by KRFournier » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:32 pm
Let me clarify, I'm attempting to start a new database for my NES roms. I perform File->New, which prompts me to Load games list from a datafile. I select, from the datas directory, Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).dat. Then, I create the game database, saving it as Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).rdt. Note that the .dat file I'm using is the one that ships with RomCenter 3.3.1.
Is this the correct procedure for managing my NES roms? If so, what I don't understand is where I would add the aforementioned XML since the .dat files are not XML formatted. Here is a few lines from Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).dat:
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clrmamepro (
name "Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System"
description "Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System"
header "No-Intro_NES.xml"
category "no-intro romset"
version "20080712"
author "BigFred, SolidSnake | www.gbadat.altervista.org"
)
game (
name "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan)"
description "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan)"
rom ( name "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan).nes" size 262144 crc ba58ed29 md5 4187a797e33bc96a96993220da6f09f7 sha1 56fe858d1035dce4b68520f457a0858bae7bb16d )
)
I must be missing something obvious, so I hope by detailing my usage you can better troubleshoot my problem.
Let me clarify, I'm attempting to start a new database for my NES roms. I perform File->New, which prompts me to Load games list from a datafile. I select, from the datas directory, Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).dat. Then, I create the game database, saving it as Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).rdt. Note that the .dat file I'm using is the one that ships with RomCenter 3.3.1.
Is this the correct procedure for managing my NES roms? If so, what I don't understand is where I would add the aforementioned XML since the .dat files are not XML formatted. Here is a few lines from Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System (20080712) (CM).dat:
[code]
clrmamepro (
name "Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System"
description "Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System"
header "No-Intro_NES.xml"
category "no-intro romset"
version "20080712"
author "BigFred, SolidSnake | www.gbadat.altervista.org"
)
game (
name "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan)"
description "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan)"
rom ( name "'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai (Japan).nes" size 262144 crc ba58ed29 md5 4187a797e33bc96a96993220da6f09f7 sha1 56fe858d1035dce4b68520f457a0858bae7bb16d )
)
[/code]
I must be missing something obvious, so I hope by detailing my usage you can better troubleshoot my problem.