[jcato]

Here's an update to CatoBase that addresses ALOT of things. Hopefully I didn't mess something up when fixing something else. There are so many changes, that there's a chance some annoying bugs slipped through. So, if you're easily aggrevated, you might want to wait and let some people try it out and see what happens.

Click the editorial link on my download page for a complete list of changes, but here are the major ones:

Fixed error that occured when an imported player's nickname included a double quote at the end of it. This can happen if the nickname is more than 15 characters. (Note: I don't think this 100%, but it should be better)

Fixed error that would prevent importing of player histories.

HOF page will now show players if they have simmed or pre-sim stats. Before, players had to have major-league level, simmed stats to appear on the page. However, these players still do not have player pages.

Added Salary Only option to Output tab of Options screen under Player Pages/Ratings. Checking this will output only the player's salary and not his ratings.

Added Draft History page for each team. Similar to the Positional chart, it shows the team's draft picks each year. For CatoBase to determine when a player was drafted, it finds the entry in his player history. Therefore, you need to import Player Histories in order for draft picks to be displayed.

Added Drafted Players section to league pages. This page will show the draft picks for that year along with their major league career totals. If they do not have any major league stats, their career minor league totals are shown.

Removed OWS%, PWS%, and DWS% from Miscellaneous Stats section of League pages. Added Park Run Factor (PRF) and Park Home Run Factor (PHrF).

CatoBase will now import Hall of Famers when importing data. Changes can still be made by clicking Edit/Hall of Fame. Note that HOFers will not be imported for the first season. Since these players retired before the season, they do not have any stats for the season and therefore do not get imported into the database.

Step 2, Generate HTML reports in OOTP, is no longer necessary. Instead of using the HTML files, CatoBase will now use the text files located in the League_News_Box directory under the league directory. If you have to redo a previous season and you only have the HTML files and not the text files, CatoBase will use the HTML files automatically.

There is one exception to this. If the schedule_game.csv file is incorrect, CatoBase will need the league.html file to get the playoff results. If this is necessary, a text box will pop up asking for league.html to be copied to the data directory. Generate the pages in OOTP, if necessary, and copy this file to the indicated directory. CatoBase will then use it to get the playoff results like previous versions.

Added the ability to delete the most recent season from the database. This should reset the database and allow the season to be reimported. Just click Delete XXXX Season, where XXXX is the year that will be deleted, from the Database menu. If the season being deleted is the only season in the database, all data will be deleted.

Readme updated with changes. Added more detail, including a new section on expansion, contraction, and team movement.

You can get it at Equalnicity.com.