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File Name :: Franchise-Roster Converter
Author :: packfan0820
Category :: 08 Utilities
Description
Created by Packfan0820. This program is provided as is. Requires the following:
-.NET 1.1
-.NET 2.0
-.NET 3.5

Link to Links

I released this program a while back, but it was in an obscure place that was hard to find if you didn't know where to look. Upon the request of another member, I am now putting it here.

To Operate:
Extract all the files to a folder on your computer. You must keep the blank.ros and tdbaccess.dll in the same folder as the exe file. Run the exe file (if you're running Vista, run as administrator). Click "Select Franchise File". Browse to the franchise file you wish to convert in the opened dialog box and select it and click on the "Open" button. Wait until it opens a dialog box saying "Conversion Complete". The path to the new file will be displayed in the dialog box.

Note: If the franchise is deep in, you may have to make some edits to the created roster to avoid salary cap issues. There is a way to modify the salary cap in the DATs, but the method is unknown to me.

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Find it here

http://football-freaks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25450

Nice little utility ya got there pack!

Questions...

AFAIK the only real reason that this would be useful is when the franchise has hit, or is about to hit year 30. Has anyone looked into if there's a way to edit anything and go past 30 years in a franchise?

aight, so wht type of edits do i have to make in order to prevent madden from crashing after makin the roster??

nvm, clicked on some links got it figured out

Wait--so you need all of those .NET's to make it work?

Okay, well it seems you mean we need all three. However, I only have 1.1 yet this utility seems to be working fine.

This was a great idea and it works very well.
I see myself using it often in the future.

It's part of the "better safe than sorry" mentality of programming. When the utility maker has all three .NET frameworks on his computer, it's tough to tell which ones he used and therefore you need. So, it's just easier to say you need all three.

JD

I want to thank for your program that converts the franchise into a roster file it works great!!!

Drewbaby, I believe you can go past 30 years if you are using the nfl teams like the Cowboys or the Giants or the Packers etc. and not created teams. This is because when you convert it into a roster all of the free agents and everything are there. I think you can.

Actually, it automatically ends after 30 years, no matter what team you're using...

I mean that you can convert it into a roster and then go to franchise, click new, and click on your team. That way you can do it longer but as a new franchise.

Every time I open a franchise in this tool it tells me it has an unhandled exception. It said this:



See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
at Franchise_to_Roster_Converter.PublicFunctions.TDBOpen(String& FileName)
at Franchise_to_Roster_Converter.Form1.BtnConvert_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3074 (QFE.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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Franchise to Roster Converter
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/RevanFan/Desktop/EXEs/Franchise%20to%20Roster%20Converter/Franchise%20to%20Roster%20Converter.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3074 (QFE.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.


I'm using 64 bit Vista and I ran it as administrator, I ran it in compatibility mode. I'm also pretty sure I have every .net because I downloaded 1.1 right after I got the comp. because I new that a lot of the editors only worked with 1.1 and all the others too. Can someone help?

Do you have .NET 3.5?

Is this a valid franchise file (just a guess since it seems as it tdbaccess is crapping out)?

I've been using the converter on this franchise for over ten years of this franchise. That was on XP though. It did work on my mom's Vista laptop though. That's 32 bit. I'll check if I have 3.5.

I downloaded 3.5, installed it, and I still have the error.

Every time I use it I get the following error:

"Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click
Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If
you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

An attempt wad made to load a program with an incorrect format.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
at Franchise_to_Roster_Converter.PublicFunctions.TDBOpen(String& FileName)
at Franchise_to_Roster_Converter.Form1.BtnConvert_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3074 (QFE.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
Franchise to Roster Converter
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/RevanFan/Desktop/EXEs/Franchise%20to%20Roster%20Converter/Franchise%20to%20Roster%20Converter.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3074 (QFE.050727-3000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box."

It's weird because I never got this error before. Can someone help?

Hey nice work on the utility, works great...

But I have one problem though, when I start a new franchise with the roster I just converted, it always crashes because there is no free agent team showing up anywhere in the franchise file therefore it sends Madden back to the desktop.

Has anyone else ran into this problem?

This post has been edited by The Elite 31 on Jun 1 2009, 11:32 AM

What time of the franchise should i use it?

@The Elite 31 I just realized that I didn't add that (it just takes the 32 teams and nothing else). I am going to make an update in due time, even though I am not obligated to do so at all.

It takes all of the Free Agents in my roster.

Honestly, I haven't looked at the code for almost a year. I really don't remember how it does what it does.

Just a general query...

Has anyone tried this on Madden 2003 files or on any previous versions??

The file format from 2003 and earlier is different than from 2003 and later. So, it would not work.

JD

Thanks JD!

Pretty dissapointed.

Perhaps the excellent work you guys are doing on the mod will lead to this being cracked at some point?!