Creating new leagues....

[Dawgfan]

How about in the Creating a new league section, allow to add teams, remove teams, add Hometowns, add team colors, add bowl or playoffs, team information that enhances the game. That way...when changes in real life happen, we can fix it. Currently, you have to use the perimeters on the primary set-up scheme. Or go to MS Access...and make changes. Why can't we do it ourselves without having to go to another program.

Seems like an easy fix.

[fudgums]

It easy going through MS Access

[Dawgfan]

I know....but why should I have to go buy another program, when it could easily be done within the game with drop down menus.

[powerEye]

Originally Posted by fudgums

It easy going through MS Access

I love how people here say it's easy to do such a thing but nowhere on this site or in any of the BBCFB materials is there a step by step tutorial on how to make such changes. Newsflash: not everybody is a whiz at databases or MS Access right out of the womb.

[mike b]

Originally Posted by powerEye

I love how people here say it's easy to do such a thing but nowhere on this site or in any of the BBCFB materials is there a step by step tutorial on how to make such changes. Newsflash: not everybody is a whiz at databases or MS Access right out of the womb.

AMEN!

[Cooleyvol]

Originally Posted by powerEye

I love how people here say it's easy to do such a thing but nowhere on this site or in any of the BBCFB materials is there a step by step tutorial on how to make such changes. Newsflash: not everybody is a whiz at databases or MS Access right out of the womb.

You can be sure none of us were either, but we learned. Have a go at it. It'll come to you.

[fudgums]

Originally Posted by powerEye

I love how people here say it's easy to do such a thing but nowhere on this site or in any of the BBCFB materials is there a step by step tutorial on how to make such changes. Newsflash: not everybody is a whiz at databases or MS Access right out of the womb.

It's really not that hard if you sit down and take a hard look at whats what and how each thing is connected.

[cubsfan23]

Originally Posted by powerEye

I love how people here say it's easy to do such a thing but nowhere on this site or in any of the BBCFB materials is there a step by step tutorial on how to make such changes. Newsflash: not everybody is a whiz at databases or MS Access right out of the womb.

The 1st thing to do is save the original PSTATS file. I save mine as PSTATS Original. That way if you mess up too bad, you can just go back to the original. I can barely use a computer (just ask my kids), but I figured out how to make the changes with Access. It's not really much different than using an Excel spreadsheet.

[powerEye]

Originally Posted by fudgums

It's really not that hard if you sit down and take a hard look at whats what and how each thing is connected.

It is hard when you edit everything through Access and none of the changes ever take effect. I have created WKU and put Temple in the Big East and resaved everything over the pstats file and none of the changes take effect when I try and start a new game. Everything reverts right back to the original configuration, without WKU and with Temple as an Independent.

[kennywanchizoate]

Originally Posted by powerEye

It is hard when you edit everything through Access and none of the changes ever take effect. I have created WKU and put Temple in the Big East and resaved everything over the pstats file and none of the changes take effect when I try and start a new game. Everything reverts right back to the original configuration, without WKU and with Temple as an Independent.

Are you working with the pstats.dat file or are you trying to edit a league you are already running?

[powerEye]

I just open up and edit the pstats.dat file via Access. It is located in Program Files/GDS/Bowl Bound College Football/pstats.dat. Whenever I finish making the edits I shut down Access and then open the game; none of the changes are ever reflected.

[kennywanchizoate]

Originally Posted by powerEye

I just open up and edit the pstats.dat file via Access. It is located in Program Files/GDS/Bowl Bound College Football/pstats.dat. Whenever I finish making the edits I shut down Access and then open the game; none of the changes are ever reflected.

Are you looking for changes in games already in progress?

[powerEye]

No, I always start a new league after making the changes. As I cycle through the conferences the names never change and the teams I move/add are not visible.

[Cooleyvol]

Originally Posted by powerEye

No, I always start a new league after making the changes. As I cycle through the conferences the names never change and the teams I move/add are not visible.

In Access, changes are supposedly saved automatically, but have you tried hitting save? I've edited it countless times and each time, my changes are shown in any new league I start.

[powerEye]

I get the same result whether I save the database or not. Every time I go back into pstats, the changes are made (Western Kentucky is there, Temple in the Big East, etc.) but none of it ever shows up when I start a new league.