Stickware Scheduler causes Invalid Player file

Chas · 05-31-2003, 09:21 PM

Anyone ever seen this before ? My league file runs fine and then once I use the Stickware Game Schedule when I try to re-open the game I get an Invalid Player File error !!

I've unzipped my backup and tried it twice with the same result... I want Interleague Play so PLEASE HELP !!

Thanks,
Chas

Steve Kuffrey · 05-31-2003, 09:40 PM

I've used it and several others I know have w/ v5 w/o any problems. I think that it depends on "when" you use it.

Chas · 05-31-2003, 09:45 PM

I'm downloading 4.1.1 as I had 4.0... hopefully that'll help.. When is the "BEST" time to run it ? I know (from prior experience) if you run it too soon it screws up and skips the draft and ST...

Steve Kuffrey · 05-31-2003, 09:48 PM

I think that running it after ST and before you play the first game(atleast as I remember it has been awhile since I've used it).

Chas · 05-31-2003, 09:53 PM

Steve,

That's were I"m at now... ST is done, game reads 4/2/1967 and I'm trying to generate an Interleague Schedule and each time I try it my Player File gets hosed... Thank god for Zipped backups.. hehe

Any ideas ?

Chas

Steve Kuffrey · 05-31-2003, 09:56 PM

Game is closed when you generate the sked, correct?

Chas · 05-31-2003, 10:00 PM

Yup....

Schedule will create fine within the game if I create a new one, but for some reason Stickware Schedule Generator is crashing the Player file...

I just tried creating a schedule inside the game moving the date back to March figuring maybe being so close to the start date was hosing it, but it still crashed my file.

Chas

Steve Kuffrey · 05-31-2003, 10:10 PM

Very wierd....is anyonelse having problems like this?

Chas · 05-31-2003, 10:19 PM

Steve,

I agree... this worked GREAT with OOTPv4 but this is my first shot at it with OOTPv5.

Maybe Interleague Play should be in the Game itselt (*hint, hint) as that is probably why most people use the Stickware product anyway :-) or at least that's my only reason to use it.

I've posted the ZIP file for the league I'm having problems with at http://www.megalink.net/~chasiv/GSBL/GSBL.zip if you want to 'test it'.

Thanks,
Chas

Steve Kuffrey · 05-31-2003, 10:32 PM

Ok, d/l ran the stickware and opened the game w/o problem. Did it allow you to do this? I was not able to adjust the day the sked was to begin to Sunday however due to the password protection. But no problems getting this far.

AngelinOF · 05-31-2003, 10:47 PM

What is the "schgen" dat file?

I noticed that was in the downloaded league file that I have never seen in any other league so i deleted that file prior to generating a schedule and it generated fine, however like Steve I wasn't able to adjust the schedule to the accurate start date nor set the correct all-star game.

BleacherBum · 06-01-2003, 12:13 AM

Read here

Steve Kuffrey · 06-01-2003, 12:16 AM

Thanks for the insight, still odd as I let it "touch" the league folder and did not have a problem but who knows.

BleacherBum · 06-01-2003, 12:18 AM

It might be OK if your league is an exact match for stickware's view of it (i.e. MLB 2002). But if you have to change any of the teams, as in my case with a fictional league, I think it ruins league.dat upon saving.

AngelinOF · 06-01-2003, 01:08 AM

I have used it for fictional leagues just fine and I always let the program write the schedule.dat file into the particular folder. Almost always have OOTP5 open while doing this too

Chas · 06-01-2003, 11:36 AM

Thanks BleacherBum that WORKED !!!

Thanks also to Steve for all his hard work to resolve this problem. Hopefully Interleague Play will be part of the in-game Schedule Generator in a future patch and/or version.

I strongly believe that the BIGGEST Asset for this game is the OOTP Community and these boards. The game is TREMENDOUSLY better because of all the folks that help out here (especially you Steve).

Thanks again,
Chas

Steve Kuffrey · 06-01-2003, 11:40 AM

Glad that you got this worked out, thanks also for the kind words. We try.

05-31-2003, 09:21 PM	#1
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	Stickware Scheduler causes Invalid Player file Anyone ever seen this before ? My league file runs fine and then once I use the Stickware Game Schedule when I try to re-open the game I get an Invalid Player File error !! I've unzipped my backup and tried it twice with the same result... I want Interleague Play so PLEASE HELP !! Thanks, Chas __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

05-31-2003, 09:40 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I've used it and several others I know have w/ v5 w/o any problems. I think that it depends on "when" you use it. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-31-2003, 09:45 PM	#3
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	I'm downloading 4.1.1 as I had 4.0... hopefully that'll help.. When is the "BEST" time to run it ? I know (from prior experience) if you run it too soon it screws up and skips the draft and ST... __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

05-31-2003, 09:48 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I think that running it after ST and before you play the first game(atleast as I remember it has been awhile since I've used it). __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-31-2003, 09:53 PM	#5
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	Steve, That's were I"m at now... ST is done, game reads 4/2/1967 and I'm trying to generate an Interleague Schedule and each time I try it my Player File gets hosed... Thank god for Zipped backups.. hehe Any ideas ? Chas __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

05-31-2003, 09:56 PM	#6
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Game is closed when you generate the sked, correct? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-31-2003, 10:00 PM	#7
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	Yup.... Schedule will create fine within the game if I create a new one, but for some reason Stickware Schedule Generator is crashing the Player file... I just tried creating a schedule inside the game moving the date back to March figuring maybe being so close to the start date was hosing it, but it still crashed my file. Chas __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

05-31-2003, 10:10 PM	#8
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Very wierd....is anyonelse having problems like this? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-31-2003, 10:19 PM	#9
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	Steve, I agree... this worked GREAT with OOTPv4 but this is my first shot at it with OOTPv5. Maybe Interleague Play should be in the Game itselt (*hint, hint) as that is probably why most people use the Stickware product anyway :-) or at least that's my only reason to use it. I've posted the ZIP file for the league I'm having problems with at http://www.megalink.net/~chasiv/GSBL/GSBL.zip if you want to 'test it'. Thanks, Chas __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

05-31-2003, 10:32 PM	#10
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Ok, d/l ran the stickware and opened the game w/o problem. Did it allow you to do this? I was not able to adjust the day the sked was to begin to Sunday however due to the password protection. But no problems getting this far. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-31-2003, 10:47 PM	#11
AngelinOF All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,353	What is the "schgen" dat file? I noticed that was in the downloaded league file that I have never seen in any other league so i deleted that file prior to generating a schedule and it generated fine, however like Steve I wasn't able to adjust the schedule to the accurate start date nor set the correct all-star game.

06-01-2003, 12:13 AM	#12
BleacherBum All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 672	Read here __________________ Right Field Sucks!

06-01-2003, 12:16 AM	#13
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Thanks for the insight, still odd as I let it "touch" the league folder and did not have a problem but who knows. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

06-01-2003, 12:18 AM	#14
BleacherBum All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 672	It might be OK if your league is an exact match for stickware's view of it (i.e. MLB 2002). But if you have to change any of the teams, as in my case with a fictional league, I think it ruins league.dat upon saving. __________________ Right Field Sucks!

06-01-2003, 01:08 AM	#15
AngelinOF All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,353	I have used it for fictional leagues just fine and I always let the program write the schedule.dat file into the particular folder. Almost always have OOTP5 open while doing this too

06-01-2003, 11:36 AM	#16
Chas Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Peru, Maine Posts: 135	Thanks BleacherBum that WORKED !!! Thanks also to Steve for all his hard work to resolve this problem. Hopefully Interleague Play will be part of the in-game Schedule Generator in a future patch and/or version. I strongly believe that the BIGGEST Asset for this game is the OOTP Community and these boards. The game is TREMENDOUSLY better because of all the folks that help out here (especially you Steve). Thanks again, Chas __________________ Chas Bone Breaking Football League-http://www.cbbfl.com

06-01-2003, 11:40 AM	#17
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Glad that you got this worked out, thanks also for the kind words. We try. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95