Importing Historical Rookies into Fictional League

ShaneCarson · 02-09-2008, 03:38 AM

This is the first time I have wanted to automatically import historical rookies. My question with doing this is:

Is it possible to do this in a fictional league that starts in 2008 and have it so it randomly will put people like Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and the like into the amateur draft? Also, where do I get the historical database for importing the rookies? Thanks!

American_Ernesider · 02-09-2008, 12:49 PM

Not an answer, but I am interested in knowing this as well.

ShaneCarson · 02-18-2008, 08:26 PM

Anyone have any suggestions?

magnet · 02-18-2008, 08:44 PM

No way AFAIK to do this automatically. I do it manually on occasion with fictional leagues.

ShaneCarson · 02-20-2008, 01:18 AM

How can I do it manually?

zekester91 · 02-20-2008, 01:34 PM

Actully you could use the DB creater in this thread

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=147327

Making sure that you changed the dates to the before you want to start and about 100 or so years in the future. then move the db to a better location and point the game to that DB.

ShaneCarson · 03-20-2008, 02:51 AM

I run this on OS X so using Access isn't an option...

Anyone else have any suggestions?

zekester91 · 03-21-2008, 09:43 AM

You'd have to take the DB and "randomly" change the debut year,birthday, and any other date feild so that they would debut in a year greater than 2008.I tryed to do it back in the ver 5 days but keept running into errors (99 year old rookies, Players not becoming rated properly), it is a lot of work changing the DB manully.

02-09-2008, 03:38 AM	#1
ShaneCarson All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 728	Importing Historical Rookies into Fictional League This is the first time I have wanted to automatically import historical rookies. My question with doing this is: Is it possible to do this in a fictional league that starts in 2008 and have it so it randomly will put people like Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and the like into the amateur draft? Also, where do I get the historical database for importing the rookies? Thanks!

02-20-2008, 01:34 PM	#6
zekester91 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,122	Actully you could use the DB creater in this thread http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=147327 Making sure that you changed the dates to the before you want to start and about 100 or so years in the future. then move the db to a better location and point the game to that DB. __________________ Bobby Bowden must have a hell of a recruiting pitch, "Son if you come on down to Tallahasee, you just might be able to watch me die during practice!" The road was closed while the Hartford Police Department's bomb squad came and blew up the chicken.

03-21-2008, 09:43 AM	#8
zekester91 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,122	You'd have to take the DB and "randomly" change the debut year,birthday, and any other date feild so that they would debut in a year greater than 2008.I tryed to do it back in the ver 5 days but keept running into errors (99 year old rookies, Players not becoming rated properly), it is a lot of work changing the DB manully. __________________ Bobby Bowden must have a hell of a recruiting pitch, "Son if you come on down to Tallahasee, you just might be able to watch me die during practice!" The road was closed while the Hartford Police Department's bomb squad came and blew up the chicken.

02-09-2008, 12:49 PM	#2
American_Ernesider Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 365	Not an answer, but I am interested in knowing this as well.

02-18-2008, 08:26 PM	#3
ShaneCarson All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 728	Anyone have any suggestions?

02-18-2008, 08:44 PM	#4
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	No way AFAIK to do this automatically. I do it manually on occasion with fictional leagues.

02-20-2008, 01:18 AM	#5
ShaneCarson All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 728	How can I do it manually?

03-20-2008, 02:51 AM	#7
ShaneCarson All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 728	I run this on OS X so using Access isn't an option... Anyone else have any suggestions?