New Posts For Thread: Bit of advice neededhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-neededI'm trying to make a system that puts bets on via the API. Still testing but today I have a case where a bet should have been placed but I have no record of this happening. If a bet has not been matched before the event starts (i.e. its lapsed) I preLog all activities/errors etc to human readable file. If you automatically name the log file based on the date then you'll have permanent daily records.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=452125377#452125377Log all activities/errors etc to human readable file. If you automatically name the log file based on the date then you'll have permanent daily records.Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:15:58 -0500Thanks for more replies. Still no sign of it gus no so think it was just a log in or connection error. I was only trying to log in once so my own fault really, put in some loops and alerts for future to try to get around it or at least tell me what whttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=452119421#452119421Thanks for more replies. Still no sign of it gus no so think it was just a log in or connection error. I was only trying to log in once so my own fault really, put in some loops and alerts for future to try to get around it or at least tell me what wTue, 15 Jun 2010 03:33:39 -0500in my experience, Lapsed Bets can take quite a while after the market is settled before they appear in the website's BetHistory display ... it's caused me some scares when i've been testing API apps ... might be worth checking to seehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451981789#451981789in my experience, Lapsed Bets can take quite a while after the market is settled before they appear in the website's BetHistory display ... it's caused me some scares when i've been testing API apps ... might be worth checking to seeMon, 14 Jun 2010 06:34:05 -0500Do unmatched bets cleared after a suspend show up in My Account? If not, maybe that's what happened.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451970481#451970481Do unmatched bets cleared after a suspend show up in My Account? If not, maybe that's what happened.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:01:55 -0500Might be worth posting on the Football forum to see if anything unusual occured in that game, although the chances of you getting a meaningful response is probably reasonably low on there.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451943517#451943517Might be worth posting on the Football forum to see if anything unusual occured in that game, although the chances of you getting a meaningful response is probably reasonably low on there.Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:08:03 -0500Thanks for replies, I think I will have to build in some more fail safes if so doesnt happen again in future.Lori - Nope was on IFK Mariehamn v Haka Valkeakoski correct score markethttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451912229#451912229Thanks for replies, I think I will have to build in some more fail safes if so doesnt happen again in future.Lori - Nope was on IFK Mariehamn v Haka Valkeakoski correct score marketSun, 13 Jun 2010 15:40:12 -0500I assume it wasn't on Glamorgan vs Sussex this morning, as there was all manner of cokk ups on that involving voids, cancels, suspensions and so on.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451906565#451906565I assume it wasn't on Glamorgan vs Sussex this morning, as there was all manner of cokk ups on that involving voids, cancels, suspensions and so on.Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:03:10 -0500could be that,no reason why there would be no trace of it unless bot failed imohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451906233#451906233could be that,no reason why there would be no trace of it unless bot failed imoSun, 13 Jun 2010 15:00:42 -0500Yep checked Cancelled and voided and bet not there. I am guessing it must have been that my Bot has failed somehow, or could not connect to the API?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451905657#451905657Yep checked Cancelled and voided and bet not there. I am guessing it must have been that my Bot has failed somehow, or could not connect to the API?Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:56:55 -0500have you tried checking the "cancelled" bets just incase you cancelled it by accidenthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25034801/bit-of-advice-needed?post_id=451904705#451904705have you tried checking the "cancelled" bets just incase you cancelled it by accidentSun, 13 Jun 2010 14:51:17 -0500