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Comedian2004 · 09-09-2006, 01:39 PM

OK, further investigating I have found out some interesting information.

When you AUTOSIM, the PBP are also not created. So, if I start a new league and sim to next year, no PBPs are created at all. Now when I say that, I mean the HTML files. The actual PBP text files are created. The pbp.html files are created on the fly based on the txt files.

So, all is not lost here. If you create a league report, it DOES create the play by play files for you, if you tell it to.

So, this will actually make my job a whole lot easier, but it may take longer to actually end your year. Considering what you get, it will be worth it.

The steps are as follows: (You may want to go ahead and do this now when you reach the end of a year, as once you move on, the data is gone)

January 1st of the new year.

Go into the GAME SETUP and click on CREATE REPORTS.

Set the reports to COMPLETE STATS and also make sure everything is checked there, including history. I would also go ahead and check photos.

Create a folder called ALMANAC (from windows) whereever you want the almanac to be stored.

I.E. E:/Almanac

Now, inside that folder, create the years, 2006, 2007, etc.

Go ahead and create several years, depending on how long you are going to run the sim.

Now, inside OOTP, specify to copy the report to the correct folder:

i.e. E:/Almanac/2006/ (Put the trailing backslash, as I have not tested it with it not there.

Now, after it creates the report, click the copy button. It will take some time, depending on the league size. You can optionally do the same for the minor leagues.

Now go and create a CSV dump of the league.

You will have to manually copy that folder over. I would like it located under the year of the almanac, i.e. E:/Almanac/2006/Dump

This is very important that you do this, as this is where I will be looking to get a lot of information that may not be available elsewhere.
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So, those are the requirements. That is what I am basing my almanac on. I will then have the program create links automatically to access the various folders.

More soon..

09-09-2006, 01:39 PM	#8
Comedian2004 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Posts: 7,085	OK, further investigating I have found out some interesting information. When you AUTOSIM, the PBP are also not created. So, if I start a new league and sim to next year, no PBPs are created at all. Now when I say that, I mean the HTML files. The actual PBP text files are created. The pbp.html files are created on the fly based on the txt files. So, all is not lost here. If you create a league report, it DOES create the play by play files for you, if you tell it to. So, this will actually make my job a whole lot easier, but it may take longer to actually end your year. Considering what you get, it will be worth it. The steps are as follows: (You may want to go ahead and do this now when you reach the end of a year, as once you move on, the data is gone) January 1st of the new year. Go into the GAME SETUP and click on CREATE REPORTS. Set the reports to COMPLETE STATS and also make sure everything is checked there, including history. I would also go ahead and check photos. Create a folder called ALMANAC (from windows) whereever you want the almanac to be stored. I.E. E:/Almanac Now, inside that folder, create the years, 2006, 2007, etc. Go ahead and create several years, depending on how long you are going to run the sim. Now, inside OOTP, specify to copy the report to the correct folder: i.e. E:/Almanac/2006/ (Put the trailing backslash, as I have not tested it with it not there. Now, after it creates the report, click the copy button. It will take some time, depending on the league size. You can optionally do the same for the minor leagues. Now go and create a CSV dump of the league. You will have to manually copy that folder over. I would like it located under the year of the almanac, i.e. E:/Almanac/2006/Dump This is very important that you do this, as this is where I will be looking to get a lot of information that may not be available elsewhere. __________ So, those are the requirements. That is what I am basing my almanac on. I will then have the program create links automatically to access the various folders. More soon.. __________________ Like BLUES? Visit www.smokestacklightnin.com, you will LOVE it! New show every Monday!! New Blues HOF![/COLOR][/FONT]