Dons Hyperspin Tools

[ParadiseCS]

Has something changed in either the mamelist.xml or dat files that keeps Dons Tools from working?  In the past ( version 212) I was able to create a hyperlist and sort things by genre and other data

I've started a new setup using .222 complete rom set as the base. 

I'm trying to generate my own lists but nothing I import in to Don's filter list has any of the genre, player, or button information.

If I try to create a new Hyperlist all I get is a 1k file with the folling info and then it stops.  Is there something better to be using now?  

<menu>
  <header>
    <listname>mameinfo222</listname>
    <listversion>222</listversion>
    <lastlistupdate>8/6/2020</lastlistupdate>
    <exporterversion>HyperTools 4.3.26</exporterversion>
  </header>
</menu>

 

If load up my old xmls from 212 all the info is there.

 

[Spawk]

Try this program instead:

 

[ParadiseCS]

Thanks.  I've tried the Mame XML full lists generator and while that works to it doesn't do what I need.  Using Don's Filter tools I can weed through and be picky and choose what I want.  I have several builds on Mame .212 where this worked just fine.  Now the Filter List crashes or reports errors in the mamelist.  I'm wondering now if it's a .net problem with recent windows updates killing program.  

Has anyone been able to use Don's Filter List on something newer than Mame 212?  I can't even get it to generate a new mamelist without crashing "Could no create a MAME list XML file  Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.

If I point it to the list generated by Mame then it gives an error referencing errors in the mame xml file itself.



 

[ParadiseCS]

I wanted to update this for anyone having similar issues.  I loaded up a different system with Windows 1909 and Don's tools work just fine. As far as I can tell something in the updates between 1909 and 2004 messed up Don's tools.