importing players into league

Syxx34 · 05-26-2009, 09:03 PM

Why is it so difficult to import MLB players into a file. Could I create an mlb.lg and copy the roster.dat file over the one in the ficitional.lg?

Nutlaw · 05-27-2009, 12:40 PM

No, it doesn't work like that. The .dat files are too interconnected to mix and match.

Syxx34 · 05-28-2009, 10:14 AM

so is there a way for me to import real mlb players into a fictional league file?

TribeFanInNC · 05-28-2009, 10:35 AM

Go to the 'Free Agents' page. At the bottom is a button called 'Import Historical Player'. Then choose the master.csv file and continue. The player id will be the first five letters of the last name + first two letters of the first name + 01 (unless you want to import Joe Smith, in which case there may be multiple Joe Smiths).

ex. Lou Gehrig is gehrilo01

You have to pick a year to import stats from and there are some other options for ratings calculations.

Syxx34 · 05-28-2009, 10:39 AM

So i got to go one by one? I cant import the 2009 real players into the league at once?

senorcoo · 05-28-2009, 10:58 AM

I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I'm interested in importing one of the mid-80's MLB seasons into a fictional league and having a draft. Someone know the easy way to do this?

Nutlaw · 05-28-2009, 12:19 PM

I believe that you would accomplish this by importing a league along with all of its players and then deleting the league after releasing all of the players to the free agent pool.

Admittedly, I'm just going off of half-remembered comments and not personal experience. It shouldn't be any different in OOTP 10 than in OOTP 9, however.

senorcoo · 05-28-2009, 12:26 PM

Thanks, I couldn't remember off the top of my head if we could delete the league after importing it and releasing the players. I appreciate it!!

Syxx34 · 05-28-2009, 01:31 PM

On a league's webpage. If you click on "home" it still shows the dead league as being there? Anyway to remove it?

PS - Let me know if you dont understand

TribeFanInNC · 05-28-2009, 02:16 PM

Yeah, I'm not 100% sure I understand, but are you saying it still says 'MLB' there? You can change that from the League Setup area. Just change MLB and Major League Baseball to whatever name you want the league to have. You can also change all your teams to fictional names and cities from here as well.

Nutlaw · 05-28-2009, 05:37 PM

Any deleted leagues will still exist in the history section of a saved game, if that's what you mean. There is no way to get rid of that.

battists · 06-01-2009, 08:42 PM

Moving this thread, as it appears to be related to OOTP 9, and not OOTP 10. (Since OOTP 10 hasn't been released yet!

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05-26-2009, 09:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 554 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	importing players into league Why is it so difficult to import MLB players into a file. Could I create an mlb.lg and copy the roster.dat file over the one in the ficitional.lg?

05-27-2009, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	No, it doesn't work like that. The .dat files are too interconnected to mix and match. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

05-28-2009, 10:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,532 Thanks: 94 Thanked 268x in 209 posts	Go to the 'Free Agents' page. At the bottom is a button called 'Import Historical Player'. Then choose the master.csv file and continue. The player id will be the first five letters of the last name + first two letters of the first name + 01 (unless you want to import Joe Smith, in which case there may be multiple Joe Smiths). ex. Lou Gehrig is gehrilo01 You have to pick a year to import stats from and there are some other options for ratings calculations. __________________ PEBA - Duluth Warriors

05-28-2009, 12:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	I believe that you would accomplish this by importing a league along with all of its players and then deleting the league after releasing all of the players to the free agent pool. Admittedly, I'm just going off of half-remembered comments and not personal experience. It shouldn't be any different in OOTP 10 than in OOTP 9, however. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

05-28-2009, 01:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 554 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	On a league's webpage. If you click on "home" it still shows the dead league as being there? Anyway to remove it? PS - Let me know if you dont understand Last edited by Syxx34; 05-28-2009 at 02:00 PM.

05-28-2009, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 554 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	so is there a way for me to import real mlb players into a fictional league file?

05-28-2009, 10:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 554 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3x in 2 posts	So i got to go one by one? I cant import the 2009 real players into the league at once?

05-28-2009, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
senorcoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I'm interested in importing one of the mid-80's MLB seasons into a fictional league and having a draft. Someone know the easy way to do this?

05-28-2009, 12:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
senorcoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Thanks, I couldn't remember off the top of my head if we could delete the league after importing it and releasing the players. I appreciate it!!

05-28-2009, 02:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,532 Thanks: 94 Thanked 268x in 209 posts	Yeah, I'm not 100% sure I understand, but are you saying it still says 'MLB' there? You can change that from the League Setup area. Just change MLB and Major League Baseball to whatever name you want the league to have. You can also change all your teams to fictional names and cities from here as well. __________________ PEBA - Duluth Warriors

05-28-2009, 05:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,529 Thanks: 79 Thanked 102x in 62 posts	Any deleted leagues will still exist in the history section of a saved game, if that's what you mean. There is no way to get rid of that. __________________ BJHL: GM of the Manhattan Crime Occasional Contributor to The Cardinal Nation

06-01-2009, 08:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
battists OOTP Developments Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 17,189 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 31 Thanked 776x in 220 posts	Moving this thread, as it appears to be related to OOTP 9, and not OOTP 10. (Since OOTP 10 hasn't been released yet! )

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