betPlaced example

[jc0r]

Hi all

I am looking for an explaination on the betPlaced event using COM.

I am looking to make my own tick offset using COM and i think i would need to implement the betPlaced event, but am not sure how it actually works.

Currently, i just place bets very simply using code such as:

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ref = ba.placeBet(0 , "L", 2, 2 False)

I do not want to wait for result hence the false in the command as i find this makes Excel hang when i am in markets with a delay imposed by Betfair.

If i wanted to find the status of the above bet, is the betPlaced the event i would need to use and could anybody give me an example on how i would get started please?

Many thanks

[Captain Sensible]

I don't use the COM but for my own bots you usually need the placeBets response just to get the BetID so you can query it's status later especially if you want to keep track of it for offsets etc Otherwise I guess you can always just call getBets(): to retrieve all bets for a given market

[jc0r]

Thanks for the response Cap.

Problem i have though, is waiting for the placeBet response causes Excel to hang while it waits on Betfairs imposed inplay delays. This i why i was kinda hoping i could issue a bet with a token string, that i could call upon later to find out the information needed using the betPlaced event.

Im pretty sure the betPlaced event is what i need, i could just use an example of how it works so i could apply it to my own needs

[GaryRussell]

Here is an example spreadsheet:-

http://www.gruss-software.co.uk/Excel/P ... Async.xlsm

Put "BACK_COM" in cell Q5 instead of the normal BACK trigger. You can see the code for Sheet1 will place a bet when it sees this trigger and populates the average price and matched stake columns when bet placed.