[SOFT] Universal XML Scraper V2 - Easy Scrape with High Quality picture

EctoOne

@andershp edit the xml of the profile you're using, in the ProfilsFiles folder and look for something like this:

<Element Type="Picture Marquee">
 <Source_Download_Tag>-marquee</Source_Download_Tag>
</Element>

partTimeNinja

Hello, thank you for the scraper! I'm pretty excited to try it out. Looks like i'm not able to connect to the database at the moment, is that due to the website being down? I tried the mirror site and I could browse there, but still getting the same error when trying to run the program. I updated everything to 2.2.0.3 and still getting the errors: universal xml scraper fatal error! (problem connecting to the database).

From other posts, it looks like this is a known issue when the site is down for maintenance. I tried to un/re/install, turned off my A/V for a bit, ran as admin, all with the same results. I'm sure if the site says its down, that is my problem. Always my luck. The one night that I have to sit down and mess with it for more than 30 mins and the site is down. lol oh well.

I'm using windows 7 - 64 bit, and UXS 2.2.0.3. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!

Here are my LOGS.txt file.

[22:43:33] - /!\ Error Downloading File : C:\Users\Delft\Documents\retroCade\Universal-XML-Scraper-2.2.0.3\Ressources\systemlist.xml
[22:43:33] - /!\ Bytes read: 0
[22:43:33] - /!\ Size: 0
[22:43:33] - /!\ Complete: True
[22:43:33] - /!\ successful: False
[22:43:33] - /!\ @error: 13
[22:43:33] - /!\ @extended: 12038
[22:43:34] - /!\ Error Downloading File : C:\Users\Delft\Documents\retroCade\Universal-XML-Scraper-2.2.0.3\Ressources\systemlist.xml
[22:43:34] - /!\ Bytes read: 0
[22:43:34] - /!\ Size: 0
[22:43:34] - /!\ Complete: True
[22:43:34] - /!\ successful: False
[22:43:34] - /!\ @error: 13
[22:43:34] - /!\ @extended: 12038
[22:43:34] - > -In 3 try and 1.51s

paffley

Hi, is it possible to have a combination of 3d boxart and cartart only? (cartart slightly in front of boxart)

EctoOne

@paffley You can make your own Mix Template.
https://github.com/Universal-Rom-Tools/Universal-XML-Scraper/wiki/[TUTO]-Making-a-MIX-Template

paffley

Thanks @EctoOne :) ............Just checking before i create the xml, has a custom 3d boxart/cartart Mix template been created before?

EctoOne

@paffley I don't know. I'm almost sure that no one has shared a custom MIX profile in this thread tho.
I tried to make one some time ago, but it was worthless because of layer issues back then. And it's also a little bit tedious to make MIX templates, because you have to rescrape after every change to check the results.

paffley

@EctoOne ahh got ya, thanks for the heads up! :)

AndersHP

Anyone else getting the fatal error (problem connecting to the database) at UXS startup?

It worked earlier today, but now I just cannot get it going, but screenscraper.fr seems to work?

Impman66

@andershp Had the same problem last night, may be updating something

AndersHP

@impman66 what about now?

hooperre

@AndersHP Site is now down as well.

Impman66

Yep nothing working

AndersHP

@impman66 Seems everything's up again. Be quick and use it before I make everything crash again XD

Impman66

@andershp said in [SOFT] Universal XML Scraper V2 - Easy Scrape with High Quality picture:

@impman66 Seems everything's up again. Be quick and use it before I make everything crash again XD

Nice one thanks, will have a try :)

Impman66

Have just used it to scrape the ROMs again, this time with video snaps, worked lovely. Only one issue was that the Commando video snap was of a weird Space Invaders type clone.
So will have to find the location these videos are saved in, and replace it with the correct one.
Loving this Scraper, when it works as it gives beautiful results. Now the only thing left to do is to try and design my own Theme based on my favourite Sci-Fi programmes :)

paffley

Hi @screech , I've tried to make a custom xml for 3d boxart and cartart but its not working correctly for some reason, if i upload the xml would you take a look please?

XML all seems fine.
When I try to choose the custom Mix, it displays author -1 etc.
When I try to scrape - no images are being scraped, well they are but nothing being exported from screenscraper by the looks of it.

screech

Happy New Year everyone

Sorry guys (and girls), I weren't here a lot's these last weeks.

Life work take me a lot's of time lately.. But normally I will be a little more present now ^^

Sorry too for the server issue. Something at our provider turn wrong and the server CPU burn at 100°C permanently so we had a hardware changement. Normally all is good right now..

@paffley no problem ;) just use a pastebin so I can take a look at your XML ;)
(Don't forget some "important things" like your Mix Profil must be in a zip file without folder in the zip, the zipfile must have the same name as wrotten in the XML, relaunch UXS and choose your MIX profile ;) )

paffley

@screech spot on! Thank you, I had made the mistake of zipping up the folder as well as the files - all sorted now thank you! :)

screech

@paffley Nice ;)

Don't hesitate to post a screen, and if you want, I can put your MIX in the UXS Repository so everyone can enjoy it ;)

Impman66

For those that don't know, found the location of video's and images for the scrape here;
\RETROPIE\configs\all\emulationstation\downloaded_images

Then select the folder you want.
As I know nothing of Linux, I do all this over the wireless network at home, including file manipulation, such as deleting roms or adding them. In this case I just put in the correct Commando video snap, and renamed it to commando-video (didn't change any extensions). deleted the bad one and then restarted emulation station and bingo worked fine.
Hey this forum works, I am actually learning a bit :)