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Currently I have several computers watching tables at FTP. All of those computers write their hand history to a share. I have PT2 running on another computer which reads that share and imports the data into a postgresql DB which is on a server (still in the same network).

When I play poker I run pokerace on my laptop and it connects to the remote DB. I typically don't run PT on the laptop until after a session when I want to review. Pokerace picks up all of the action since it's being loaded by the "watch" computer.

Since PT3 has the HUD intergrated how should I set it up to match my old scenario where PT is running on another computer?

I have concerns that although PT3 might be better and faster than PT2, it will make it more difficult for me to datamine since I don't play on the same computer as I observe.

What would be the disadvantage to running PT3 on the same machine as your HUD?

PT3 does not use nearly the resources that PT2 does so that should not really be an issue any longer. Otherwise, I see no reason why you would want to run PT on a separate computer.

Best regards,

Derek

[quote="APerfect10"cgv]What would be the disadvantage to running PT3 on the same machine as your HUD?

PT3 does not use nearly the resources that PT2 does so that should not really be an issue any longer. Otherwise, I see no reason why you would want to run PT on a separate computer.

Best regards,

Derek[/quotecgv]

If I ran PT on both at the same time there might not be a disadvantage. So long as both copies could be pointed to the same DB without having issues.

Is it possible that two copies of PT could try to load data from the same tables without issues?

Licensing may well be an issue with "several" computers - License is for only two IIRC. This should be enough however with one importing PT3 and one displaying the HUD.

I think all INSERTs etc. are wrapped up in transagtions, so Postgres *should* handle two concurrently importing PT3's at once... this is something we should test.

[quote="_dave_"nym]Licensing may well be an issue with "several" computers - License is for only two IIRC. This should be enough however with one importing PT3 and one displaying the HUD.

I think all INSERTs etc. are wrapped up in transagtions, so Postgres *should* handle two concurrently importing PT3's at once... this is something we should test.[/quotenym]

If the inserts are ok, and smart enough not to duplicate then I should be fine with two copies of PT. One on the laptop for play and HUD, and on the datamining computer.

[quote="_dave_"gxv]I think all INSERTs etc. are wrapped up in transagtions, so Postgres *should* handle two concurrently importing PT3's at once... this is something we should test.[/quotegxv]

Concurrent imports is a very bad idea. PT3 can't handle this yet.

[quote="Josh"vo3]

Concurrent imports is a very bad idea. PT3 can't handle this yet.[/quotevo3]

Tell me what you would suggest. I want to leave a computer dedicated to datamining; and yet I would also like to use the HUD.

You can have one copy of PT importing into an observed hand database, and another copy importing your played hands into another database. You just can't have two copies of PT3 importing into one database.

I'm no expert at ftp datamining but couldn't you maybe just grab the handhistories on the mining computers and then import them using your laptop?