New Posts For Thread: all this talk of the api ....https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-apireminds me to ask again - do any of the api products offer dutch laying? have yet to come across one that does. granted the calc is complicated but not undoable.Yeah, hardly the function you wanted really but at least you know it's there now :Dhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128634#420128634Yeah, hardly the function you wanted really but at least you know it's there now :DThu, 04 Feb 2010 08:51:04 -0600ah i was using the liability button. ok i get the same result now. but you have to fiddle with the figure in order to get a specific overall liability.i only use the feature for the golf on sunday evenings. that's the only multi-runner market i regulhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128630#420128630ah i was using the liability button. ok i get the same result now. but you have to fiddle with the figure in order to get a specific overall liability.i only use the feature for the golf on sunday evenings. that's the only multi-runner market i regulThu, 04 Feb 2010 08:46:19 -0600It seems to think you're using the liability button, not the payout one for some reason (but the box says otherwise!)Have you tried both the payout and the liabiltiy boxes just in case one works?That's amazing that we can get different results!https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128622#420128622It seems to think you're using the liability button, not the payout one for some reason (but the box says otherwise!)Have you tried both the payout and the liabiltiy boxes just in case one works?That's amazing that we can get different results!Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:44:00 -0600equal liabilities is indeed the objective, but when i try it i get this! :^0http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae221/gvl123/dutch1.jpghttp://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae221/gvl123/dutch2.jpghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128614#420128614equal liabilities is indeed the objective, but when i try it i get this! :^0http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae221/gvl123/dutch1.jpghttp://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae221/gvl123/dutch2.jpgThu, 04 Feb 2010 08:39:41 -0600I'm confused as to what you mean then. This is how "payout 2000" looks for the following market....http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k10/lorinda11/dutchlaying2.jpgThat has equal liabilities and equal greens, isn't that what you were after (on the bashttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128610#420128610I'm confused as to what you mean then. This is how "payout 2000" looks for the following market....http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k10/lorinda11/dutchlaying2.jpgThat has equal liabilities and equal greens, isn't that what you were after (on the basThu, 04 Feb 2010 08:25:14 -0600actually, lori, my last post is a load of tosh :^0 the web interface isn't dutch laying - it results in variable liabilities on each laid runner, whereas dutching varies the steaks to produce the same liability on each laid runner.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128602#420128602actually, lori, my last post is a load of tosh :^0 the web interface isn't dutch laying - it results in variable liabilities on each laid runner, whereas dutching varies the steaks to produce the same liability on each laid runner.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:08:16 -0600it does indeed, but doesn't refresh prices, nor offer you the option to take the prices on the back side. if the market is moving quickly not refreshing means you're always chasing your tail, and being a greedy sod i like to lay the prices on the bachttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128582#420128582it does indeed, but doesn't refresh prices, nor offer you the option to take the prices on the back side. if the market is moving quickly not refreshing means you're always chasing your tail, and being a greedy sod i like to lay the prices on the bacThu, 04 Feb 2010 06:44:28 -0600doesn't the standard interface basically offer this?Input the lays you want, click the payout button, type in what you want, and voila, dutch laying.or are you after something other than that?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128550#420128550doesn't the standard interface basically offer this?Input the lays you want, click the payout button, type in what you want, and voila, dutch laying.or are you after something other than that?Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:01:06 -0600many thanks for that info, am playing with the trial version now. interface isn't great, have to say. if they can provide dutch laying why the fck can't any of the others?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128482#420128482many thanks for that info, am playing with the trial version now. interface isn't great, have to say. if they can provide dutch laying why the fck can't any of the others?Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:44:46 -0600really? thanks will check it outhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512386/all-this-talk-of-the-api?post_id=420128422#420128422really? thanks will check it outSun, 31 Jan 2010 12:32:03 -0600