Learning RR's Transcript

[Michaeldb B]

Thanks to all who replied!.

> Gee you have missed the Revolution !
> You must also have missed the ReBolution then :D

Well, I caught a late, but great??..(I'll look at ReBol)..

RunRev Wrote...
> The question is, exactly what sort of numerical manipulations, does your
HS stack need > to perform?.
> It shouldn't be difficult to "Roll your own"
> So could you clue the rest of us in on what your needs are..

Well, my idea is, to to take the "Betting" market structures. i.e. either,
"Newspaper Betting", or actual  "Starting Price" markets. Comparing those
two, for example. for movement of horses prices.

The other, more difficult idea, is to pick out, particular "Price"
structures. Such as.. the price of the Fav,2ndF, 3rdF - that they are in a
particular range. Maybe, recognize a particular structure..like 6/4F 3/1
5/1..(or any structure, I choose to specify as being good, or bad). I could
then have responses in the program.

I'm still too early in the learning process, to get near that. Which, I
presently see, as being  difficult. These are just speculative ideas I have.

I also have to give Ratings, to different parameters..like
Class/Prizemoney/Jockey/Trainer/Raceform. etc. Also, make use of
"speedfigure ratings", in relation to a horses "weight". I think I'll get
this stuff..eventually.

I do, "Roll my own" (cigs). Does that help? :-)  Seriously, I realise that's
a feature of Transcript/Hypertalk. That.. some way "can" be found, to do
what needs to be done.


Ken writes..

> Little Black thing..(Spectrum)
Sure was!. I had the ZX81 before that.

> Did you build the "Hello" stack.
Yes!.. I wanted more though..

I have no problem with the object side..just the scripting.

> Nothing like picking a challenge..
I'd been waiting to try this..it picked itself!.

> You should rely a great deal on the Message-box..
Yes, I do. But, I don't get the error messages, like.."Function missing
'('.. ". I try putting () in..which doesn't solve it.

> One of my ideas for beginners is an opensource side-by-side instructional
stack..

A stack, I found helped, was the "Metatalk Programmer", Metacard teaching
stack. I wasn't into its "game playing" scripts...but it did force me, to do
the scripting (to move through it) and in the end.. it lit a light.. when It
said; "doTalk --This is a subRoutine!"
This opened up scripting much more, at that time. It should have been
obvious to me. but wasn't..till reading that.

> I recommend "Hypertalk 2.2" by Winkler, Kamins, DeVoto".
Well, that's good!. That's the one I ordered. The post deliver it tomorrow!.
I'll have my head in its contents.
I didn't mention which one, as I know Jeanne DeVoto's involvement here of
course. (Thanks!)

Thanks again Ken M.

Michael Bird