Meta data files (1 Viewer)

[rkooten]

I propose that we collect meta data files here. If somebody has taken the noble task upon himself to create such a file I suggest you make your efforts known here. This allows somebody else to concentrate on a different system. It would be a shame if people are wasting their time doing the same things over.

Over time files that are posted here can be gathered in one large file...

Emph... if you are reading this: perhaps you could export a file after you did your magic MAME database synchronization trick?

 

[dir]

I don't think you want the entire MAME collection. 7500+ games are unmanagable, and most of them are clones, non-english language versions, and some non-working. It's too large a collection that ends up being 80% useless.

 

[rkooten]

Wel yes, but we do want a complete database. It's the whole point of the added import/export functionality.

What everybody uses is up to themselves...

 

[dir]

What are you asking for exactly? There's no point posting my complete Mame metafile database/xml file here since anyone can already generate the exact same thing by following the directions in the thread here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my-emulators-247/updating-description-year-company-48884/

Posting mine would only be useful to someone running Mame v.128u4. In the last week Mame's already changed to v.128u7 I think. Each version's different so you'd end up with dozens of versions. Isn't it better for each to create their own?

 

[rkooten]

What I'm suggesting is that this thread will become a repository for metadata files. The synchronization trick suggested in that thread is a workaround. An xml file is so much more convenient AND makes use of built-ion functionality of myEmulators.

But please forget it. I'll arrange something myself.

 

[dir]

Ah ok I think I understand now.

Well, I'm currently trying to get a complete Mame catalog going but need to clean it up so that only some roms are visible rathert han all 7600+. When I get it finished I'll export and upload it here (but the Visible flag isn't included so I'm working on a batch update approach via SQL). I think most people will want that because otherwise the collection is simply unmanagable from MP.

 

[emphatic]

I didn't use MAME, but Final Burn Alpha. And no complete sets, so you'd only get data for the ones I like to have in my HTPC. I mostly did it because I wanted to skin the plugin for StreamedMP. I play my games on my cabinets.

Emph

 

[Chreekar]

A very good idea rkooten! Unfortunately it seems that the objective of the thread has been misunderstood. It is, after all, much easier to download one big file and just import it instead of doing the workaround with different programs and batch files, and this is the reason I added the functionality.

The idea is not to upload games, but to create a database of game meta data for look-up. That means that the database should be as big as possible, since only the data that is about the games the user have on their computer is fetched. Therefore, the visibility field has nothing to do with this.

 

[rkooten]

Thank you Chreekar. It's a shame that I'm busy working on a skin (streamedMP 4:3 mod) now. Otherwise I could have created and posted an xml to act as an example. I'm glad at least someone understood my suggestion.

Perhaps not everybody is aware yet that it is possible to export/import meta data and share it with the community...

Many thanks for all your hard work and the recent wonderful additions! I hope to start a new thread as soon as I have an xml ready.