New FOF2k4 utility: Draft file editor

3ric · 12-05-2003, 06:00 AM

Actually, it's my old draft file editor that is being released in a new version, v1.4 to be exact.

It's a stripped-down version of the 1.3 version, meaning it only functions with FOF2k4 draft files. FOF2k4 roster files are already editable with Lighthousekeeper's editor, and the backwards compatibility with FOF4, FOF2k1/2k2 and FOF2 has been removed. If you have a need for those functions, use the previous version.

I hope there aren't any bugs, since the previous version was pretty well tested. But anything you find, I hope to correct as quickly as I can.

faf_Editor14.zip

Ben E Lou · 12-05-2003, 06:02 AM

Link...archive...way to go...etc...

PineTar · 12-20-2003, 02:01 AM

Using TCY 1.2a CD to export draft files, I'm getting a RTE 53 File Not found error w/ the 1.4 editor. This was w/ a brand new career created tonight in TCY. Any thoughts? Thanks for any input you can provide.

3ric · 12-20-2003, 02:27 AM

The editor is dependent on a couple of files being in the same directory - hcnames.txt, hcnames.dll, cnames.dll, lnames.dll and fnames.dll. Any one of them missing could cause the error.

PineTar · 12-20-2003, 02:44 AM

It looks like I have all the required files here.

PineTar · 12-20-2003, 02:48 AM

Figured it out.... editor works just fine when I launch it from Windows Explorer. The error was only occuring before because I launched from a shortcut on the desktop. Thanks for the response, it helped trigger my memory. Great utility by the way!!

3ric · 12-21-2003, 01:33 PM

Good to see you got it to work. By the way, what was it you linked to at the FOBL? I couldn't access the page since I don't seem to be registered there anymore.

Honolulu Blue · 03-19-2004, 02:45 PM

Bumping... link doesn't work.

3ric · 03-19-2004, 03:47 PM

Fido apparently has taken it down. I'm going to see where I can upload it right away...

Edit:
OK, here it is: http://m1.311.telia.com/~u31114559/faf_Editor14.zip

sabotai · 03-19-2004, 04:10 PM

I could throw this up on my site with your Viewer if you want me to.

Honolulu Blue · 03-20-2004, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3ric

Fido apparently has taken it down. I'm going to see where I can upload it right away...

Edit:
OK, here it is:

Nice. Thank you.

3ric · 03-20-2004, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

I could throw this up on my site with your Viewer if you want me to.

That'd be nice. Thanks!

MrHaroldG · 01-05-2005, 01:37 AM

Does anyone still have the Draft Editor? Fido's site went down just as I was about to download it! Please e-mail me at:

[email protected]

3ric · 01-05-2005, 04:26 AM

Link has changed, it can be downloaded at:
http://www.websamba.com/lissvall/tel...f_Editor14.zip

MrHaroldG · 01-05-2005, 06:14 PM

OK, I got it

sovereignstar · 01-05-2005, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Link...archive...way to go...etc...

That might be the funniest thing I've read all day.. seriously.

Ben E Lou · 01-05-2005, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

That might be the funniest thing I've read all day.. seriously.

sovereignstar · 01-05-2005, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyDog

That's very funny, albeit unintentionally, but funny nonetheless.

Ben E Lou · 01-05-2005, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

That's very funny, albeit unintentionally, but funny nonetheless.

Why?

sovereignstar · 01-05-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Why?

The way that you threw in "way to go" and then added an 'etc'. It probably wouldn't be funny if anyone else had posted it. I laughed out loud, just accept it.

Ben E Lou · 01-05-2005, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

The way that you threw in "way to go" and then added an 'etc'. It probably wouldn't be funny if anyone else had posted it. I laughed out loud, just accept it.

Fair enough. I just rarely get a laugh around here, even when I'm trying, so I was attempting to figure out what I'd done right that time. FWIW, if I recall, the "way to go" *WAS* actually an attempt at dry humor.

sovereignstar · 01-06-2005, 09:28 PM

The link at top is working for me again. Fido must've done it just for me.

Franklinnoble · 01-07-2005, 05:03 PM

Anybody got this to work with the latest version of TCY and FOF?

I'm trying to edit .faf files with it, and I'm getting some strange results....

maximus · 01-09-2005, 09:30 PM

3ric, is this utility still available? I tried downloading from your link but it appears dead.

3ric · 01-10-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by maximus

3ric, is this utility still available? I tried downloading from your link but it appears dead.

Try again, it could have been some temporary downtime at the server side. I tested it right now and it worked fine.

nuggett · 09-13-2005, 07:31 PM

When you change the numbers iside the editor I do not notice much of a change in the rating and potential for the players when I open the game... am I doing something wrong.

jbmagic · 09-13-2005, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nuggett

When you change the numbers iside the editor I do not notice much of a change in the rating and potential for the players when I open the game... am I doing something wrong.

i think you have to start a new game up.

old saves dynasty wont be affected..

Darkiller · 10-18-2005, 04:39 PM

Just "found" this thread...I mean : this is the first time I read the entire thing.
So if I understand correctly, the previous version of the utility (1.3) would enable me -Mr FOF2- to edit or create a Draft file for FOF2 ???

Could anyone confirm ? If so...where can I find this 1.3 version ??
thanks a million.

3ric · 10-19-2005, 12:37 AM

I still have it, I'll send you a PM.

yabanci · 11-12-2005, 07:37 PM

I started toying around with the idea of making a 2006 draft file. When I enter an unusual name (Leinart, for example), I'm getting an error message -- a popup dialog box named "faf_reader" that reads, "Name not found in lnames.dll" Any ideas what the problem is?

nilodor · 11-12-2005, 09:11 PM

Yabanci,

I think you have an old version of the editor or something because the dll files you refer to were for creating draft files for FOF 4. FOF 2004 does not require a dll file of all the player names. I'm not terribly familar with the editor because I use csv files for all my draft file creating.

yabanci · 11-12-2005, 09:34 PM

I'm using the current version linked above, but after doing some research this seems to be a common problem: http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...csv+draft+file

It looks like the best way around it is to copy the data into a csv and work with it in a spreadsheet.

3ric · 11-13-2005, 05:53 AM

There's a bug in the 1.4 version that has to do with how the program saves the first and last names. Everything else should be ok, but the names are best edited in a Excel spreadsheet (clicking in the top left corner of the editor sheet marks the whole thing, then just press Ctrl-C to copy it)

Huckleberry · 05-03-2006, 05:22 PM

Anyone have the file? Neither link is working for me. I googled for "faf_Editor14.zip" and the only thing I got was this thread.

Joe · 05-03-2006, 06:26 PM

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...ad.php?t=49295

Huckleberry · 05-03-2006, 07:04 PM

Muchas gracias, El Presidente.

cooleyvol · 03-04-2009, 05:50 AM

I have a question about editing a class.

I added FIU and FAU to the colleges.txt file but it still won't let me chang the FAMU guys to FIU or FAU.

Is there a fix?

Also, is there a way to change birthyears by a certain number rather than manually editing each one?

fireems14 · 08-07-2010, 05:09 PM

I'm getting the run time 53 error. All the files are in the editor folder and I used this 3 or 4 months ago without a problem. Any thoughts?

12-05-2003, 06:02 AM	#2
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Link...archive...way to go...etc... __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

12-20-2003, 02:27 AM	#4
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	The editor is dependent on a couple of files being in the same directory - hcnames.txt, hcnames.dll, cnames.dll, lnames.dll and fnames.dll. Any one of them missing could cause the error. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

12-20-2003, 02:44 AM	#5
PineTar High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000	follow-up It looks like I have all the required files here.

12-20-2003, 02:48 AM	#6
PineTar High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000	Figured it out.... editor works just fine when I launch it from Windows Explorer. The error was only occuring before because I launched from a shortcut on the desktop. Thanks for the response, it helped trigger my memory. Great utility by the way!! Last edited by PineTar : 12-20-2003 at 02:49 AM.

12-21-2003, 01:33 PM	#7
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Good to see you got it to work. By the way, what was it you linked to at the FOBL? I couldn't access the page since I don't seem to be registered there anymore. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

12-20-2003, 02:01 AM	#3
PineTar High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000	Using TCY 1.2a CD to export draft files, I'm getting a RTE 53 File Not found error w/ the 1.4 editor. This was w/ a brand new career created tonight in TCY. Any thoughts? Thanks for any input you can provide.

03-19-2004, 02:45 PM	#8
Honolulu Blue Dynasty Boy Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Michigan	Bumping... link doesn't work.

03-19-2004, 03:47 PM	#9
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Fido apparently has taken it down. I'm going to see where I can upload it right away... Edit: OK, here it is: http://m1.311.telia.com/~u31114559/faf_Editor14.zip __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC! Last edited by 3ric : 03-19-2004 at 03:54 PM.

03-19-2004, 04:10 PM	#10
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I could throw this up on my site with your Viewer if you want me to.

01-05-2005, 01:37 AM	#13
MrHaroldG n00b Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	Does anyone still have the Draft Editor? Fido's site went down just as I was about to download it! Please e-mail me at: [email protected]

01-05-2005, 04:26 AM	#14
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Link has changed, it can be downloaded at: http://www.websamba.com/lissvall/tel...f_Editor14.zip __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

01-05-2005, 06:14 PM	#15
MrHaroldG n00b Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	OK, I got it

01-06-2005, 09:28 PM	#22
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	The link at top is working for me again. Fido must've done it just for me.

01-07-2005, 05:03 PM	#23
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Anybody got this to work with the latest version of TCY and FOF? I'm trying to edit .faf files with it, and I'm getting some strange results....

01-09-2005, 09:30 PM	#24
maximus Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Where the system is screwed	3ric, is this utility still available? I tried downloading from your link but it appears dead.

09-13-2005, 07:31 PM	#26
nuggett Mascot Join Date: Jan 2003	When you change the numbers iside the editor I do not notice much of a change in the rating and potential for the players when I open the game... am I doing something wrong.

10-18-2005, 04:39 PM	#28
Darkiller FOF2 Guy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Paris, France	Just "found" this thread...I mean : this is the first time I read the entire thing. So if I understand correctly, the previous version of the utility (1.3) would enable me -Mr FOF2- to edit or create a Draft file for FOF2 ??? Could anyone confirm ? If so...where can I find this 1.3 version ?? thanks a million. __________________ FOF2 lives on / Continue to support the best game ever ! - Owner of the San Francisco 49ers in FOF2 - Charter member of the IHOF and owner of the Paris Musketeers franchise (FOF2004) - Chairman of the IHOF Hall of Fame - Athletic Director of the Brigham Young Cougars in TCY FOF Legend: Hall of Fame QB Brock Sheriff #5, one of the most popular player in Front Office Football history. Last edited by Darkiller : 10-18-2005 at 04:41 PM.

10-19-2005, 12:37 AM	#29
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	I still have it, I'll send you a PM. __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

11-12-2005, 07:37 PM	#30
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	I started toying around with the idea of making a 2006 draft file. When I enter an unusual name (Leinart, for example), I'm getting an error message -- a popup dialog box named "faf_reader" that reads, "Name not found in lnames.dll" Any ideas what the problem is?

11-12-2005, 09:11 PM	#31
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	Yabanci, I think you have an old version of the editor or something because the dll files you refer to were for creating draft files for FOF 4. FOF 2004 does not require a dll file of all the player names. I'm not terribly familar with the editor because I use csv files for all my draft file creating.

11-12-2005, 09:34 PM	#32
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	I'm using the current version linked above, but after doing some research this seems to be a common problem: http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~fof/foru...csv+draft+file It looks like the best way around it is to copy the data into a csv and work with it in a spreadsheet.

11-13-2005, 05:53 AM	#33
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	There's a bug in the 1.4 version that has to do with how the program saves the first and last names. Everything else should be ok, but the names are best edited in a Excel spreadsheet (clicking in the top left corner of the editor sheet marks the whole thing, then just press Ctrl-C to copy it) __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC!

05-03-2006, 05:22 PM	#34
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	Anyone have the file? Neither link is working for me. I googled for "faf_Editor14.zip" and the only thing I got was this thread. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings Last edited by Huckleberry : 05-03-2006 at 05:22 PM.

05-03-2006, 06:26 PM	#35
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...ad.php?t=49295

05-03-2006, 07:04 PM	#36
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	Muchas gracias, El Presidente. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings

03-04-2009, 05:50 AM	#37
cooleyvol n00b Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Union City, TN	I have a question about editing a class. I added FIU and FAU to the colleges.txt file but it still won't let me chang the FAMU guys to FIU or FAU. Is there a fix? Also, is there a way to change birthyears by a certain number rather than manually editing each one? __________________ Mark Cooley Gridiron Glory British Baseball Society Last edited by cooleyvol : 03-04-2009 at 05:52 AM.

08-07-2010, 05:09 PM	#38
fireems14 n00b Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North of Seattle WA	I'm getting the run time 53 error. All the files are in the editor folder and I used this 3 or 4 months ago without a problem. Any thoughts?

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