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Originally Posted by SkyDog
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Is there a reason to "Import Player Histories" every year? I guess I'm asking is that referring to importing the "pre-sim" histories, or is it referring to importing the stuff each season like "Was Injured on 6/14/2024, out for 6 weeks"? I DO want the latter, but I don't need the former being redone each year. Also, if I copy the team logos and player photos once on the import, do I need to do that every year?
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Import Player Histories means the text stuff. Checking this will open each p###.txt file and import any new lines into the database. This is where the draft info comes from, since every player drafted should have Drafted in X round,... line in his history.
The "pre-sim" stats come from the bat_career.csv and pitch_career.csv files. To save time, CatoBase only imports these files if the tables in the database are empty. So, basically that means the first year imported is the only time these files are imported.
This time-saving feature led to a problem when CommishJoe updated the career exporter to fix the bug that prevented the first year from being exported. In order to able be to get that year into an existing database, you have to use the Delete Pre-Sim Stats option under the Database menu. Then, when the next season is imported, the career stats will be imported again. The seasons that overlap with the simmed seasons will not be imported, however.
Note, a major drawback here, though. If your league has many seasons, then some players will lose their career stats and not get them back. If the player is no longer in the league, then their "pre-sim" stats can't be exported and therefore not reimported into CatoBase.