Trying to Set Up My League in Preparation of OOTPX

ShaneCarson · 04-28-2009, 11:59 PM

So I am trying to setup my league in OOTP 9 to get ready for OOTP X.

What I want to do is start a league with fictional teams. I plan on starting with 12 teams (two six team leagues with each team having a AAA affiliate as well) and then expanding as the league gets older. Will start in 2009.

The twist is, I would like to use MLB players. I would like to use a random debut database for amateur drafts(cannot figure out how to do this as ACCESS won't run on OS X) so I could essentially have Cal Ripken Jr. and Hank Aaron come into the league at the same time. I want to start off with current MLB players in the inaugural draft.

Can anyone help me with how to go about this?

ShaneCarson · 05-02-2009, 04:23 PM

Anybody have any clue how to do this? I want to draft Robin Yount and Willie Horton together!

struggles_mightily · 05-04-2009, 08:18 AM

Does this utility work for you? I haven't tried it myself, and it's designed for OOTP 8, but it might be a starting point.

kq76 · 05-04-2009, 08:20 AM

I've never tried it, but I noticed you waited awhile and got nothing so I figured I'd give what I could...

I'm sure it must be possible because I'm sure I've read that others have done it. I also noticed the other day while in commish mode that at the bottom of the FA screen that there was a "Import Historical Player" button. You can also import rosters from one of the game setup screens. Anyway, search the online manual and/or the forums and I'm sure you might come across some way of doing it.

EDIT: Heh, you wait a week for an answer and then I get beat out by 2 minutes in replying.

ShaneCarson · 05-04-2009, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Does this utility work for you? I haven't tried it myself, and it's designed for OOTP 8, but it might be a starting point.

Unfortunately that won't work for me as I use OS X which does not have MS Access or any alternative available for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kq76

I've never tried it, but I noticed you waited awhile and got nothing so I figured I'd give what I could...

I'm sure it must be possible because I'm sure I've read that others have done it. I also noticed the other day while in commish mode that at the bottom of the FA screen that there was a "Import Historical Player" button. You can also import rosters from one of the game setup screens. Anyway, search the online manual and/or the forums and I'm sure you might come across some way of doing it.

EDIT: Heh, you wait a week for an answer and then I get beat out by 2 minutes in replying.

I've never seen that button before but I'll look for it tonight. I am curious though if it would just import the stats for the player and keep a fictional name. If so this might take me forever to do a draft class each year.

Thanks for the input guys!

old timer · 05-05-2009, 01:56 AM

I'm not sure if this will help at all, but OpenOffice works on the Mac and it has a program called "Base" that can open Access files. Here's a link:

porting: OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X

old timer · 05-05-2009, 02:04 AM

By the way, OOTP uses the csv versions of the Lahman database, not the mdb version.

04-28-2009, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ShaneCarson Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 36 Thanked 67x in 36 posts	Trying to Set Up My League in Preparation of OOTPX So I am trying to setup my league in OOTP 9 to get ready for OOTP X. What I want to do is start a league with fictional teams. I plan on starting with 12 teams (two six team leagues with each team having a AAA affiliate as well) and then expanding as the league gets older. Will start in 2009. The twist is, I would like to use MLB players. I would like to use a random debut database for amateur drafts(cannot figure out how to do this as ACCESS won't run on OS X) so I could essentially have Cal Ripken Jr. and Hank Aaron come into the league at the same time. I want to start off with current MLB players in the inaugural draft. Can anyone help me with how to go about this?

05-04-2009, 08:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 7,623 Thanks: 282 Thanked 332x in 190 posts	I've never tried it, but I noticed you waited awhile and got nothing so I figured I'd give what I could... I'm sure it must be possible because I'm sure I've read that others have done it. I also noticed the other day while in commish mode that at the bottom of the FA screen that there was a "Import Historical Player" button. You can also import rosters from one of the game setup screens. Anyway, search the online manual and/or the forums and I'm sure you might come across some way of doing it. EDIT: Heh, you wait a week for an answer and then I get beat out by 2 minutes in replying. __________________ Useful Links: Manuals \| Downloads \| Newsletters \| Knowledge Base \| New Tech Support \| Updated Forum Rules Interactive Online League Directory - find or advertise a league today! Canadian Baseball League - uses OOTP11, running steadily since April 2002 Last edited by kq76; 05-04-2009 at 08:55 AM.

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05-02-2009, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
ShaneCarson Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 36 Thanked 67x in 36 posts	Anybody have any clue how to do this? I want to draft Robin Yount and Willie Horton together!

05-04-2009, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
struggles_mightily Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 195 Thanks: 6 Thanked 10x in 6 posts	Does this utility work for you? I haven't tried it myself, and it's designed for OOTP 8, but it might be a starting point.

05-05-2009, 01:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
old timer Global Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 652 Thanks: 247 Thanked 100x in 61 posts	I'm not sure if this will help at all, but OpenOffice works on the Mac and it has a program called "Base" that can open Access files. Here's a link: porting: OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X

05-05-2009, 02:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
old timer Global Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 652 Thanks: 247 Thanked 100x in 61 posts	By the way, OOTP uses the csv versions of the Lahman database, not the mdb version.