Bugs List! - Pace and Cap

Ted Craven · 03-08-2021, 05:57 PM

Kisha, this is the same 2 bugs you reported on Feb 6, and thank you for both. As noted above, you would get the blanks in the Entries screen IF you worked tomorrow's races after midnight the evening before when current day odds and scratches apply.

As also noted, the workaround before another update is: if you work tomorrow's races in the wee hours after midnight, or in the wee morning hours (maybe 4am-ish?) - anyway, while the PREVIOUS day's Scratch and tote data is still active on TwinSpires - then UNCHECK the Get Tote Data and Get TS Ratings/Scratches boxes in Config before Assembling tomorrow's races (and restart RDSS as prompted while changing those settings).

Also, re BRIS Prime Power and ProfitLine ratings mismatching - firstly, they will be affected by the above bug. IF you also worked Race 2 at the same time as race 1 (i.e. overnight?) the BPP and PL figs will be from TODAY's races, not tomorrows - a complete mishmash. Don't do that.

Secondly, as noted numerous times, when normally retrieved, RDSS gets those PL and BPP Ratings from the TwinSpires website - NOT from a PDF report you might purchase from Brisnet. RDSS has no access to that report. It does appear that for reasons known internally to TwinSpires and Brisnet, the Prime Power Ratings can vary, though they are usually mostly the same. I can't do anything about that! Usually you'll be fine with the TS ratings RDSS retrieves.

I haven't had any reports that the above blanks on the Entries screen happens except under the circumstances I described above, and can be avoided. Same with related mismatches between different sources of PL/BPP ratings. If your circumstance is different, please elaborate.

Ted

03-08-2021, 05:57 PM	#11
Ted Craven Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 8,854	Kisha, this is the same 2 bugs you reported on Feb 6, and thank you for both. As noted above, you would get the blanks in the Entries screen IF you worked tomorrow's races after midnight the evening before when current day odds and scratches apply. As also noted, the workaround before another update is: if you work tomorrow's races in the wee hours after midnight, or in the wee morning hours (maybe 4am-ish?) - anyway, while the PREVIOUS day's Scratch and tote data is still active on TwinSpires - then UNCHECK the Get Tote Data and Get TS Ratings/Scratches boxes in Config before Assembling tomorrow's races (and restart RDSS as prompted while changing those settings). Also, re BRIS Prime Power and ProfitLine ratings mismatching - firstly, they will be affected by the above bug. IF you also worked Race 2 at the same time as race 1 (i.e. overnight?) the BPP and PL figs will be from TODAY's races, not tomorrows - a complete mishmash. Don't do that. Secondly, as noted numerous times, when normally retrieved, RDSS gets those PL and BPP Ratings from the TwinSpires website - NOT from a PDF report you might purchase from Brisnet. RDSS has no access to that report. It does appear that for reasons known internally to TwinSpires and Brisnet, the Prime Power Ratings can vary, though they are usually mostly the same. I can't do anything about that! Usually you'll be fine with the TS ratings RDSS retrieves. I haven't had any reports that the above blanks on the Entries screen happens except under the circumstances I described above, and can be avoided. Same with related mismatches between different sources of PL/BPP ratings. If your circumstance is different, please elaborate. Ted __________________ RDSS - Racing Decision Support System™