PING: Cato

Willy · 03-24-2003, 05:51 PM

Hey Jeff,
Just wondering if you got sometime to fill us in on how version 5 of your History utility is coming along. I promised myself I wouldn't start my OFFICIAL solo league until you released.

Thanks man,

Willy

chrisj · 03-24-2003, 06:13 PM

Glad to know I'm not the only one waiting for it before I start to really get into the game.

Dargone · 03-24-2003, 09:39 PM

I am also eagerly awaiting this utility

Cato · 03-24-2003, 11:44 PM

It's very close. I'm just testing out a few more years. Look for it later this week!

Tiger Fan · 03-25-2003, 12:14 AM

Great news. Thanks

Kemp · 03-25-2003, 06:52 AM

That is great news. I've been waiting to start my fictional league.

A.J. Holz · 03-25-2003, 08:08 AM

WOO! I've already got several years' worth of solo leagues I'm ready to try it on!

Thanks once again!

ctorg · 03-25-2003, 03:04 PM

Yeah, I've been saving every season at the end in anticipation of the new Cato release!

Scott Vibert · 03-25-2003, 03:45 PM

Great News Jeff!

satchel · 03-25-2003, 05:02 PM

This is fantastic, thanks Cato!

Kemp · 03-28-2003, 12:29 PM

Not to rush you at all but how's it going?

Spook · 03-30-2003, 04:55 AM

I really like what I've seen of Cato's utility, but I've never actually used it before. I was wondering if somebody could tell me exactly what I need to save, export, etc...(and possibly how to do so) before I continue my next season in my solo fictional league. I just finished my first year (lost in X-innings in game 7), and I would really like to start using this utility when it is released for OOTP 5.

Thanks to all in advance!

A.J. Holz · 03-30-2003, 02:01 PM

Hey Spook,

Not sure what the utility is going to require for OOTP5 since it's not done yet, but the way it worked for OOTP4 is that you had to save the league file (the .lg directory) just prior to pressing the 'Proceed To Next Season' button.

Additionally, you needed to generate league HTML reports and the utility would use info from those as well.

So, if you had the league file you'd have all the info you need, because you can always open up the league file and generate HTML reports.

To back up the league file, I recommend just zipping up the entire .lg folder and copying it somewhere for safekeeping. Make sure it preserves the subdirectories in the zip file.

As for how to get the reports generated, the readme for the OOTP4 version of the utility can be found here:

http://www.jcato.net/downloads/history/readme.html

Basically, you take the league file, run a little CSV exporter on the league file which extracts statistics from the league files and puts the info in .CSV files. You then point Cato's utility at the CSV and HTML report files, and it imports that info into an Access database. Once you have the info imported, then you have the utility generate its own HTML output files.

Spook · 03-30-2003, 03:05 PM

Thanks, AJ...I was pretty much on the right track.

03-24-2003, 05:51 PM	#1
Willy Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Regina, Sk Posts: 443	PING: Cato Hey Jeff, Just wondering if you got sometime to fill us in on how version 5 of your History utility is coming along. I promised myself I wouldn't start my OFFICIAL solo league until you released. Thanks man, Willy __________________ Consoles are for little kids.

03-24-2003, 06:13 PM	#2
chrisj All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Edmonton, Alberta (but still wishing I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) Posts: 834	Glad to know I'm not the only one waiting for it before I start to really get into the game. __________________ Canadian Baseball League -- Commissioner -- Calgary GM

03-24-2003, 09:39 PM	#3
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I am also eagerly awaiting this utility __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

03-24-2003, 11:44 PM	#4
Cato Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 328	It's very close. I'm just testing out a few more years. Look for it later this week! __________________ OOTP Utilities Download Page - Home of OOTP History & OOTP Gazette GMC League History JOBL League History

03-25-2003, 12:14 AM	#5
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,823	Great news. Thanks __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

03-25-2003, 06:52 AM	#6
Kemp All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,181	That is great news. I've been waiting to start my fictional league.

03-25-2003, 08:08 AM	#7
A.J. Holz All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 650	WOO! I've already got several years' worth of solo leagues I'm ready to try it on! Thanks once again! __________________ NABA - Tijuana Toros / Commish ORB - Oakland Athletics (former owner) MBBA - Seattle Storm JOBL - Grand Forks Varmints (former owner) FIBB - Chicago Fire TMBU - Tulsa Tomcats (former owner) ACL - Oakland A's (former owner) ACB - Rockville Superbas

03-25-2003, 03:04 PM	#8
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Yeah, I've been saving every season at the end in anticipation of the new Cato release! __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

03-25-2003, 03:45 PM	#9
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,210	Great News Jeff!

03-25-2003, 05:02 PM	#10
satchel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft Smith Ark. USA Posts: 2,681	news This is fantastic, thanks Cato! __________________ JL Commish NPBL Rhode Island Reds ’33 ’34 ’35 TCBA San Francisco Railbornes ’74 ’76 ’77 ’78 FL New Orleans Black Sox ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59

03-28-2003, 12:29 PM	#11
Kemp All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,181	Not to rush you at all but how's it going?

03-30-2003, 04:55 AM	#12
Spook Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pittsburg, KS Posts: 18	I really like what I've seen of Cato's utility, but I've never actually used it before. I was wondering if somebody could tell me exactly what I need to save, export, etc...(and possibly how to do so) before I continue my next season in my solo fictional league. I just finished my first year (lost in X-innings in game 7), and I would really like to start using this utility when it is released for OOTP 5. Thanks to all in advance! __________________ *Daniel "SPOOK"* Soukup**

03-30-2003, 02:01 PM	#13
A.J. Holz All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 650	Hey Spook, Not sure what the utility is going to require for OOTP5 since it's not done yet, but the way it worked for OOTP4 is that you had to save the league file (the .lg directory) just prior to pressing the 'Proceed To Next Season' button. Additionally, you needed to generate league HTML reports and the utility would use info from those as well. So, if you had the league file you'd have all the info you need, because you can always open up the league file and generate HTML reports. To back up the league file, I recommend just zipping up the entire .lg folder and copying it somewhere for safekeeping. Make sure it preserves the subdirectories in the zip file. As for how to get the reports generated, the readme for the OOTP4 version of the utility can be found here: http://www.jcato.net/downloads/history/readme.html Basically, you take the league file, run a little CSV exporter on the league file which extracts statistics from the league files and puts the info in .CSV files. You then point Cato's utility at the CSV and HTML report files, and it imports that info into an Access database. Once you have the info imported, then you have the utility generate its own HTML output files. __________________ NABA - Tijuana Toros / Commish ORB - Oakland Athletics (former owner) MBBA - Seattle Storm JOBL - Grand Forks Varmints (former owner) FIBB - Chicago Fire TMBU - Tulsa Tomcats (former owner) ACL - Oakland A's (former owner) ACB - Rockville Superbas

03-30-2003, 03:05 PM	#14
Spook Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pittsburg, KS Posts: 18	Thanks, AJ...I was pretty much on the right track. __________________ *Daniel "SPOOK"* Soukup**