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Comedian2004 · 06-30-2007, 10:51 AM

You should do a CSV dump before you run my program. A couple of reasons. One is that a lot of the information I use is pulled from the dump files. Some of the information is taken from the player's history files, while other information is taken from other text files.

It could also cause problems if your dump is not the latest and there are new players as it cannot look their name up, since they did not exist when the dump was made. That part is error trapped, but it could cause it to skip over stuff.

There is no need to run my program when OOTP is opened or running. The hint file I create is loaded upon startup by OOTP, so you would not see the new hints until you reloaded the game. (The actual game, not just the league)

I usually do a CSV dump before I close OOTP every time, so the csv files are current. Make it a habit. It only takes 20 seconds or so to do it.

I normally leave all of my settings set as default in my program, at the start or the end of the season. The parameters are there to just make the hint file contain more/less information, as desired.

I am trying to find out if there is a limit on how large the hint file can be, but have yet to get an answer. I have ran OOTP with 1200 tips with no issues.

The year limit is designed for the older leagues. The year limit is mainly used for the milestones. If you have a 60 year old league, you will get tons of milestones and achievements. This just allows you to tweak down how many you get.

Some events are set as 'ignore date', such as no-hitters, career ending injuries, stuff like that. My thought was that it would throw those names at you year after year, to help you know your leagues history.

TO sum it all up, you just have to try different parameters and see how it works for you at that time. Remember, the utility is designed so you can have fresh hints about your league, so they never get old. I was ready to hit someone the next time I saw 'There has never been a no-hitter in Forbes field.'

One option I want to also add is to download other hint files. The hint file is just a bunch of lines of text. With a limit of 256 characters per hint. So, if you had a collection of jokes in a text file, you can put rename it to hints.txt and put it in the right place and it would use that. I pictured stuff like; jokes, bible quotes, famous quotes, baseball trivia. I want to find a collection of text files that I can add to the program.

06-30-2007, 10:51 AM	#31 (permalink)
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 6,378	You should do a CSV dump before you run my program. A couple of reasons. One is that a lot of the information I use is pulled from the dump files. Some of the information is taken from the player's history files, while other information is taken from other text files. It could also cause problems if your dump is not the latest and there are new players as it cannot look their name up, since they did not exist when the dump was made. That part is error trapped, but it could cause it to skip over stuff. There is no need to run my program when OOTP is opened or running. The hint file I create is loaded upon startup by OOTP, so you would not see the new hints until you reloaded the game. (The actual game, not just the league) I usually do a CSV dump before I close OOTP every time, so the csv files are current. Make it a habit. It only takes 20 seconds or so to do it. I normally leave all of my settings set as default in my program, at the start or the end of the season. The parameters are there to just make the hint file contain more/less information, as desired. I am trying to find out if there is a limit on how large the hint file can be, but have yet to get an answer. I have ran OOTP with 1200 tips with no issues. The year limit is designed for the older leagues. The year limit is mainly used for the milestones. If you have a 60 year old league, you will get tons of milestones and achievements. This just allows you to tweak down how many you get. Some events are set as 'ignore date', such as no-hitters, career ending injuries, stuff like that. My thought was that it would throw those names at you year after year, to help you know your leagues history. TO sum it all up, you just have to try different parameters and see how it works for you at that time. Remember, the utility is designed so you can have fresh hints about your league, so they never get old. I was ready to hit someone the next time I saw 'There has never been a no-hitter in Forbes field.' One option I want to also add is to download other hint files. The hint file is just a bunch of lines of text. With a limit of 256 characters per hint. So, if you had a collection of jokes in a text file, you can put rename it to hints.txt and put it in the right place and it would use that. I pictured stuff like; jokes, bible quotes, famous quotes, baseball trivia. I want to find a collection of text files that I can add to the program. __________________ Visit www.planetootp.com for my MODS. Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF!