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Old 06-22-2022, 10:30 AM   #47
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Hmmm...Did you get this Spritze from my links, or was it somewhere else? I'm not seeing the additional three in mine, and I also have the nine. Which of the nine .csv files are you missing when you go to convert to .odb files?

My suggestion would be to grab both 18 and 19 from my links. Extract 18 and 19 to your OOTP21 or OOTP22 stats folder. Oooh...Just thought of something. Are you using the OOTP 21 Database Converter or the OOTP 22 Database Converter with your OOTP22 game? You must use the OOTP 22 Database Converter with OOTP22. DrD's been very insistent on that throughout this thread. Because I'm using OOTP21, I'm using the OOTP 21 Database Converter, but you will definitely need the OOTP 22 Database Converter. Apparently, they don't play nice, unless they're with their specific games. So:

1) See which Database Converter you are using, and make sure it aligns with the game version you are playing, and:

2) If that does not work, do a fresh download/extract of Spritze 18 and 19, using my links.

I'm also remembering now that initially when I extracted the .csv files from the original four Spritze .odb files, I wound up with only 23 .csv files, instead of the normal 33. I went and checked with the default db, and copied over the missing .csv files, and that brought the number to 33, and since then, it's worked a charm.

The reason I set up the Google Drive downloads is that the Spritze DB is too large to send by email, so that's out. You don't need me to send you anything. Fill in any missing .csv files with the appropriate .csv file from the default stats_csv folder that you're gonna convert your stats folder to.

So, what you should do is have two different sets of three folders in your C:\temp folder. The default set: An (hopefully) unadulterated copy of the stats folder that ships with the game in C:\temp, as DrD suggested you set up. Use the converter for OOTP 22 to convert those files to .csv files, which go in the second folder: stats_csv, and then to convert back to the .odb files, sending those to the third folder: stats_modified. There is also a stats.odb file in the default stats folder. Probably need that one too. And there's a draft_list.csv file in there as well. Those may or may not get converted from the stats_csv folder. I don't think they do, so if you want them, copy/paste them into your stats_modified folder.

Now, do the same thing for Spritze, using an unadulterated copy of Spritze 19. If you need a new one, you know where to find it. Your three folders would be: spritze_stats, spritze_stats_csv, and spritze_stats_modified. You would convert the fresh contents of the spritze_stats folder into .csv form, and that goes in the spritze_stats_csv folder. Copy over any .csv files that you see in the stats_csv folder, that you do not see in the spritze_stats_csv folder. The total number of folders should now be 33.

I just checked with a backup Spritze 19. It will convert 23 .csv files over to your spritze_stats_csv folder. You're going to need the other 10 from the default stats_csv folder, to make it work. Thankfully, by the process of elimination, I can name them all for you. They are: AllstarFull.csv, AwardsManagers.csv, AwardsPlayers.csv, BattingPost.csv, FieldingPost.csv, HallOfFame.csv, Managers.csv, PitchingPost.csv, RecordsSingleGame.csv, and TeamFranchises.csv. Even in alphabetical order!

Copy those ten files from the stats_csv folder, that houses the .odb to .csv converted data from the default stats folder over to .csv files, and paste each file into your spritze_stats_csv folder. You should now have 33 .csv files in your spritze_stats_csv folder.

Just figured something else out. You're going to need both Spritze 18 and 19. Spritze 19 only comes with the historical_database.odb file. You will need to copy the historical_lineups.odb, the historical_minor_database.odb, and the historical_transactions.odb files from 18 into 19. That may be the bork up that's creating those extra three "unknown" .csv files that you're seeing. Probably, you should do a fresh download/extract of 18 and 19 at this point. Extract the 18 and 19 folders into your OOTP Baseball 22 > stats folder, so you don't overwrite anything, and they are separate from the stats folder, but within the stats folder.

Also, when you've made your conversions back to .odb files in the stats_modified or spritze_stats_modified folders, you're going to want to copy/paste them. The stats_modified folder should be pasted to your OOTP Baseball 22 > stats folder, and the spritze_stats_modified folder should be pasted to your stats > SpritzeHSforOOTP19 folder. Always do this to make sure that:

1) You never overwrite the original files, and

2) Your edits don't become victims of the latest patch updates.

You will also have to reset your in-game database path (where your new amateur draftees come from), from OOTP Baseball 22 > stats to OOTP Baseball 22 > stats > stats_modified, or OOTP Baseball 22 > stats > SpritzeHSforOOTP19 > spritze_stats_modified, depending on whether or not you're using Spritze as your main database, or the default as your main database.

Well, that should confuse the heck out of you. As for PMs. We can do that too, but doing it this way also has the potential to help others who are trying to figure this stuff out, so I'll leave that up to you. If it does confuse you, ask questions, and I'll try to get to them when I can. Cheers.
Hey, I'm sorry if this has already been answered but I've had lots of trouble utilizing the Spritze database correctly in the past. I know some fo what I'm about to type is off-topic, but I plan to use the converter where necessary to make some edits...

My ultimate goal is to use real players in a fictional universe with fictional teams including minors, and having these real players appear in the draft or free agent pool at the appropriate time so that they are able to develop in the minors first. I assume there is only one copy of each player in the Spritze DB?

Firstly, am I doing this correctly by just replacing the master.csv and historical_database.odb in the stats folder with the ones I downloaded in your sig? Is that the most basic way to get the database in the game?

Secondly, can anyone point me in the right direction of how to assemble draft classes (I might want to take a few players out here and there) and import them along the lines of how I described earlier?

I have attempted this feat in past years and every time I do I run into a problem such as duplicate players, out of wack ratings, missing players, wrong years, weird ages etc. causing me to run out of steam on my ultimate goal of getting up to modern day with totally new leagues/teams but real players.

Any help with any of this idea would be appreciated! Again, I don't even remember what folder to drop the database in anymore!

NOTE: This post has been edited for clarity.
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