Bet Angel V1.54.2 - Greening Fix from API Issues

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dt888
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I was going to go back to the pervious version of BA for today but I notice its been changed now to this one on the website. Would it be possible for you make v1.54.1 available again please until this issue is resolved?
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This only difference in the code between 1.54.1 and 1.54.2 is the new handling for betfair's rounding restriction. That code doesn't even run if the stake or price determines that the restriction does not apply. We know that this emergency fix had to be done at betfair as they were worried about the stability of the whole exchange if they didn't intervene, so perhaps they've adjusted other internal settings to ease the strain on their servers.
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it's sticky at the moment. quite unpleasant
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We've e-mailed betfair about it, so will see what we get back.
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Thanks for the reply.

I think i'll try on windows 10 tomorrow and see if that makes any difference as im wondering if its just affecting people on windows 7.

I'm surprised so few people have mentioned it as its quite a noticeable change. If it is the new normal due to Betfair changing something their end it is going to take some getting used to.
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Are you UK based? I would imagine any lagging would feel worse the further you are away from the exchange. I'd be surprised if it's specific to a particular version of windows though.
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Bet Angel wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:18 pm
Are you UK based? I would imagine any lagging would feel worse the further you are away from the exchange. I'd be surprised if it's specific to a particular version of windows though.
yes, UK
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So will there be a fix for Windows 7?
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Evil wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:33 pm
So will there be a fix for Windows 7?
What are you looking to have 'fixed'? No one officially supports Windows 7 any more but if you have all the latest service packs for Windows and ciphers for Internet Explorer 11 then you may still be able to login with Bet Angel. We are not aware of any of the discussions in this thread being a problem with a specific version of Windows, we're talking about betfair exchange changes & issues.

Edit: Looking at our server, your last login was with v1.54.1, so in that case, yes if you can currently login with Windows 7 then just install the v.1.54.2c build.
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Bet Angel wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:31 pm
Evil wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:33 pm
So will there be a fix for Windows 7?
What are you looking to have 'fixed'? No one officially supports Windows 7 any more but if you have all the latest service packs for Windows and ciphers for Internet Explorer 11 then you may still be able to login with Bet Angel. We are not aware of any of the discussions in this thread being a problem with a specific version of Windows, we're talking about betfair exchange changes & issues.
I can confirm that I use Windows 7 and BA Pro without problems
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Ok, thanks. It's just that when you go to the download page for v.1.54.2c, it says it's only available for Windows 10, 8 and 8.1.
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Evil wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:08 pm
Ok, thanks. It's just that when you go to the download page for v.1.54.2c, it says it's only available for Windows 10, 8 and 8.1.
Oh ok - that's just because we can't officially support Windows 7 anymore, but if it works for you, that's fine. I would encourage you to upgrade to Windows 10 this year though as it may just stop working completely at some point as we update third-party libraries etc.
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Thanks for the replys about the clunkiness of Bet Angel since the update, and also for for asking Betfair about the issue.

It will be interesting to see if a reply is forthcoming from them.

It does seem a common problem for many and was surprised even more regular users hadn't highlighted it.

When you have been watching a screen daily even the slightest change is noticed.

I will monitor tonight.

Thanks again.
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That's great. Thankyou.
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Long Term wrote:
Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:38 pm
Thanks for the replys about the clunkiness of Bet Angel since the update, and also for for asking Betfair about the issue.
It was quite clunky of Betfair for not telling anyone about the change. :x
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