25/01 - Program Update
In today's update:
Protecting triggers
We have slightly changed the way trigger files are protected.
We had to do that because on some computers the previous encrypting routine would return different results, and thus users could not read files encrypted on those computers.
We regret to say that the previously encrypted files will not open in the new versions of MF Pro.
But the good news is that we increased the robustness of the encrypting method. Plus now you can choose to EITHER protect triggers with a password OR with a software key. There is no need to apply both methods.
The interface for protecting triggers looks almost the same:
The expiration date of a trigger file is now displayed on the screen.
Trigger comparative expressions "is in list", "is not in list"
You can now compare a value or parameter with a long list of values (numbers or strings) that you can load from a text file.
Before this update the only option you had was to list these values comma separated in the text field:
Any Selection's Jockey's Name is in list A. Bodey, A. Bolden, A. Donnelly
Now imagine you want to run through the list of 100 jockeys. You would have to type them all into the text field manually. Which is far from being user friendly.
So now you can specify the name of the file where the corresponding values are stored:
Any Selection's Jockey's Name is in list C:\Program Files\MarketFeeder Pro 6\jockeys.txt
The file is read each time you save the conditions of the corresponding trigger. So if you've changed the file, you will need to re-open the trigger and save its conditions again.
The corresponding chapters of the manual "Protecting Triggers" and "Comparative Expressions" have been updated.
The previous version of MF Pro is still available for download.
