Creating a League Database
Before using this feature,
see Transfers: Overview for
important information about the process of distributing league
databases for the purposes of running a DMB league.
At the beginning of a Play
Cycle, the Commissioner uses the Export league
database command to create a single transfer file that can
be sent to the Managers in the league. This transfer file is
compressed and has a ".zip" extension. The Create league database and
Install league database commands are used
by a Manager to install a league database that was exported by the
Commissioner and sent to the Manager.
WARNING!
Using Install league
database overwrites any existing data in
the active database. Make sure you have the right database as your
active database before using this command.
The first time a Commissioner
exports the League Database at the beginning of the season, use the
Create league database command to install
it. This will create a new DMB database in which to store the
League Database for the new season, leaving the contents of your
active database alone.
After that, when the
Commissioner exports the League Database with the latest results
from your league, use the Install league
database command to replace the previous version of that
league database.
To create a league database:
1.
Click Transfer on the DMB menu bar and select
Create league
database. The following window will
appear:
2. This
window allows you to browse your hard disk to find the transfer
file that was sent by the Commissioner. When this window first
opens, it shows the files in the folder in which DMB is installed
(which will be C:\dmb10 for most of you). The image above shows how
the window might look if you had used the Look in pulldown to open
the folder in which you typically store your email attachments, and
then clicked on a the transfer file for the WIBL
league.
3. Click
on the name of the transfer file, then click
Open. DMB displays a window
allowing you to choose a location and name for
the new database to be created:
NOTE:
The default location for the new database is the folder where you
installed Diamond Mind Baseball. If you would like to create your
new database at another location, click on the ellipsis (...)
button to open the following screen.
4. When
you have chosen a location and name for your new database, click OK
to install it.
You will see status bars indicating the progress of
the install, and you will be notified when the installation is
complete.
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