ryanjg11 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm using RocketLauncher and HyperSpin and have a large collection of Game Boy Advance ROMs, though only about half of the entire catalog. Rather than spending five hours going through the XML in Notepad++ and manually removing the ones I don't have, is there any way to auto-generate an XML list that only features the games that have actually passed the RocketLauncher audit? Surely there has to be a utility that would automate this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyStickKilla Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Multiple programs in the download section that will make a database when you give it a directory of roms. You could also just use the roms only option in HS to only display the ones you have and not worry about the database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawk Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Don't forget to mention that if u use the Roms only filter, to also include the rompath and extension info in hyperhq (do not include executable). Sent from my B3-A20 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjg11 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Multiple programs in the download section that will make a database when you give it a directory of roms. You could also just use the roms only option in HS to only display the ones you have and not worry about the database. Do you know if this capability is built into Don's toolpack? I played around with the List Generator tool but its looking for an Exclude file, and I'm not sure how to generate an Exclude file that only shows missing ROMs. I attempted to use "ROMS Only" in HyperHQ for GBA games, and selected the ROMpath, but after opening HyperSpin it wouldn't let me get into the GBA games... The GBA system is listed on the main wheel, but after selecting it, it just keeps going back to the main console wheel. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawk Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Sounds like no extension added (zip presumably). Sent from my B3-A20 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffin518 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Do you know if this capability is built into Don's toolpack? I played around with the List Generator tool but its looking for an Exclude file, and I'm not sure how to generate an Exclude file that only shows missing ROMs. I attempted to use "ROMS Only" in HyperHQ for GBA games, and selected the ROMpath, but after opening HyperSpin it wouldn't let me get into the GBA games... The GBA system is listed on the main wheel, but after selecting it, it just keeps going back to the main console wheel. Weird. I use Don's tools for this... no need for an exclude file, it's optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Do you know if this capability is built into Don's toolpack? I played around with the List Generator tool but its looking for an Exclude file, and I'm not sure how to generate an Exclude file that only shows missing ROMs. I attempted to use "ROMS Only" in HyperHQ for GBA games, and selected the ROMpath, but after opening HyperSpin it wouldn't let me get into the GBA games... The GBA system is listed on the main wheel, but after selecting it, it just keeps going back to the main console wheel. Weird. You need the set the rom extensions in hyperhq Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyStickKilla Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 You didn't follow what the guy said in post #3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatman84 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Had a very similar conversation about this topic earlier today. I don't use RL but I'm guess you point it to the same xml database as Hyperspin? If so this thread should have a possible solution for you if you want to cut out the missing games from the xml. If not just use the roms only filter. http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/28015-generate-an-xml-of-missing-roms-only/#entry253201 Use filter list in dons tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjg11 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Yep, I skipped the ROM extension step. Trying to go back into HyperHQ and fix that now, but it keeps crashing when I go to set the ROMpath. Windows 10 issue maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjg11 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Got it working - thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlavioMagnum Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 You can actually generate the new database based on your ROMs directly in Rocket Launcher UI. You need to go to the tab on the left, where the systems are, and delete the system you want to generate the database for. Choose to not also delete the arts folders in the checkbox that pops up. After adding an emulator for your system in “global”, you will add your system again in the left tab. But this time you will be aided by the wizard, which will give you the option to replace the existing database with one generated from your Rom list. Check the attached file for a step by step guide with screen captures. Replacing database in RL UI.docx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawk Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 You can actually generate the new database based on your ROMs directly in Rocket Launcher UI. You need to go to the tab on the left, where the systems are, and delete the system you want to generate the database for. Choose to not also delete the arts folders in the checkbox that pops up. After adding an emulator for your system in “global”, you will add your system again in the left tab. But this time you will be aided by the wizard, which will give you the option to replace the existing database with one generated from your Rom list. Check the attached file for a step by step guide with screen captures.Replacing database in RL UI.docxThe last post in this thread was from 2016!Also, you fail to mention that RLs database creation only contains filenames, NO extra metadata like publisher or year will be included.IMO it would be easier to edit an official db to retain this info rather than try to input it into whatever RL creates.Sent from my SM-A705W using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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