backup folders have outdated player files

sixto · 10-17-2002, 10:31 PM

Ok, I searched for a while on this and didnt find anything, so sorry if this is old news.

Been too lazy to implement Cato's history 'til tonight, so I've just been backing up the end of each season and figuring I'll eventually get going. So here I am, and I go to make CSV reports out of my backups, but the player files, in fact all files other than the dat files and the message, news and box folder files, are from my first season instead of the 4th, or the 5th in that season's case.

What am I doing wrong that this is happening? As a fix I'm copying the relevant and properly backed-up files over to my end-of-season HTML report folders, hoping this mishmosh will work, but in the meantime, how can I prevent this from happening again?

Thanks,
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Killebrew · 10-19-2002, 03:22 AM

Depends on how you back up your league. I assume you are using WinZip and zipping up the league folder? If no, that is probably the best method and it should default to save the recurse directories if you right-click and choose "add to Zip file...". If yes and it did not zip up and save the recurse directories then I guess that is an optional setting for WinZip - that is bad news if that is the case

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I am not sure if the proper html files get generated from incomplete league backups (the dat files only), but it is worth trying. In the future it is highly recommended that you back up the entire league though, and if you are using WinZip just make sure that something like "save recurse directories" is checked off in the options. Good luck.

Note: Check out the WinZip help file if you don't know how to use that application, it should cover the available options.

sixto · 10-21-2002, 10:58 AM

You know I actually did not even zip them yet. I'm really confused as to what's happening.

I did "backup league" via the File menu. Saved it to a unique directory. The dat files are dated as of the date of the backup, say 10-5. Buuuuuut the HTML files are all dated 9-3, which is the date the league was first backed up, ever, i.e. after the 1885 season (it's 1889 where the problem's occurring).

So what happened when I went to do the CSV reports was, the CSV reporter was offering me the option to save teams "Minnesota" and "Detroit" even though they don't exist, and 2 teams were missing. So I mean, even if the html files don't matter for CSV reports, there's some disagreement in my league.dat file?

And I tried sliding the .dat files over to my 1889 end-of-year HTML reports. It seemed to work with the CSV reports, but Cato's utility crashed on the files that were generated. However, that may have something to do with importing multiple seasons at once to a new DB?

Who knows. I'll just have to work a little harder on this. I'm assuming that I'm making some basic sort of human error here, but I just don't know what it is. It's a fun challenge to figure it out though.

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Scott Vibert · 10-21-2002, 01:01 PM

Cato's utility doesn't respond kindly to importing multiple seasons at once.

HTML files (at least last I knew) are not backed up via the File menu. They are created fresh from the Online League Options screen. You must generate new .html files when you want to view current ones.

sixto · 10-21-2002, 03:26 PM

Ok. There are HTML files in my backup directories, but I suppose it's the .dat files that are really what I want to find there?

In which case, my problem has nothing to do with "outdated player files" as in my topic name and is more a question of why my league.dat file thought there were teams in Minnesota and Detroit (there weren't) when I went to do the CSV reports from my backed up 1889 files.

I'm going to start over, do everything from scratch (everything that can be done from scratch at this point) and see if I just did something out of sequence or made a mistake. THat's probably all it was.

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10-17-2002, 10:31 PM	#1
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	backup folders have outdated player files Ok, I searched for a while on this and didnt find anything, so sorry if this is old news. Been too lazy to implement Cato's history 'til tonight, so I've just been backing up the end of each season and figuring I'll eventually get going. So here I am, and I go to make CSV reports out of my backups, but the player files, in fact all files other than the dat files and the message, news and box folder files, are from my first season instead of the 4th, or the 5th in that season's case. What am I doing wrong that this is happening? As a fix I'm copying the relevant and properly backed-up files over to my end-of-season HTML report folders, hoping this mishmosh will work, but in the meantime, how can I prevent this from happening again? Thanks, 6

10-19-2002, 03:22 AM	#2
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	Depends on how you back up your league. I assume you are using WinZip and zipping up the league folder? If no, that is probably the best method and it should default to save the recurse directories if you right-click and choose "add to Zip file...". If yes and it did not zip up and save the recurse directories then I guess that is an optional setting for WinZip - that is bad news if that is the case. I am not sure if the proper html files get generated from incomplete league backups (the dat files only), but it is worth trying. In the future it is highly recommended that you back up the entire league though, and if you are using WinZip just make sure that something like "save recurse directories" is checked off in the options. Good luck. Note: Check out the WinZip help file if you don't know how to use that application, it should cover the available options. Last edited by Killebrew; 10-19-2002 at 03:25 AM.

10-21-2002, 10:58 AM	#3
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	You know I actually did not even zip them yet. I'm really confused as to what's happening. I did "backup league" via the File menu. Saved it to a unique directory. The dat files are dated as of the date of the backup, say 10-5. Buuuuuut the HTML files are all dated 9-3, which is the date the league was first backed up, ever, i.e. after the 1885 season (it's 1889 where the problem's occurring). So what happened when I went to do the CSV reports was, the CSV reporter was offering me the option to save teams "Minnesota" and "Detroit" even though they don't exist, and 2 teams were missing. So I mean, even if the html files don't matter for CSV reports, there's some disagreement in my league.dat file? And I tried sliding the .dat files over to my 1889 end-of-year HTML reports. It seemed to work with the CSV reports, but Cato's utility crashed on the files that were generated. However, that may have something to do with importing multiple seasons at once to a new DB? Who knows. I'll just have to work a little harder on this. I'm assuming that I'm making some basic sort of human error here, but I just don't know what it is. It's a fun challenge to figure it out though. 6

10-21-2002, 01:01 PM	#4
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,260	Cato's utility doesn't respond kindly to importing multiple seasons at once. HTML files (at least last I knew) are not backed up via the File menu. They are created fresh from the Online League Options screen. You must generate new .html files when you want to view current ones.

10-21-2002, 03:26 PM	#5
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,271	Ok. There are HTML files in my backup directories, but I suppose it's the .dat files that are really what I want to find there? In which case, my problem has nothing to do with "outdated player files" as in my topic name and is more a question of why my league.dat file thought there were teams in Minnesota and Detroit (there weren't) when I went to do the CSV reports from my backed up 1889 files. I'm going to start over, do everything from scratch (everything that can be done from scratch at this point) and see if I just did something out of sequence or made a mistake. THat's probably all it was. 6