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[Franklinnoble]

So, I'm using your nifty draft file editor with the latest versions of TCY/FOF. I open the .faf file I want to modify, I make a few changes, and, umm, weird things happen to the file.

Basically, I modified a player in row 881. Now, there are no players left below row 881, and row 881 now looks like this in the editor after saving it:

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All I've done is edit his name, height, and weight (nothing abnormal). I know I've used this utility before without any trouble... I'm wondering what's going on now... ?

[Franklinnoble]

...bump...

[3ric]

You could copy the data (the whole lot) to an Excel sheet and save it as a csv. If there are errors in the data, then Jim's conversion utility should let you know. It does a much better job at checking for errors.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by 3ric

You could copy the data (the whole lot) to an Excel sheet and save it as a csv. If there are errors in the data, then Jim's conversion utility should let you know. It does a much better job at checking for errors.

Thanks! I'll give that a try...

[Franklinnoble]

I tried... no luck.

I think the draft file converter doesn't like the non-numerical values that your utility displays for things like position, college, etc.

[3ric]

Oh yeah, I forgot - there's some conversion that has to be done before it works in Jim's utilities. Sorry.

What values did you enter in row 881 to make the file unusable? Maybe I can make an educated guess on what's wrong.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by 3ric

Oh yeah, I forgot - there's some conversion that has to be done before it works in Jim's utilities. Sorry.

What values did you enter in row 881 to make the file unusable? Maybe I can make an educated guess on what's wrong.

All I did was change the player's name to "Kenyon Hughes."

I'd like to make more changes than that, but even that change fails.

Also, I get errors whenever I try to change the college name - no matter what name I enter.

[3ric]

"Kenyon Hughes."

Including the period mark?

[Franklinnoble]

No, not including the period mark.

[3ric]

I can check it out, if you email me the original file (3ric AT bigfoot com) without the error, then I can see what happens in the program code when I change player 881 to Kenyon Hughes.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by 3ric

I can check it out, if you email me the original file (3ric AT bigfoot com) without the error, then I can see what happens in the program code when I change player 881 to Kenyon Hughes.

Done.

See if it gives you any grief for changing any of the college names, too.

Thanks!

[3ric]

Got the file, and tried to edit that player, and same thing happened to me. Sure looks like a bug, and I'll see if I can fix it...

[Franklinnoble]

Ok. Thanks.

I'm doing a 2005 draft file now - similar result. And whenever I try to change a college name, even to one I know is valid, I get "Sorry, the value entered is not allowed." Then, a numerical value takes over the cell. I can't even change it back to the original entry.

Weird. This worked so well a year ago.

[Franklinnoble]

Dola... and the numerical value is nowhere near the number that should be assigned to the college in question.

[3ric]

Is the draft file created with the latest TCY patch applied - I think it is version 1.2b? Likely Jim has added some stuff to the format.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by 3ric

Is the draft file created with the latest TCY patch applied - I think it is version 1.2b? Likely Jim has added some stuff to the format.

When I do help-about on my version, it says ver. 1.3 CD

[Franklinnoble]

So, can you fix it?