I have recently re-subscribed after an absence since 2016 and have been looking at any changes to MFP since then that may affect me.
The format for importing a selection file for Australian horse races used to be for each line in the text file: an entry number followed by a full stop then a space then the horse's name, all the previous enclosed in double quotation marks like this:
"1. horse name"
Additional information useful for a trigger could be added separated by a tab, in my case I add a number that can be picked up as the imported_1 variable.
So in my case a selection file with headings would look like this:
tno_horse bet_factor
"1. horse nameA" 2
"3. horse nameB" 4
"7. horse nameC" 8
"1. horse nameA" 8
.....and so on typically 50 to 150 lines
The fourth entry is not a misprint: a selection may be bet several times with a different bet_factor.
The bet_factor value is picked up in imported_1 and used to modify bet size.
I use a simple trigger that backs the selection at the off time for an amount modified by the bet_factor.
Question: Is the above format still OK?