Betfair Exchange Betting History Downloads

[deestar]

Hi,

Anyone else notice a change to the Betting Exchange History in the My Account section? The download is now a CSV file and the information in it has changed. For example the markets used to start with GB/.... or AUS/... etc. No longer. A real pain as I download this every day and parse it using macros for my record keeping. Basically have to recreate the lot

[deestar]

Old market field: GB / Wind 24th Jun / 20:55 1m2f Hcap
New Market Field: Horse Racing / 20:25 Leicester / Win

A real pain.

[jimibt]

you could build an adaptor function in your macro to translate the file format as required and then apply that as per normal. this would mean that you preserve your existing records and apply the reformatted file.

should be fairly simple to create and test.

[deestar]

you could build an adaptor function in your macro to translate the file format as required and then apply that as per normal. should be fairly simple to create and test.

The problem is the removal of the geo location and the market type and distance not the change in file type

[deestar]

It seems they are updating all these reporting pages

https://community.betfair.com/service/g ... s---update

[jimibt]

you could build an adaptor function in your macro to translate the file format as required and then apply that as per normal. should be fairly simple to create and test.

The problem is the removal of the geo location and the market type and distance not the change in file type

yes, i can see your issue. that's a royal pain. short of having an entire lookup function per course->location, you are literally screwed !!

betfair yet again making their download data ever less useful.

[deestar]

Just noticed it's also only downloading the first 1000 records

[jimibt]

Just noticed it's also only downloading the first 1000 records

not that you want to go down any more obscure avenues but, you could use the FREE delayed API key that comes with your account to fire up and account query and then you'd be able to use the data in any fashion you needed. this would of course entail delving into something like c# or python. laim has a github space with all the basics for getting this sort of dat. will update this answer with the location in 2 mins...

[Anbell]

Just noticed it's also only downloading the first 1000 records

not that you want to go down any more obscure avenues but, you could use the FREE delayed API key that comes with your account to fire up and account query and then you'd be able to use the data in any fashion you needed. this would of course entail delving into something like c# or python. laim has a github space with all the basics for getting this sort of dat. will update this answer with the location in 2 mins...

https://github.com/liampauling/betfair

[jimibt]

Just noticed it's also only downloading the first 1000 records

not that you want to go down any more obscure avenues but, you could use the FREE delayed API key that comes with your account to fire up and account query and then you'd be able to use the data in any fashion you needed. this would of course entail delving into something like c# or python. laim has a github space with all the basics for getting this sort of dat. will update this answer with the location in 2 mins...

https://github.com/liampauling/betfair

thanks - that's the one

[deestar]

Thanks both. A little outside my knowledge base but gives me something to work with. Back to school I go!

[jimibt]

Thanks both. A little outside my knowledge base but gives me something to work with. Back to school I go!

i've always found that anything FREE will take you so far, until things change that are beyond your control. the investment in having control over your activities cannot be overstated!!

enjoy the new school, but rmbr that *playtime* (recess/the break) is just as important!

[longmot]

This looks fixed. You can download more than before. They may have changed the way they define what is included between the dates as I had some diffs. Possibly using settled date rather than placed date.

[firlandsfarm]

Old market field: GB / Wind 24th Jun / 20:55 1m2f Hcap
New Market Field: Horse Racing / 20:25 Leicester / Win

A real pain.

You gain some you lose some, that's life! Like you deestar I will regret the loss of the Country Code but I will benefit from the introduction of the market … it's a pain when dogs and horses have the same location … this solves that.

[deestar]

Old market field: GB / Wind 24th Jun / 20:55 1m2f Hcap
New Market Field: Horse Racing / 20:25 Leicester / Win

A real pain.

You gain some you lose some, that's life! Like you deestar I will regret the loss of the Country Code but I will benefit from the introduction of the market … it's a pain when dogs and horses have the same location … this solves that.

What about when dogs and dogs have the same location though, or indeed horses and horses. Bendigo trots v Bendigo gallops. Newcastle Dogs (Aus) v Newcastle Dogs (UK)