Cato Question: Changing Desilva to DeSilva OK?

gordyhulten · 07-16-2004, 08:03 PM

I've got a SS named Desilva who's been with me for a while, and I'd like to change his name to DeSilva, because it's really starting to annoy me. If I change it, will it mess up my CatoBase?

Thanks,

jcato · 07-16-2004, 08:27 PM

I don't think it will, but the only way to do that is to edit the LastName field in the Master table in the database. Once a player is imported, his bio info doesn't get imported or updated during future imports.

I actually put some code in there to try to make the case a little better. The name is passed to a function and if it contains any of these: " ", ",", "'", ".", "-", "" it capitalizes the next letter. Or, if it starts with "Mc", then it capitalizes the next letter.

I'm open to other suggested cases, but it's an all or nothing option. If I added "De", it would also change DeSmond and DeAring and DeRosa. Might not be a good idea.

gordyhulten · 07-18-2004, 03:31 PM

No, this is fine. I'll make the change manually in CatoBase and in the game.

Thanks for the info!

07-16-2004, 08:03 PM	#1
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	Cato Question: Changing Desilva to DeSilva OK? I've got a SS named Desilva who's been with me for a while, and I'd like to change his name to DeSilva, because it's really starting to annoy me. If I change it, will it mess up my CatoBase? Thanks, __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty

07-18-2004, 03:31 PM	#3
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	No, this is fine. I'll make the change manually in CatoBase and in the game. Thanks for the info! __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty

07-16-2004, 08:27 PM	#2
jcato Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 200	I don't think it will, but the only way to do that is to edit the LastName field in the Master table in the database. Once a player is imported, his bio info doesn't get imported or updated during future imports. I actually put some code in there to try to make the case a little better. The name is passed to a function and if it contains any of these: " ", ",", "'", ".", "-", "" it capitalizes the next letter. Or, if it starts with "Mc", then it capitalizes the next letter. I'm open to other suggested cases, but it's an all or nothing option. If I added "De", it would also change DeSmond and DeAring and DeRosa. Might not be a good idea.