TB2 History Utility

sabotai · 10-13-2005, 12:09 AM

Someone emailed me about the thread for my TB2 History utility being gone. So for those who missed it, you can download the utility here:

http://www.irregardlessproductions.com/TB2History.zip

TB2 History Utility
Version 1.1

Instructions:

1) Unzip the TB History.exe program directly into your TB2 game
directory. If you installed the game in the default directory,
it would be C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2
If you changed the install directory, then you'll have to install it
there.

2) Run the program and pick the Database you want to export.

3) Choose the font and date options

4) Click "Create Files" and wait until the message at the bottom
says FINISHED. If you have a lot of fights in your history, it
could take a bit. In the database I used to test the program,
there were 2200 fights and it took about 10 seconds to run.

5) The index.html file will be in your database's directory. If your
database was titled "MyDB", then it will be in the /Data/MyDB/ directory within
your game's directory (C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2
if you installed to the default directory). The rest of the html files will be in the
HTML directory.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1 : Fixed: Didn't load HTML files properly in IE

1.0 : Initial Release

Kevin · 11-18-2005, 08:39 AM

Sab:

I have tried to run this utility several times, but it always stalls while writing the files. I can leave it for 20 minutes, but it is still sitting there. When i check TaskManager, it shows it as Not Responding.

I have lots of RAM (1GB) and HD space, so I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem.

Cheers!

mh2365 · 11-18-2005, 12:12 PM

I haven't mine runs smoothly but it does take a little while. Usually about 10 minutes.

sabotai · 11-20-2005, 02:34 AM

Hmm. How big is your universe? How many matches and fighters do you have?

The larger your history, the longer (exponentially) it's going to take to write the files. It's definately not the most elegant program.

RAM and HD space propaply wouldn't have much to do with it. I'd say processor speed and the speed of your hard drive (RPM) would make the most difference if the program is taking a long time, aside from how big your history is.

Try running it again. After it sits for awhile, shut the program down through the Task Manager. Then go into the directory with the HTML files (C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2\Data\(GameName)\HTML\) and see what's in there. Post a screenshot of the listing if you can. See if there are any funky file names, a lot of 0KB sized files, etc. etc.

Kevin · 11-21-2005, 07:35 AM

Thanks, Sab. I'll try that later this week.

Kevin · 11-22-2005, 07:26 AM

Last night I left it for 90 minutes and it worked fine. Maybe invoking the task manager itself is what was causing it to not respond.

sabotai · 11-22-2005, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

Last night I left it for 90 minutes and it worked fine. Maybe invoking the task manager itself is what was causing it to not respond.

No, I think, and this is just specualtion, that the reason it says "Not Responding" is because the program is not handling messages sent from the OS while it's writing the files, and so the OS thinks the program is frozen.

90 minutes...wow. I had no idea it could take so long. Do you have a really large history? I might revisit this to take care of that. The problem, of course, is that there simply is no way to speed up the process of writing text files. It's just a slow process. I might be able to do something about how much is writen.

For the sake of simplicity, the program writes everything out each and every time. I might be able to include a sort of "save" feature, so that it knows where it left off the last time it was ran and just goes on from there. It's been awhile since I looked at the code, so I'm not sure how hard it would be to add that.

Kevin · 11-23-2005, 12:18 PM

When I said 90 minutes, I meant I left the room for 90 minutes to do chores for SWMBO. The most I had waited before was probably 15 minutes. I can only conclude it was between 15 and 90. Now that I know it is OK, I don't expect anything else, particularly where you're kind enough to provide a free utility.

If I am in the room the next time, I will report back some more accurate information on time and stats.

Thanks again,
Kevin

sabotai · 11-23-2005, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

If I am in the room the next time, I will report back some more accurate information on time and stats.

Ok, cool. And anyone else reading this who uses the utility, I'd be interested in knowing how long it takes to run for you and how many matches you have in your history. (Also, what processor you have and the speed of your hard drive, if you know it)

mh2365 · 01-23-2008, 08:49 AM

Sabs .... would love for you to update this when 2.5 comes out ... I use this utility all the time.

Claybor · 01-23-2008, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Sabs .... would love for you to update this when 2.5 comes out ... I use this utility all the time.

Seconded!

10-13-2005, 12:09 AM	#1
sabotai All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: South Jersey Posts: 841	TB2 History Utility Someone emailed me about the thread for my TB2 History utility being gone. So for those who missed it, you can download the utility here: http://www.irregardlessproductions.com/TB2History.zip TB2 History Utility Version 1.1 Instructions: 1) Unzip the TB History.exe program directly into your TB2 game directory. If you installed the game in the default directory, it would be C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2 If you changed the install directory, then you'll have to install it there. 2) Run the program and pick the Database you want to export. 3) Choose the font and date options 4) Click "Create Files" and wait until the message at the bottom says FINISHED. If you have a lot of fights in your history, it could take a bit. In the database I used to test the program, there were 2200 fights and it took about 10 seconds to run. 5) The index.html file will be in your database's directory. If your database was titled "MyDB", then it will be in the /Data/MyDB/ directory within your game's directory (C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2 if you installed to the default directory). The rest of the html files will be in the HTML directory. VERSION HISTORY 1.1 : Fixed: Didn't load HTML files properly in IE 1.0 : Initial Release

11-18-2005, 08:39 AM	#2
Kevin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 503	Sab: I have tried to run this utility several times, but it always stalls while writing the files. I can leave it for 20 minutes, but it is still sitting there. When i check TaskManager, it shows it as Not Responding. I have lots of RAM (1GB) and HD space, so I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem. Cheers! __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

11-21-2005, 07:35 AM	#5
Kevin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 503	Thanks, Sab. I'll try that later this week. __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

11-22-2005, 07:26 AM	#6
Kevin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 503	Last night I left it for 90 minutes and it worked fine. Maybe invoking the task manager itself is what was causing it to not respond. __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

11-23-2005, 12:18 PM	#8
Kevin All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 503	When I said 90 minutes, I meant I left the room for 90 minutes to do chores for SWMBO. The most I had waited before was probably 15 minutes. I can only conclude it was between 15 and 90. Now that I know it is OK, I don't expect anything else, particularly where you're kind enough to provide a free utility. If I am in the room the next time, I will report back some more accurate information on time and stats. Thanks again, Kevin __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

11-18-2005, 12:12 PM	#3
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	I haven't mine runs smoothly but it does take a little while. Usually about 10 minutes.

11-20-2005, 02:34 AM	#4
sabotai All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: South Jersey Posts: 841	Hmm. How big is your universe? How many matches and fighters do you have? The larger your history, the longer (exponentially) it's going to take to write the files. It's definately not the most elegant program. RAM and HD space propaply wouldn't have much to do with it. I'd say processor speed and the speed of your hard drive (RPM) would make the most difference if the program is taking a long time, aside from how big your history is. Try running it again. After it sits for awhile, shut the program down through the Task Manager. Then go into the directory with the HTML files (C:\Program Files\Out of the Park Developments\Title Bout Championship Boxing 2\Data\(GameName)\HTML\) and see what's in there. Post a screenshot of the listing if you can. See if there are any funky file names, a lot of 0KB sized files, etc. etc.

01-23-2008, 08:49 AM	#10
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	Sabs .... would love for you to update this when 2.5 comes out ... I use this utility all the time.