Getting to Next Season

Cypher74 · 11-06-2002, 11:05 PM

Guys,

This isn't really a tech problem, but as my league (historical) was progressing to the next season (and bringing in the rookies), I accidentally shut down the program.

Now I'm in the next year, but NO rookies have been imported. Is there any way to either go back or import the year's correct rookies?

Please help!

This is a longstanding career sim and I'd hate to have screwed things up permanently

Brian

Steve Kuffrey · 11-06-2002, 11:11 PM

You can import them one at a time in the FA pool, but that is the only way that I know of unless you have a backup from the recent past.

Killebrew · 11-07-2002, 01:01 AM

Man, I really hate people that chirp in to remind folks of the obvious but.... (gulp) making a league backup at the end of each season (before hitting "proceed to next year") is a wise thing for any solo player or online league Commish to do

. It should take less than a minute if you just zip up the league with WinZip and give the archive file a name you instantly recognize (example: CHML 2006-FINAL.zip).

The main reasons to do this are so you can use the OOTP History utility at some point in the future if you so desire (it requires the final year-end league file from each year), and because the 'proceed to next year' process can cause more OOTP freezes/crashes than any other point of a season due to the large amount of tasks the game needs to perform at that point (simming through about 60 off days, setting up the final year stats for players, setting up the free agent players and coaches, generating 100's of new rookies and other tasks).

Good luck with the individual player import process Steve describes. It is time consuming but it's worth the effort if this was a longstanding solo league.

Cypher74 · 11-07-2002, 09:40 AM

Thanks guys....

Sadly that's what I figured.

Well, chalk it up to experience! Here's one guy that will ALWAYS be backing up when a season ends from now on!

BTW, What is the History Utility going to do?

Brian

Scott Vibert · 11-07-2002, 09:52 AM

The history utility makes a Baseball-Refernce.com style website for your league.

It's really quite excellent. Check out this site for an example:
http://www.jcato.net/gmc/history/index.php

If you like what you see go here to download the utility:
http://www.jcato.net/downloads/index.html

Cypher74 · 11-07-2002, 01:05 PM

That is the greatest thing I've ever seen...

I usually spend an hour transcribing all the data into Word in a nice format I can save.....

Can't wait to get home and try it out tonight (after I fix my league!)

Couple questions...

1. Does it matter when I run the utitlity? (i.e. if I run it in 1989 for a league that started in '82 will all the years show up?)

2. Do I have to download all the updates or will the main download include all the fixes?

Thanks!

Brian
Cypher74@aol.com

Scott Vibert · 11-07-2002, 01:31 PM

You may not have full data for all of the years, unless you have a backup file from each season.

However you can get the basic stats for each year regardless by using the Career Stats utility as described in the Readme for the OOTP History utility. Make sure you follow the directions in the Readme very carefully.

If you download the main OOTPHist.zip file you should have the full program with no need to grab the updates.

11-06-2002, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cypher74 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Getting to Next Season Guys, This isn't really a tech problem, but as my league (historical) was progressing to the next season (and bringing in the rookies), I accidentally shut down the program. Now I'm in the next year, but NO rookies have been imported. Is there any way to either go back or import the year's correct rookies? Please help! This is a longstanding career sim and I'd hate to have screwed things up permanently Brian

11-06-2002, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,933 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4x in 3 posts	You can import them one at a time in the FA pool, but that is the only way that I know of unless you have a backup from the recent past. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

11-07-2002, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 71 Thanked 15x in 11 posts	Man, I really hate people that chirp in to remind folks of the obvious but.... (gulp) making a league backup at the end of each season (before hitting "proceed to next year") is a wise thing for any solo player or online league Commish to do. It should take less than a minute if you just zip up the league with WinZip and give the archive file a name you instantly recognize (example: CHML 2006-FINAL.zip). The main reasons to do this are so you can use the OOTP History utility at some point in the future if you so desire (it requires the final year-end league file from each year), and because the 'proceed to next year' process can cause more OOTP freezes/crashes than any other point of a season due to the large amount of tasks the game needs to perform at that point (simming through about 60 off days, setting up the final year stats for players, setting up the free agent players and coaches, generating 100's of new rookies and other tasks). Good luck with the individual player import process Steve describes. It is time consuming but it's worth the effort if this was a longstanding solo league.

11-07-2002, 01:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cypher74 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	History That is the greatest thing I've ever seen... I usually spend an hour transcribing all the data into Word in a nice format I can save..... Can't wait to get home and try it out tonight (after I fix my league!) Couple questions... 1. Does it matter when I run the utitlity? (i.e. if I run it in 1989 for a league that started in '82 will all the years show up?) 2. Do I have to download all the updates or will the main download include all the fixes? Thanks! Brian Cypher74@aol.com

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11-07-2002, 09:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cypher74 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Thanks guys.... Sadly that's what I figured. Well, chalk it up to experience! Here's one guy that will ALWAYS be backing up when a season ends from now on! BTW, What is the History Utility going to do? Brian

11-07-2002, 09:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 7,551 Thanks: 72 Thanked 48x in 30 posts	The history utility makes a Baseball-Refernce.com style website for your league. It's really quite excellent. Check out this site for an example: http://www.jcato.net/gmc/history/index.php If you like what you see go here to download the utility: http://www.jcato.net/downloads/index.html

11-07-2002, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 7,551 Thanks: 72 Thanked 48x in 30 posts	You may not have full data for all of the years, unless you have a backup file from each season. However you can get the basic stats for each year regardless by using the Career Stats utility as described in the Readme for the OOTP History utility. Make sure you follow the directions in the Readme very carefully. If you download the main OOTPHist.zip file you should have the full program with no need to grab the updates.