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RichK · 03-16-2008, 09:18 AM

Would be nice if we had the option to output the pitch/play results and dialog to a text file during the game simulations.

In my league, I have built a live GameCast function, that broadcasts the game to a internet-based Gamecast play-by-play "scoreboard" in our chatroom. (similar to ESPN's gamecasts)

Problem is, I also had to build a Windows desktop program to generate the results of every pitch, and generate play-by-play HTML text to drive the GameCast Web program. You execute the play/pitch in OOTP, then you have to use the desktop program to re-create the pitch/play, which generates everything for the gamecast. It also automatically FTPs the boxscore HTML up to the server after each 1/2 inning so the GMs can view the updated boxscore while watching the gamecast.

It took a lot of programming hours to develop this ability, and it is difficult to run. (I have 3 monitors and use all of them during gamecasts - 1 to run OOTP, 1 to run the desktop gamecast, 1 to monitor the scoreboard in the chatroom and take instructions from the managers of the teams playing via IM so they can call plays, make substituions, etc)

Since the pitch/play results and dialog are already being generated by OOTP, it would be nice if OOTP would record them as they happen in a .TXT, .CSV or even beterr, an XML or RSS feed file that developers like me could access in order to drive such add-ons.

I would gladly develop a Webcast utility for distibution to any online leagues if OOTP could provide this data feed. AS of now, the system I have built would not work for anyone else, as it requires a SQL Server database on your hosted site.

If OOTP had such a data feed file, this would be child's play to build, and would work for every online league with a host server.

03-16-2008, 09:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
RichK Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 13	GameCast Dialog Would be nice if we had the option to output the pitch/play results and dialog to a text file during the game simulations. In my league, I have built a live GameCast function, that broadcasts the game to a internet-based Gamecast play-by-play "scoreboard" in our chatroom. (similar to ESPN's gamecasts) Problem is, I also had to build a Windows desktop program to generate the results of every pitch, and generate play-by-play HTML text to drive the GameCast Web program. You execute the play/pitch in OOTP, then you have to use the desktop program to re-create the pitch/play, which generates everything for the gamecast. It also automatically FTPs the boxscore HTML up to the server after each 1/2 inning so the GMs can view the updated boxscore while watching the gamecast. It took a lot of programming hours to develop this ability, and it is difficult to run. (I have 3 monitors and use all of them during gamecasts - 1 to run OOTP, 1 to run the desktop gamecast, 1 to monitor the scoreboard in the chatroom and take instructions from the managers of the teams playing via IM so they can call plays, make substituions, etc) Since the pitch/play results and dialog are already being generated by OOTP, it would be nice if OOTP would record them as they happen in a .TXT, .CSV or even beterr, an XML or RSS feed file that developers like me could access in order to drive such add-ons. I would gladly develop a Webcast utility for distibution to any online leagues if OOTP could provide this data feed. AS of now, the system I have built would not work for anyone else, as it requires a SQL Server database on your hosted site. If OOTP had such a data feed file, this would be child's play to build, and would work for every online league with a host server. Last edited by RichK : 03-16-2008 at 09:28 AM.