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Hi,

one improvment in MyPrograms that would be great IMHO:

In the file list, it would be great to be able to separate the
displayed itemname from the filename!!

Example in MAME:
The files are ZIPs that contain all the needed ROM dumps for one
game. The name of the zip archive is not very self-explanatory, but
it is used in MAME as an identifier and cannot be changed.
MAME handles those roms and attaches info to it. Of course this is
mame-specific stuff, but it would be cool to have file-independent
attributes like
TITLE
DESCRIPTION
etc.
in the database!

These additional attributes should be generic enough that they can be used
for every MyProgram-item!

To get an idea, maybe have a look at myGames (a utility that generates one
special myHTPC module out of a specific rom-list) here: http://www.getmygames.com/

This tool has some minor glitches (though I didn't check out the latest version), but it works fine has some very cool ideas...

Maybe it would be possible to import data from a "*.my" file into the MP database?

Did anybody already have a look at this? If not I will !
If yes I'd be happy to hear experiences...

Any comments?

Daniel

<blockquote data-quote="waeberd" data-source="post: 2686" data-attributes="member: 10343">Hi,one improvment in MyPrograms that would be great IMHO:In the file list, it would be great to be able to separate the displayed itemname from the filename!!Example in MAME:The files are ZIPs that contain all the needed ROM dumps for onegame. The name of the zip archive is not very self-explanatory, butit is used in MAME as an identifier and cannot be changed.MAME handles those roms and attaches info to it. Of course this ismame-specific stuff, but it would be cool to have file-independentattributes likeTITLEDESCRIPTIONetc.in the database!These additional attributes should be generic enough that they can be usedfor every MyProgram-item!To get an idea, maybe have a look at myGames (a utility that generates onespecial myHTPC module out of a specific rom-list) here: <a href="http://www.getmygames.com/" target="_blank">http://www.getmygames.com/</a>This tool has some minor glitches (though I didn't check out the latest version), but it works fine has some very cool ideas...Maybe it would be possible to import data from a &quot;*.my&quot; file into the MP database?Did anybody already have a look at this? If not I will <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />! If yes I'd be happy to hear experiences...Any comments?Daniel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="waeberd, post: 2686, member: 10343"] Hi, one improvment in MyPrograms that would be great IMHO: In the file list, it would be great to be able to separate the [i]displayed itemname[/i] from the [i]filename[/i]!! Example in MAME: The files are ZIPs that contain all the needed ROM dumps for one game. The name of the zip archive is not very self-explanatory, but it is used in MAME as an identifier and cannot be changed. MAME handles those roms and attaches info to it. Of course this is mame-specific stuff, but it would be cool to have file-independent attributes like [b]TITLE DESCRIPTION[/b] etc. in the database! These additional attributes should be generic enough that they can be used for every MyProgram-item! To get an idea, maybe have a look at myGames (a utility that generates one special myHTPC module out of a specific rom-list) here: [url]http://www.getmygames.com/[/url] This tool has some minor glitches (though I didn't check out the latest version), but it works fine has some very cool ideas... Maybe it would be possible to import data from a "*.my" file into the MP database? Did anybody already have a look at this? If not I will :-)! If yes I'd be happy to hear experiences... Any comments? Daniel [/QUOTE]