Cato question...

moonshineboy · 07-01-2003, 11:22 PM

I've run into a problem w/ Cato's History utility, wondering if anyone might have a answer/suggestion:

I've used this for 14 seasons & haven't had a problem. Then, w/ the most recent year, i ran into a problem. While importing the stats, after it asks for the start/end dates & after you can edit the teams, it runs for a while & then i get this error message:

Data provider or other service returned an E_FAIL status.

As far as i know, i've done nothing different with this season as the last 14, so i'm really not sure what i did wrong. I've re-done it several times & receive the same error message every time.
Any help would be appreciated.

Chappy · 07-02-2003, 07:17 AM

I'm not really sure what the problem is, but I ran into earlier in my current dynasty. I opened the program back up and checked on the 'import all-stars' page to see if the game had advanced a season. It had, so I just kept on going, and never ran into any more problems.

moonshineboy · 07-02-2003, 02:09 PM

I was able to import the all-stars & award winners also, so i tried to just create the HTML pages & ran into this error:

Error 55: File already open has occurred.

I'm stumped.

Hammer755 · 07-02-2003, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moonshineboy
I was able to import the all-stars & award winners also, so i tried to just create the HTML pages & ran into this error:

Error 55: File already open has occurred.

I'm stumped.

Try closing the OOTPHistory program, as well as any of the other files you may be using, and re-open the program.

That seemed to work for me when I got that error.

HolyCow98 · 07-04-2003, 01:22 AM

The error 55 I got when I had one of the CSV's open......I closed down everything as said above, and then tried again and it was fine

sharpmath · 07-04-2003, 01:48 AM

Im getting this error now as well.

It ALWAYS happens when it gets to the "Getting Player Histories" it gets about half way done, then dies.

Ive tried all the above to get it to work, but nothing has.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where exactly it DOES get Player Histories from. Then perhaps I could go in and edit a file or, you know, whatever.

I dearly love this program and can't get into OOTP as much without it, but it's so infuriating. even though a) it's free so I can't complain about anything and b) up to this point all my other problems have been fixible.

anyways. if anyone has any idea where I can find these Player Histories, that would be great. thanks.

HolyCow98 · 07-04-2003, 01:56 AM

From the player txt files that are in the League_News_Box folder...

sharpmath · 07-04-2003, 01:57 AM

And, when I try to create the webpages, the Error 55 occurs right when it starts trying to process player webpages, right at the very first "A", then it comes up with that error.

Im thinking I should play 1904 over again, sinced Ive backed-up all the years.

sharpmath · 07-04-2003, 02:00 AM

oh. i get it now. once I get the Error 55 messages, CLOSE OOTPHistory, then open it again. And NOW the player pages are processing properly... I hope.

moonshineboy · 07-06-2003, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HolyCow98
The error 55 I got when I had one of the CSV's open......I closed down everything as said above, and then tried again and it was fine

I tried this & it worked...
Thanks to everyone for the help!

EvanW · 07-23-2003, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sharpmath
Im getting this error now as well.

It ALWAYS happens when it gets to the "Getting Player Histories" it gets about half way done, then dies.

Ive tried all the above to get it to work, but nothing has.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where exactly it DOES get Player Histories from. Then perhaps I could go in and edit a file or, you know, whatever.

I dearly love this program and can't get into OOTP as much without it, but it's so infuriating. even though a) it's free so I can't complain about anything and b) up to this point all my other problems have been fixible.

anyways. if anyone has any idea where I can find these Player Histories, that would be great. thanks.

After 8 seasons, this just started happening to me. No apparent reason and there does not appear to be anything wrong with the player history files.

Anyone have any ideas?

Does the "Data Provider or other service returned an E_FAIL status" ring a bell with anyone? My assumption is that a file open or file read failed. I just can't figure out where or why, but it does happen in the same spot when I restore the database and reimport the data.

--
Evan

lynchjm24 · 08-27-2003, 09:22 PM

Anyone solve this yet? I'm getting the combination of the E_Fail when it's getting histories, and the Error 55 when it go to create the player pages.

07-01-2003, 11:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
moonshineboy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Cato question... I've run into a problem w/ Cato's History utility, wondering if anyone might have a answer/suggestion: I've used this for 14 seasons & haven't had a problem. Then, w/ the most recent year, i ran into a problem. While importing the stats, after it asks for the start/end dates & after you can edit the teams, it runs for a while & then i get this error message: Data provider or other service returned an E_FAIL status. As far as i know, i've done nothing different with this season as the last 14, so i'm really not sure what i did wrong. I've re-done it several times & receive the same error message every time. Any help would be appreciated.

07-02-2003, 07:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chappy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,642 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4x in 4 posts	I'm not really sure what the problem is, but I ran into earlier in my current dynasty. I opened the program back up and checked on the 'import all-stars' page to see if the game had advanced a season. It had, so I just kept on going, and never ran into any more problems. __________________ NPBL - Commissioner - Pennsylvania Freedom

07-02-2003, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
moonshineboy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ypsilanti, MI Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I was able to import the all-stars & award winners also, so i tried to just create the HTML pages & ran into this error: Error 55: File already open has occurred. I'm stumped. __________________ It's all on the wheel.

07-04-2003, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
sharpmath Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Im getting this error now as well. It ALWAYS happens when it gets to the "Getting Player Histories" it gets about half way done, then dies. Ive tried all the above to get it to work, but nothing has. I was just wondering if anyone knows where exactly it DOES get Player Histories from. Then perhaps I could go in and edit a file or, you know, whatever. I dearly love this program and can't get into OOTP as much without it, but it's so infuriating. even though a) it's free so I can't complain about anything and b) up to this point all my other problems have been fixible. anyways. if anyone has any idea where I can find these Player Histories, that would be great. thanks. __________________ this night has opened my eyes and I will never be the same. I'm not happy and I'm not sad.

07-04-2003, 01:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
sharpmath Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	And, when I try to create the webpages, the Error 55 occurs right when it starts trying to process player webpages, right at the very first "A", then it comes up with that error. Im thinking I should play 1904 over again, sinced Ive backed-up all the years. __________________ this night has opened my eyes and I will never be the same. I'm not happy and I'm not sad.

07-04-2003, 01:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,603 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1x in 1 post	The error 55 I got when I had one of the CSV's open......I closed down everything as said above, and then tried again and it was fine

07-04-2003, 01:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,603 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1x in 1 post	From the player txt files that are in the League_News_Box folder...

07-04-2003, 02:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
sharpmath Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	oh. i get it now. once I get the Error 55 messages, CLOSE OOTPHistory, then open it again. And NOW the player pages are processing properly... I hope. __________________ this night has opened my eyes and I will never be the same. I'm not happy and I'm not sad.

08-27-2003, 09:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
lynchjm24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hartford Posts: 978 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1x in 1 post Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Anyone solve this yet? I'm getting the combination of the E_Fail when it's getting histories, and the Error 55 when it go to create the player pages.

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