Import-Export

[v_m]

I am trying to import players from one of my leagues to another. I exported the the data from the original league. I then go to my new league and import rosters. I find the .txt file and the Import button is activated. I click Import and the Import Complete message appears. I click OK. When I go to the Free Agent item on in the drop down menu no players appear. I click Free Agents and Show All Players but nothing appears. In my original league the players are all Free Agents and not on specific teams. Is that a problem?

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by v_m

I am trying to import players from one of my leagues to another. I exported the the data from the original league. I then go to my new league and import rosters. I find the .txt file and the Import button is activated. I click Import and the Import Complete message appears. I click OK. When I go to the Free Agent item on in the drop down menu no players appear. I click Free Agents and Show All Players but nothing appears. In my original league the players are all Free Agents and not on specific teams. Is that a problem?

Sadly, I don't think this function is meant for the use which you are describing here. AFAIK, generally this roster Export-Import function is used to export rosters in order to edit them, ideally in a spreadsheet program, and, after being converted back to a text file, import them back into the same game. Same with the stats Export-Import function.

I'm no expert, but I'd bet the east wing of my ranch that the reason why they are not being imported into your new league is because the player.dat file in that new league is looking for a different set of team ID's and player ID's than the ones in your exported roster file. To see what I am talking about, take a look at the file in a text reader like Notepad. The first two numbers of every player's record in that file are Player ID and Team ID. The new league does not find a match (must be a combination of both ID's) in any of those records in the roster file (especially if the league is new and never has generated its own set of Player and Team ID's) and ends up importing nothing.

Free agents are Team 0 but even here there is probably a mismatch of that and Player ID's that will prevent even them from showing up in your free agent pool.