CSV Reporter

tbshaff · 01-06-2002, 04:44 AM

Can anyone talk to me about this utility, as I have failed to get in touch with pierre? The number one question I have is if there is anyway to show what team a specific player is playing for and what roster a player is on (active, AAA, AA, A). There is a field under general information called Team ID -- This, to me, meant that it was the field that references the team the player is currently on. Either I am wrong, or i just don't understand the data that fills this field. There are many uses for this utility and I am pleased with it overall, but not having any field that references these two subject really limits its use. Also- is there a field that shows a talent level, or is this some formula that is calculated based on the ratings and value fields that a player has? I hope someone knows some of these answers or knows another way of contacting Pierre outside of his posted email address.

Thanks in advance...
TBShaff@core.com

Killebrew · 01-06-2002, 05:26 AM

The team ID's and talent ratings are not included in the CSV reporter outputs, the team ID's due to the fact the player and team ID are in different DAT files, and the the talent ratings are skipped to protect the hidden ratings. One workaround for the team info is to output stats or ratings team by team. Another method some online leagues have used is to write a parser that gets team info and talent from the html pages.

tbshaff · 01-06-2002, 06:57 AM

Yes, my solution has been to create a table for each team so I can determine it. It just makes my database that much bigger and my program to search players that much slower. I am creating a program for one of my leagues so that each season can be accessed, querried, compared, and reported on. Because I haven't found a "Team" reference field, I have to create a table for each team (28 of them) and for each season (starting our 8th) That is a lot of tables and extra looping that my program will have to do in some cases.

I take it that the roster that the player is on comes from the team dat file also? How I wish i could read those files with some tool!

01-06-2002, 04:44 AM	#1
tbshaff Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 57	CSV Reporter Can anyone talk to me about this utility, as I have failed to get in touch with pierre? The number one question I have is if there is anyway to show what team a specific player is playing for and what roster a player is on (active, AAA, AA, A). There is a field under general information called Team ID -- This, to me, meant that it was the field that references the team the player is currently on. Either I am wrong, or i just don't understand the data that fills this field. There are many uses for this utility and I am pleased with it overall, but not having any field that references these two subject really limits its use. Also- is there a field that shows a talent level, or is this some formula that is calculated based on the ratings and value fields that a player has? I hope someone knows some of these answers or knows another way of contacting Pierre outside of his posted email address. Thanks in advance... TBShaff@core.com __________________ TBShaff

01-06-2002, 05:26 AM	#2
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	The team ID's and talent ratings are not included in the CSV reporter outputs, the team ID's due to the fact the player and team ID are in different DAT files, and the the talent ratings are skipped to protect the hidden ratings. One workaround for the team info is to output stats or ratings team by team. Another method some online leagues have used is to write a parser that gets team info and talent from the html pages. __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

01-06-2002, 06:57 AM	#3
tbshaff Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 57	Yes, my solution has been to create a table for each team so I can determine it. It just makes my database that much bigger and my program to search players that much slower. I am creating a program for one of my leagues so that each season can be accessed, querried, compared, and reported on. Because I haven't found a "Team" reference field, I have to create a table for each team (28 of them) and for each season (starting our 8th) That is a lot of tables and extra looping that my program will have to do in some cases. I take it that the roster that the player is on comes from the team dat file also? How I wish i could read those files with some tool! __________________ TBShaff