I am starting to write some utilities for this software. I have started my first one and it seems to be working, at least on my computer.
The first program is a piece of software that will search through your box scores for a certain name. It will then create a new html file based on the name you searched for with links to all of the box scores.
This is designed for leagues that use the internet to display the standings. You of course have to have to upload the box scores to the server.
The procedure to use this first program is to create the HTML files first. Then copy my EXE program into that folder (c:/leaguesite by default) and then run my program. There is a button to locate the leaguesite folder in case it is not the default location. Then enter the name you want to search for. (i.e. n. ryan). The program converts everything to lowercase, so capitalization is not important. Of course, if there is a Nolan Ryan and a Nippy Ryan, this first version will not work. If you know that there is only one Zigfield in your league, you can enter just zigfield, or just zig if there is only one zig type name.
You could also enter a team name, like ATLANTA, of course, it would include any box scores with Jesse Atlanta on it.
There are other things you could search for, like "
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Eric McAfee" (do not add the quotes) to display all games where Eric was player of the game.
Or, "at Toronto Field" to display all games at Toronto Field.
Basically, look at a box score and look for unique phrases to search for.
Please give the program a try and see how it works for you. It has no commands to alter any data, so it cannot screw up your league if used properly.
NOTE: You MUST have .net foundation to use the program. When the program is complete, it will have an install program that checks for this and allows you to download it. If you are using XP and have SP2 installed, more and likely you have the .net foundation software installed. You can obtain it through Windows update.
I have NOT tested this in any operating systems except XP.
You can download the program at
http://www.sim2005.com/oop1.htm
It contains the exe, a very small 9kb program and a text file.
Please e-mail me at
larry@cfl.rr.com or post here if you try it and let me know what you think. The output will be 'prettied' up in later revisions.
Larry Anderson