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Win and Place Trigger [TCKT19052013]
« on: 19 May 2013, 11:06 »
My usual seemingly simple trigger that I can't get to work - driving me nuts!

I import my selections from Notepad.

I want to back 4 units the place if all conditions are met, and if the place bet is triggered, I then want to back 1 unit the win. If the place bet is not triggered, no win bet.

Now that seems to me to be two triggers - place and win, and the only condition I need for the win trigger is:

trigger place trigger no of runs is greater than 0

But the win trigger is not firing, so I'm doing something wrong.

Bets are being placed 6 seconds (0.10 mins) before the start.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #1 on: 19 May 2013, 12:03 »
hi
it would be easier to see the triggers, so that we can give the correct answer.


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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #2 on: 19 May 2013, 13:02 »
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the reason why your win market trigger is not sending a bet.
is because the place trigger has activated in the place market.
BUT because it is set to work in the place market it cannot activate in the win market, so in the win market the place market trigger has not activated.
thus the condition trigger place trigger no of runs is greater than 0 is 0 in the win market.


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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #3 on: 19 May 2013, 13:14 »
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what you need to do is add a new trigger
set user variable  name ok  value  0
no conditions
set to once per market

in your place betting trigger
add action
set user variable name ok  value  1

in your win betting trigger
delete the   trigger place trigger no of runs is greater than 0
add the condition
and selections trigger expression ok is equal to 1


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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #4 on: 19 May 2013, 22:28 »
Sorry about the slow response - the time delay between Australia and Europe makes it difficult. I'm usually asleep when you respond, and you're asleep when I ask my inane questions.

I didn't envisage it being complicated, but I had never realised the differences between win and place betting the same horse on MFP.

Doesn't anyone bet each way on MFP?

Thanks a million for your solution mcbee. I'll try it on some lowly Oz races today.

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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #5 on: 20 May 2013, 03:44 »
HI again mcbee,

Still not working.

I tried your suggestions but the win trigger does not fire.

These problems are usually caused by something I have done/not done, so I have attached the trigger for you to examine.

I hope it attaches OK, as I'm not too savvy at this (you might have gathered!)

Good luck,

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Re: Win and Place Trigger
« Reply #6 on: 20 May 2013, 05:41 »
hi
have you looked at this set of triggers for eachway betting.
http://marketfeeder.co.uk/solutions/bet-favourite/each-way/
all you have to do is alter the amount in the place betting trigger to bet_size*4

your trigger
the win market trigger needed the same conditions as the place market trigger so that it placed bets on the same selection.

but if i were you, i would use the example trigger and learn from that.


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Re: Win and Place Trigger [TCKT19052013]
« Reply #7 on: 20 May 2013, 11:18 »
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i have added the winplace_back_matched to your win market trigger.
this will then back any selection that has been backed in the place market
when you use win and place markets, you must use the winplace to link the markets


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Re: Win and Place Trigger [TCKT19052013]
« Reply #8 on: 20 May 2013, 11:48 »
Thanks mcbee.

From your previous response, I downloaded the trigger example as you suggested, made my adjustments, and it appears to solve the issue. I had previously searched the MFP trigger examples but I overlooked the topic "Betting on the Favourite".

It has become much clearer for me now, and I really appreciate your input.

bobh

PS I'm having an issue with linking MFP live to Excel (keep getting an intermittent error message which closes down MFP), but I will persist at solving it myself for a little longer before I seek the forum's help.

 

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