Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!

[Boxingnut]

For some reason in my database all fights after the date of 20/12/03 have been wiped from the boxers fight history record screen. Aaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhh!!!!!

Things like this make me want to start my universe all over again.

[mh2365]

Originally Posted by Boxingnut

For some reason in my database all fights after the date of 20/12/03 have been wiped from the boxers fight history record screen. Aaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhh!!!!!

Things like this make me want to start my universe all over again.

I've never had anything like that happen, yet I still back up my db after every simmed month.

[Boxingnut]

I have a backup dated 17/01/06 so in that respect all is not lost. Still puzzling and annoying in equal measures though.

[Andreas Raht]

Originally Posted by Boxingnut

For some reason in my database all fights after the date of 20/12/03 have been wiped from the boxers fight history record screen. Aaaaaarrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhh!!!!!

Things like this make me want to start my universe all over again.

Can you give us some more information? Are the fights listed on the history screen? Are the bout logs of the fights still in the /bouts/history folder? How many fights are lost approximately? Did you do anything special?

[Boxingnut]

Hi Andreas Thanks for the reply.

Although I thought I had a backup when I have copied the backup data into the TBCB folder, the game won't load it all so it is a bit difficult to answer your questions. I can get to the main screen but I get a message "Please wait, loading history.dat. This may take a few minutes" If I Ctrl-Alt-Del then task manager says TBCB is not responding.

Anyway I will try and answer the questions from memory as best I can.

1) Don't know. See above.

2) They appear to be but the latest fights I can find are dated 27/01/06, which is the date I last backed up my data folder.

3) Hundreds at least.

4) The only thing I can think of is getting the message "Please wait, loading ratingrecords.dat. This may take a few minutes" one time and then after waiting more than 5 minutes, Ctrl-Alt-Del and ending the task which was displayed as "Not Responding"

[Andreas Raht]

Originally Posted by Boxingnut

4) The only thing I can think of is getting the message "Please wait, loading ratingrecords.dat. This may take a few minutes" one time and then after waiting more than 5 minutes, Ctrl-Alt-Del and ending the task which was displayed as "Not Responding"

So the database has been converted to a newer version when you hit Ctrl-Alt-Del. The bad news is that the .dat file is lost then. The good news is that there are .bak files in the database folder.
- make a backup copy of that database folder (if the database is myDB, copy the folder /data/myDB to anwhere else with all files)
- delete the dat files in the /data/myDB folder (only those files where you have a .bak file with the same name!)
- rename the .bak files into .dat
- close all other programs, I suggest you restart the computer and just start TB2 then
- during the converting process, you can use the Windows Task Manager to see if the program is still working (CPU %, not "TB is not responding" - is just doesn't "respond" because it's busy )
- you can also check the files in the Windows Explorer and see how their size increases. If that stops, TB might hang - or the process has been completed

[Boxingnut]

Thanks Andreas I will try this and let you know how I got on.

[Boxingnut]

Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

So the database has been converted to a newer version when you hit Ctrl-Alt-Del. The bad news is that the .dat file is lost then. The good news is that there are .bak files in the database folder.
- make a backup copy of that database folder (if the database is myDB, copy the folder /data/myDB to anwhere else with all files)
- delete the dat files in the /data/myDB folder (only those files where you have a .bak file with the same name!)
- rename the .bak files into .dat
- close all other programs, I suggest you restart the computer and just start TB2 then
- during the converting process, you can use the Windows Task Manager to see if the program is still working (CPU %, not "TB is not responding" - is just doesn't "respond" because it's busy )
- you can also check the files in the Windows Explorer and see how their size increases. If that stops, TB might hang - or the process has been completed

Danke Andreas!! It worked although I think I lost some fights as the latest fights I have are dated July 2005. Still a result.