Exporting to a disk

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:02 PM

Hi everyone, is there a way to export an entire report from the player search list? I have a report I want to export of players but it's 35+ pages. Is there potentially a different place I should be trying to "write the report to a disk" from?

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 04:18 PM

As far as I can tell, the only difference when you are looking at a long list and there is a Report button available, is that "Write report to disk" goes directly to your internet browser while "Open report" allows you to view the report in the game first before you "Open in External Browser." In the end, the result is exactly the same: the list is shown in a browser window which can then be saved as HTML or text, or even better, turned into a PDF file if you have a pdf-maker.

So, wherever you are in the game, if you see that Report button, you should be able to save what you are seeing. But that's the only way I know of saving a search list. There is no highlight rows and right-click, copy / CTRL+C capability.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:23 PM

Thanks for the quick reply. Here's my issue though. With my report being 35+ pages, when I click "write report to a disk" it only does it for that page. Is there a way to send all 35+ pages on the same report?

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 04:42 PM

Maybe it's your browser, a setting? Because I just wrote all 659 players in my league to a list of 12 pages. I wrote the report to disk, it opened in my Firefox, and I "printed" it to PDF. I cannot attach the list here - the file size is too large - but here's a screen print to show you that it can be done:

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:45 PM

Yeah, that seems to be exactly what I need. I want export it all so I can put it all in an excel file. Maybe if I change my default web browser to firefox I will get a better result.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:48 PM

That didn't work either.. Hmm... In game it says it's 35 pages but when I write report to a disk it just gives me the guy on the first page. Is there a setting you know of on my browser I should check? Also, what screen are you exporting from? I'm on the player search page.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:51 PM

I've had it work from the draft pool page but I can't get it to work from the player search page. Basically, I'm trying to send out a report of all my catchers in my universe so I can plug the data into excel.

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 04:56 PM

Here's the page and the selection that I used to export my player list - Write report to disk. No, I know of no setting in the browser to limit the amount of screen or data to open in its window.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 04:59 PM

I think the issue is I am using a position view from that screen and selecting to include minor leaguers. Can you select position "catcher" and select to "include minor leaguers" and let me know what result you get?

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 07:03 PM

156 guys qualified, list exported, three pages generated. It bugs me when I cannot help people and I can only tell them that they should be able to do something and not be able to explain why not.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 07:21 PM

Mine turns to pages for some reason on the top right corner. I have one last guess, I will let you know if it works.

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 07:24 PM

I wanted to try full screen but that didn't work either. I'm out of ideas.

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 07:30 PM

Found it, maybe. Check this setting. Do you have yours set to Page Selectors? If so, change it to Scroll Bars.

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 07:43 PM

Yeah, that's what it is, all right. I don't even need to wait for your answer. You have your display showing (and writing the report) one page at a time. Change your setting to Scroll Bars and your display will show (and write to report) the entire list.

Thank me very much!

And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 08:08 PM

Unfortunately, that wasn't the fix, it was already at scroll bars. It only goes to the pages when I include minor league players. Someone from my league thought that might be it as well but it didn't work. Very frustrating! Haha.

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by And1pg2

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And1pg2 · 04-30-2017, 09:06 PM

Is there a setting that would make it go to pages for some reason?

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by And1pg2

Is there a setting that would make it go to pages for some reason?

Way back in the mists of time, I dimly recalled this situation: If you have more than 1,000 entries in your list, the game defaults to page view no matter what you have set. I remember this being mentioned from time to time, but I had to go back four years to find a thread that talked about it:

Scrollbars versus page selectors

That would explain why, even though your preference is set for scroll bars, you are showing page view in your screen print above.

Now, if that's not it, I give up!

Déjà Bru · 04-30-2017, 11:36 PM

Rowrrrr!

No, that's not it. They must have improved that in a recent version. I just pulled up a list of 1,912 current, retired, and minor league players. It took a while, but I was able to create a 33-page report showing all of them.

That's all, I'm done. I got nothin'. Sorry, dude.

And1pg2 · 05-01-2017, 06:11 PM

Would a support ticket help me at all here?

04-30-2017, 04:02 PM	#1
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Exporting to a disk Hi everyone, is there a way to export an entire report from the player search list? I have a report I want to export of players but it's 35+ pages. Is there potentially a different place I should be trying to "write the report to a disk" from?

04-30-2017, 04:18 PM	#2
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	As far as I can tell, the only difference when you are looking at a long list and there is a Report button available, is that "Write report to disk" goes directly to your internet browser while "Open report" allows you to view the report in the game first before you "Open in External Browser." In the end, the result is exactly the same: the list is shown in a browser window which can then be saved as HTML or text, or even better, turned into a PDF file if you have a pdf-maker. So, wherever you are in the game, if you see that Report button, you should be able to save what you are seeing. But that's the only way I know of saving a search list. There is no highlight rows and right-click, copy / CTRL+C capability. __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 04:42 PM	#4
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Maybe it's your browser, a setting? Because I just wrote all 659 players in my league to a list of 12 pages. I wrote the report to disk, it opened in my Firefox, and I "printed" it to PDF. I cannot attach the list here - the file size is too large - but here's a screen print to show you that it can be done: Attached Images __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 04:56 PM	#8
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Here's the page and the selection that I used to export my player list - Write report to disk. No, I know of no setting in the browser to limit the amount of screen or data to open in its window. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 07:03 PM	#10
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	156 guys qualified, list exported, three pages generated. It bugs me when I cannot help people and I can only tell them that they should be able to do something and not be able to explain why not. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 04:23 PM	#3
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Thanks for the quick reply. Here's my issue though. With my report being 35+ pages, when I click "write report to a disk" it only does it for that page. Is there a way to send all 35+ pages on the same report?

04-30-2017, 04:45 PM	#5
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Yeah, that seems to be exactly what I need. I want export it all so I can put it all in an excel file. Maybe if I change my default web browser to firefox I will get a better result.

04-30-2017, 04:48 PM	#6
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	That didn't work either.. Hmm... In game it says it's 35 pages but when I write report to a disk it just gives me the guy on the first page. Is there a setting you know of on my browser I should check? Also, what screen are you exporting from? I'm on the player search page.

04-30-2017, 04:51 PM	#7
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	I've had it work from the draft pool page but I can't get it to work from the player search page. Basically, I'm trying to send out a report of all my catchers in my universe so I can plug the data into excel.

04-30-2017, 04:59 PM	#9
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	I think the issue is I am using a position view from that screen and selecting to include minor leaguers. Can you select position "catcher" and select to "include minor leaguers" and let me know what result you get?

04-30-2017, 07:21 PM	#11
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Mine turns to pages for some reason on the top right corner. I have one last guess, I will let you know if it works. Attached Images

04-30-2017, 07:24 PM	#12
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	I wanted to try full screen but that didn't work either. I'm out of ideas.

04-30-2017, 07:30 PM	#13
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Found it, maybe. Check this setting. Do you have yours set to Page Selectors? If so, change it to Scroll Bars. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 07:43 PM	#14
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Yeah, that's what it is, all right. I don't even need to wait for your answer. You have your display showing (and writing the report) one page at a time. Change your setting to Scroll Bars and your display will show (and write to report) the entire list. Thank me very much! Attached Images __________________ - Bru

04-30-2017, 08:08 PM	#15
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Unfortunately, that wasn't the fix, it was already at scroll bars. It only goes to the pages when I include minor league players. Someone from my league thought that might be it as well but it didn't work. Very frustrating! Haha.

04-30-2017, 09:06 PM	#17
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Is there a setting that would make it go to pages for some reason?

04-30-2017, 11:36 PM	#19
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Rowrrrr! No, that's not it. They must have improved that in a recent version. I just pulled up a list of 1,912 current, retired, and minor league players. It took a while, but I was able to create a 33-page report showing all of them. That's all, I'm done. I got nothin'. Sorry, dude. Attached Images __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 04-30-2017 at 11:41 PM.

05-01-2017, 06:11 PM	#20
And1pg2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 979	Would a support ticket help me at all here?