Open Office

[pktruckdriver]

Is anyone using Open Office with the new Export to Excel feature and having success with doing so?

I plan to get Open Office, the price is right and I was hoping that someone has already started model making with the new features Ted released.

Thanks


Patrick

[azbacks]

Patrick

I use Open Office. I have had a few hiccups, but have things working. Read Ted's instructions with the new release, then read Dogcatcher's post about RDSS models http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5963. Barb makes a point or two. Play around with Open Calc and see what happens. I will check this thread from time to time so ask questions and I will try to help.

enjoy the week-end and remember....'shiny side up'...

Pete

[clore1030]

Originally Posted by pktruckdriver

Is anyone using Open Office with the new Export to Excel feature and having success with doing so?

I plan to get Open Office, the price is right and I was hoping that someone has already started model making with the new features Ted released.

Thanks


Patrick

I use Open Office, but have yet to even download the RDSS revision. As Saratoga is dark on Monday and Tuesday, I'll probably upgrade then.

However, I've been manually modeling off RDSS for two years now, using factors on the BL screen. It's part of my personal discipline to do it manually each day, it forces me to pay attention and note trends as I'm inputting. The labor is only about one minute per race, so I don't find it time consuming.

Once I noodle around with the new feature, I'll get back to you. i am interested in checking it out.

[pktruckdriver]

Originally Posted by clore1030

I use Open Office, but have yet to even download the RDSS revision. As Saratoga is dark on Monday and Tuesday, I'll probably upgrade then.

However, I've been manually modeling off RDSS for two years now, using factors on the BL screen. It's part of my personal discipline to do it manually each day, it forces me to pay attention and note trends as I'm inputting. The labor is only about one minute per race, so I don't find it time consuming.

Once I noodle around with the new feature, I'll get back to you. i am interested in checking it out.

Input manually and it only takes you about 1 minute, show me please...


Thanks guys, I am going to get OO this week and try it out, I did read what Barb told Dogcatcher, so I'll re-read that and post any questions here.

Thanks again
Patrick

[anglemaster]

As Saratoga is dark on Monday and Tuesday//////

Saratoga is not dark on Mondays.

John

[clore1030]

Originally Posted by pktruckdriver

Input manually and it only takes you about 1 minute, show me please...


Thanks guys, I am going to get OO this week and try it out, I did read what Barb told Dogcatcher, so I'll re-read that and post any questions here.

Thanks again
Patrick

I set up a spreadsheet with columns for date-horse-race and the factors that comprise the primary line score on the BL tab, plus the BL score itself. These read from left-to-right in the same order as in RDSS. I also add the mutuel to the right of that.

After each race, I add another line of data.

Below the lines described, I have tally columns. Thus I know from the races that I've handicapped at Saratoga that of the six races I have that are 6 furlongs, five of them have been won by a horse that ranked first, second or third in EPR. Four of them were horses ranked first or second.

I do this for each column and it takes me no more than a minute per race. I have an excellent memory and can read and memorize all necessary numerals in a row in one glance at the BL tab.

For me it's more than just transposing numbers from one program to another - it's an observational and decision making process at the same time. I'm interpreting the data as I'm inputting it. This procedure comes from 30 years of dealing with Neilsen TV ratings data - I'm a statistician by trade.

I'll attach the spreadsheet file here, it should be self-explanatory. The way it's designed and labeled may cause some confusion, but this was never intended for public consumption so you'll have to excuse that.When you see the name of a horse in italicized-bold type, that's a winning wager.

If you (or anyone else) want to use it, fine - but I'm a spot player and I've only set up the pages for the distances that I've handicapped so far and the races that interested me. Any additional surfaces or distances desired will have to be added by the user. All I have so far are 6F and 9F races on dirt. I'll get to the turf when I'm satisfied that the course is dry.

[clore1030]

Originally Posted by anglemaster

As Saratoga is dark on Monday and Tuesday//////

Saratoga is not dark on Mondays.

John

Well, there goes that plan.

I was following the usual AQU/BEL schedule in my head.

[anglemaster]

certainly do not blame you for thinking it was dark. Just another day to make money.

[clore1030]

Originally Posted by anglemaster

certainly do not blame you for thinking it was dark. Just another day to make money.

That's the right way of looking at it.

[pktruckdriver]

Originally Posted by clore1030

I set up a spreadsheet with columns for date-horse-race and the factors that comprise the primary line score on the BL tab, plus the BL score itself. These read from left-to-right in the same order as in RDSS. I also add the mutuel to the right of that.

After each race, I add another line of data.

Below the lines described, I have tally columns. Thus I know from the races that I've handicapped at Saratoga that of the six races I have that are 6 furlongs, five of them have been won by a horse that ranked first, second or third in EPR. Four of them were horses ranked first or second.

I do this for each column and it takes me no more than a minute per race. I have an excellent memory and can read and memorize all necessary numerals in a row in one glance at the BL tab.

For me it's more than just transposing numbers from one program to another - it's an observational and decision making process at the same time. I'm interpreting the data as I'm inputting it. This procedure comes from 30 years of dealing with Neilsen TV ratings data - I'm a statistician by trade.

I'll attach the spreadsheet file here, it should be self-explanatory. The way it's designed and labeled may cause some confusion, but this was never intended for public consumption so you'll have to excuse that.When you see the name of a horse in italicized-bold type, that's a winning wager.

If you (or anyone else) want to use it, fine - but I'm a spot player and I've only set up the pages for the distances that I've handicapped so far and the races that interested me. Any additional surfaces or distances desired will have to be added by the user. All I have so far are 6F and 9F races on dirt. I'll get to the turf when I'm satisfied that the course is dry.

THX VERY MUCH

I will look at it tonite after I get back from Hawthorne, thx again

pat