Back to Cato 4.1 and more errors

Qrashman · 09-16-2003, 04:09 PM

After several unsuccessful (and publicized) re-tries with cato5 I have decided to completely redo the cato program from scratch.

This means going back 10 seasons and starting with Cato4 with my OOTP4 seasons.

So, I start. And right away I get an error.

"There is a problem with the players.csv on line 2. The most likely cause is invalid data in the homestate field. Open in Wordpad and uncheck wordwrap, etc."

So I go into wordpad and uncheck word wrap. Run it again and get the same error for Line 369.

The homestate field is blank for all players and wordwrap is unchecked. I dont see anything weird on line 368/367/369.

I cant get this thing to work. Even if I populate the field (and the field preceding it) with a word, it still doesnt work.

Qrashman · 09-16-2003, 04:17 PM

Okay I did find something weird on line 369. The column "NCont Yrs" for line 369 has the figure 19267584. most others are 0 or a small number.

Wish I knew what that column is. I'll have to look up Joe.

Qrashman · 09-16-2003, 04:33 PM

As I answer my own questions (i feel like a mad scientist entering into a diary).......

That field is for extension years. I changed it and it did not help.

I am still getting an error on line 2. I noticed that line 2 has a blank name, a blank birthday and blank other lines. After editing it, the program still crashes on line 2. I'm thinking about just deleting that line altogether.

Okay I delete line 2 and I still get an error on line 2. There's a major problem with this homestate field and I can't figure it out.

Killebrew · 09-16-2003, 05:32 PM

PM sent - I have asked Qrashman to send me the CSV file - if I find a solution I will post it in this thread

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sporr · 09-16-2003, 05:55 PM

This is the type of thing that has been stopping me from trying out the Cato utility. If and when I attempt this for our online league, I plan to reserve an entire afternoon to get it up and running. Pretty scary.

Qrashman · 09-16-2003, 07:23 PM

Killebrew, I am emailing it to you know. Thanks, bud.

Killebrew · 09-16-2003, 10:25 PM

I replied to the email with fixed file, but as I said in the email there might be something wrong with the league file that will still come back every season even though the players.csv file is fixed now now . I hope it's smooth sailing from now on - when the Cato app works it's actually fun to run, but when it crashes frequently it is an arduous task to generate the pages.
BTW, the http://www.hblbaseball.com/ (I assume that is where this league is from) looks fantastic.

09-16-2003, 04:09 PM	#1
Qrashman All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NY Posts: 651	Back to Cato 4.1 and more errors After several unsuccessful (and publicized) re-tries with cato5 I have decided to completely redo the cato program from scratch. This means going back 10 seasons and starting with Cato4 with my OOTP4 seasons. So, I start. And right away I get an error. "There is a problem with the players.csv on line 2. The most likely cause is invalid data in the homestate field. Open in Wordpad and uncheck wordwrap, etc." So I go into wordpad and uncheck word wrap. Run it again and get the same error for Line 369. The homestate field is blank for all players and wordwrap is unchecked. I dont see anything weird on line 368/367/369. I cant get this thing to work. Even if I populate the field (and the field preceding it) with a word, it still doesnt work. __________________ ------------------- Montreal Expos / Calgary Storm, HBL HBL Baseball - Founded March 2001. HBL Waiting List Last edited by Qrashman; 09-16-2003 at 04:13 PM.

09-16-2003, 04:17 PM	#2
Qrashman All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NY Posts: 651	Okay I did find something weird on line 369. The column "NCont Yrs" for line 369 has the figure 19267584. most others are 0 or a small number. Wish I knew what that column is. I'll have to look up Joe. __________________ ------------------- Montreal Expos / Calgary Storm, HBL HBL Baseball - Founded March 2001. HBL Waiting List

09-16-2003, 04:33 PM	#3
Qrashman All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NY Posts: 651	As I answer my own questions (i feel like a mad scientist entering into a diary)....... That field is for extension years. I changed it and it did not help. I am still getting an error on line 2. I noticed that line 2 has a blank name, a blank birthday and blank other lines. After editing it, the program still crashes on line 2. I'm thinking about just deleting that line altogether. Okay I delete line 2 and I still get an error on line 2. There's a major problem with this homestate field and I can't figure it out. __________________ ------------------- Montreal Expos / Calgary Storm, HBL HBL Baseball - Founded March 2001. HBL Waiting List Last edited by Qrashman; 09-16-2003 at 04:38 PM.

09-16-2003, 05:32 PM	#4
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	PM sent - I have asked Qrashman to send me the CSV file - if I find a solution I will post it in this thread.

09-16-2003, 07:23 PM	#6
Qrashman All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NY Posts: 651	Killebrew, I am emailing it to you know. Thanks, bud. __________________ ------------------- Montreal Expos / Calgary Storm, HBL HBL Baseball - Founded March 2001. HBL Waiting List

09-16-2003, 05:55 PM	#5
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	This is the type of thing that has been stopping me from trying out the Cato utility. If and when I attempt this for our online league, I plan to reserve an entire afternoon to get it up and running. Pretty scary.

09-16-2003, 10:25 PM	#7
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	I replied to the email with fixed file, but as I said in the email there might be something wrong with the league file that will still come back every season even though the players.csv file is fixed now now . I hope it's smooth sailing from now on - when the Cato app works it's actually fun to run, but when it crashes frequently it is an arduous task to generate the pages. BTW, the http://www.hblbaseball.com/ (I assume that is where this league is from) looks fantastic.