which create the .TXT files, and I sit in front of my computer manually going onto the website and clicking "SUBMIT BATCH" etc.

This, as it sounds, is tiresome. What I need is an API that automates this process. Essentially, it would just need to scan a certain directory (set by the user) every 1 second or so, and as soon as a .TXT file appeared in that directory, it would log on to the account that the user specified and submit the .TXT file, placing the bets.

For a skilled programmer, it probably wouldn't be a very big job to create this API. So, I am inviting such skilled programmers to contact me if they think they are able to do it. Send me an email, to jmobrien1 at optusnet dot com dot au if you'd like to give it a try. If you want to charge for it, tell me what your quote is, I will leave it open for a week or so and will respond to everyone who emails.

Thanks.

UBet from Twonix of any use

twonix.com/

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Pixie

"It's worth remembering that profit isn't profit until it's spent off the racecourse." -- Crash

No isn't, as I already create a bet file and just need it submitted, whereas that program creates its own bets and submits those.

You need to use the Tabonline(Qld tab) NetPro.
It has a 1 second sweep to pick up any text file containing bets.

Debug for various reasons I can only do this with Supertab or NSWTAB. I am aware of Netbet etc, but it needs to be on NSW or SUPERTAB, hence the need for an API to dump the batch bets. Thanks anyway.

GA.
I am also looking forward to the day Tabcorp provide an interface or Api for accepting batch bets.
At the moment I am trying to get them to fix the Meetings summary element on their Live Odds 'Web Service.net' system which is no returning information. I emailed them on Saurday of the problem.They fixed it for Sunday and now it has failed again.

Good luck

Yes I don't hold out high hopes for the TAB themselves releasing such an API anytime soon, hence this thread, hoping a clever programmer can do what the TAB should!

It wouldn't be hard but good luck finding someone with time.

Your better option is to use something like rentacoder.com to find someone to do it.

It will cost you something but some of the quotes on there can be very reasonable.

Good Luck

Check this link for other sites :

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=281390

You should be able to find someone to do it for you.

Thanks for that Wesmip, will check it out, ta.