Copying rating records

Bronx Bomber 15 · 02-06-2008, 04:26 PM

Is there a way anyone knows of to copy a full rating record from one version of a fighter to another?
While most of my fighters have had the new rating records added to their files, I am finding quite a few of my guys have been duplicated after updating from the pool. While I want to use the most current ratings, I don't want to scratch their existing records that are on the imported files.
Is it something simple that I'm just missing OR does it have to be done maually?

JohntheHammerHeyes · 02-07-2008, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronx Bomber 15

Is there a way anyone knows of to copy a full rating record from one version of a fighter to another?
While most of my fighters have had the new rating records added to their files, I am finding quite a few of my guys have been duplicated after updating from the pool. While I want to use the most current ratings, I don't want to scratch their existing records that are on the imported files.
Is it something simple that I'm just missing OR does it have to be done maually?

If you mean the duplication of some current fighters then I would like to know if there is an answer to this as well.

Bronx Bomber 15 · 02-07-2008, 09:08 PM

Yes. What's happened is after I imported my uni from TBCB 2, I updated from the pool. Now, most of the fighters had the up to date ratings added to their existing profiles so now they have the "old" ratings and the "TBCB3" ratings all in the same, one fighter file. Other fighters had a second file created so they have the imported file and the new file separately (in essence, now having two fighter with the same name from the programs point of view). So now with guys like Virgil Hill, my choice is to use his old ratings (where his established record is), manually create a new rating set to add to his file or use the new ratings, in which his career so far would be erased.
So basically, I want to take these new ratings and just copy the whole thing into the "old" fighter so I can keep all the existing data, but use the most up to date ratings.
Sorry for being so long winded...

CONN CHRIS · 02-07-2008, 09:36 PM

Hmm - the way that should have worked is the web rating record should have been placed into the existing file. It keys on the boxrec ID. For those where you ended up with duplicates, was the boxrec ID wrong or missing in the old file? Or, gasp, did the web rating contain a wrong boxrec ID?

Bronx Bomber 15 · 02-07-2008, 09:53 PM

Thanks for the info Chris. I'll bet the ID is missing on the imported files, I'll give it a look when I get home later to my PC. If that's the case, it's an easy enough fix. Time consuming, but still easier than entering a whole new ratings record.

Bronx Bomber 15 · 02-08-2008, 01:06 AM

That was the problem, a bunch of fighters had no Boxrec ID so they were duplicated. I did a quick run through the A's and B's, added the nymber to the imported fighters, deleted the new ones, and updated again and the ratings all went to the existing file. 24 letters to go and I'm in business.
One more question: if the existing ratings on a fighter are the same as the new ones, even if the source is different, will the file still update? I did notice a couple of guys, after I fixed the ID and deleted the double, had no ratings update when I checked them afterwards. I just assumed this is because the ratings were the same.

Anyway, thanks again for pointing out the obvious to me. An easy fix and not as time consuming as I thought.

CONN CHRIS · 02-08-2008, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronx Bomber 15

One more question: if the existing ratings on a fighter are the same as the new ones, even if the source is different, will the file still update?

It should be keyed to boxrec ID/stage/Div. So, if all three are identical, it 'should' overwrite the old rating record. If any of the three are diferent, it 'should' add the new rating record. If it's the boxrec ID that is missing, the existing file will not be recognized at all upon import and the dupes should show up.

FYI - If someone has an existing/imported universe and want to not have any of there existing fighters update but want anyone new added:

1) Be sure all your fighter files have a valid boxrec number

2) Mass edit all to un-link from data pool

Then, when you update, you should just get files files only.

02-06-2008, 04:26 PM	#1
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	Copying rating records Is there a way anyone knows of to copy a full rating record from one version of a fighter to another? While most of my fighters have had the new rating records added to their files, I am finding quite a few of my guys have been duplicated after updating from the pool. While I want to use the most current ratings, I don't want to scratch their existing records that are on the imported files. Is it something simple that I'm just missing OR does it have to be done maually? __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X

02-07-2008, 09:08 PM	#3
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	Yes. What's happened is after I imported my uni from TBCB 2, I updated from the pool. Now, most of the fighters had the up to date ratings added to their existing profiles so now they have the "old" ratings and the "TBCB3" ratings all in the same, one fighter file. Other fighters had a second file created so they have the imported file and the new file separately (in essence, now having two fighter with the same name from the programs point of view). So now with guys like Virgil Hill, my choice is to use his old ratings (where his established record is), manually create a new rating set to add to his file or use the new ratings, in which his career so far would be erased. So basically, I want to take these new ratings and just copy the whole thing into the "old" fighter so I can keep all the existing data, but use the most up to date ratings. Sorry for being so long winded... __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X Last edited by Bronx Bomber 15; 02-07-2008 at 09:09 PM.

02-07-2008, 09:36 PM	#4
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,131	Hmm - the way that should have worked is the web rating record should have been placed into the existing file. It keys on the boxrec ID. For those where you ended up with duplicates, was the boxrec ID wrong or missing in the old file? Or, gasp, did the web rating contain a wrong boxrec ID? __________________ Check Out My Cards!

02-07-2008, 09:53 PM	#5
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	Thanks for the info Chris. I'll bet the ID is missing on the imported files, I'll give it a look when I get home later to my PC. If that's the case, it's an easy enough fix. Time consuming, but still easier than entering a whole new ratings record. __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X

02-08-2008, 01:06 AM	#6
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	That was the problem, a bunch of fighters had no Boxrec ID so they were duplicated. I did a quick run through the A's and B's, added the nymber to the imported fighters, deleted the new ones, and updated again and the ratings all went to the existing file. 24 letters to go and I'm in business. One more question: if the existing ratings on a fighter are the same as the new ones, even if the source is different, will the file still update? I did notice a couple of guys, after I fixed the ID and deleted the double, had no ratings update when I checked them afterwards. I just assumed this is because the ratings were the same. Anyway, thanks again for pointing out the obvious to me. An easy fix and not as time consuming as I thought. __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X