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adding mame roms
I haven't tried this for Mame, but there is a facility to import Romcenter roms with the Gamebase Toolbox (GBtoolbox.exe)
You will need to download the relavent Mame arcade data file from http://www.romcenter.com/
Then unzip it and import it using the above utility.
People have found problems before, it's related to the release version of the dat file, but the best thing to do is just try it and see.
Once you have successfully, imported the dat file I have found that the best way to modify the data without laboriously working through each individual game in Gamebase, is to use MS Access. There is a discussion on editing the database via Access here:-
http://www.gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=430
Best of luck, it sounds like an interesting project.
Daveee
You will need to download the relavent Mame arcade data file from http://www.romcenter.com/
Then unzip it and import it using the above utility.
People have found problems before, it's related to the release version of the dat file, but the best thing to do is just try it and see.
Once you have successfully, imported the dat file I have found that the best way to modify the data without laboriously working through each individual game in Gamebase, is to use MS Access. There is a discussion on editing the database via Access here:-
http://www.gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=430
Best of luck, it sounds like an interesting project.
Daveee
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Adding mame roms
Romcenter is at Ver 2.7 now and the Mame Dat is at V1.01 right?
OK, so open the Rom file using a text editor; e.g. Wordpad
You will see the Dat file version No. & the current version states version=2.50. Change this to version=2.0, save the file and this time GBtoolbox will be able to import.
Once the gamebase is created, in the toolbox window, double-click on your new gamebase, right click on the .mdb file, then press 'Scan and fix errors'. Once all null entries have been deleted, exit the toolbox and you can open your mame database from GameBase. Trust me, I just tried it and it works
Now you will only have to add all the categories, genres, screenshots & more - Phew, for Mame that will be some task!
To speed the process of data entry, try reading through the discussion shortcuts I highlighted earlier for editing the database in Access.
OK, so open the Rom file using a text editor; e.g. Wordpad
You will see the Dat file version No. & the current version states version=2.50. Change this to version=2.0, save the file and this time GBtoolbox will be able to import.
Once the gamebase is created, in the toolbox window, double-click on your new gamebase, right click on the .mdb file, then press 'Scan and fix errors'. Once all null entries have been deleted, exit the toolbox and you can open your mame database from GameBase. Trust me, I just tried it and it works
Now you will only have to add all the categories, genres, screenshots & more - Phew, for Mame that will be some task!
To speed the process of data entry, try reading through the discussion shortcuts I highlighted earlier for editing the database in Access.
Last edited by daveee65 on Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- daveee65
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Adding mame roms
Did you do para. 3 above before running in Gamebase;
i.e. Scan and Fix Errors? - This gets rid of any null data & should allow it to work. If you have Access, you can also try a similar thing.
It's under Tools -> Database Utilities -> Compact and repair database
Exactly, what is the error No.? - This might help narrow down the problem.
i.e. Scan and Fix Errors? - This gets rid of any null data & should allow it to work. If you have Access, you can also try a similar thing.
It's under Tools -> Database Utilities -> Compact and repair database
Exactly, what is the error No.? - This might help narrow down the problem.
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