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      FranceMSR
      last edited by FranceMSR

      If you want to extract the correct M.A.M.E.'s dat file follow these steps ;-)

      Download desidered M.A.M.E. from here:
      http://mamedev.org/oldrel.html

      Select Binary file, 64 bit version only if you use 64 bit Windows, 32 bit version indifferently (it's ok also for 64 bit Windows).

      Click on downloaded .exe (or .zip) file and decompress it if it's necessary. Create on C: a folder named MAME and copy inside it mame.exe (or mame64.exe) previously extracted. Inside MAME folder press right mouse button while Shift is pressed and select option to open Command Prompt.

      Execute:
      mame.exe -listxml > mame.dat
      or
      mame64.exe -listxml > mame.dat

      If you receive the error "error: unknown option -listxml" substitute in the previous command listxml with listinfo. In a few seconds desidered file will be created :-)

      If you receive an error that advices you that application is incompatible with Windows version in use you have downloaded a 16 bit M.A.M.E. version. In this case download this file:
      https://drive.google.com/open?id=1q7zsk9CsXV4Hz3yBQSLU4362HsVAtCIO

      and extract its contents on MAME folder previously created. Install DOSBox (https://www.dosbox.com/) and start it.

      In DOSBox execute:
      mount c c:\MAME
      c:
      mame.exe -listinfo > mame.dat

      As before, in a few seconds desidered file will be created in MAME folder :-)

      If in MAME folder the created file is about 1 KB it means that listinfo command is not present in that version. Not problem at all, again substitute listinfo with listxml and now you'll have your file ;-)

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        FranceMSR
        last edited by

        New version, 1.22, available that fixes a regression bug ;-)

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          cyperghost
          last edited by

          @FranceMSR
          Nice development!
          Did notice that tool today :)

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            FranceMSR @cyperghost
            last edited by

            @cyperghost said in MAME Set Rebuilder:

            @FranceMSR
            Nice development!
            Did notice that tool today :)

            Thanks, try the app and let me know ;-)

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost @FranceMSR
              last edited by

              @francemsr Is this only available through your forum on retropie-italia.it? or is it available on GitHUB?

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                FranceMSR @cyperghost
                last edited by

                @cyperghost said in MAME Set Rebuilder:

                @francemsr Is this only available through your forum on retropie-italia.it? or is it available on GitHUB?

                The first one ;-)

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                  gatsu @FranceMSR
                  last edited by

                  @FranceMSR What a great tool!!! I love it!!! Good Job!!!
                  I was looking for a similar tool for FBA. Any chance to make it work for FBA?
                  Thanks

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                    FranceMSR @gatsu
                    last edited by

                    @gatsu said in MAME Set Rebuilder:

                    @FranceMSR What a great tool!!! I love it!!! Good Job!!!
                    I was looking for a similar tool for FBA. Any chance to make it work for FBA?
                    Thanks

                    Sorry for the delay. If FBA's XML has the same structure of the MAME's one it will works without any problems

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                      bleuge @FranceMSR
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                      @FranceMSR Windows link in the forum, https://goo.gl/abupmV gives me HTTP ERROR 403

                      thanks!

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                        FranceMSR @bleuge
                        last edited by FranceMSR

                        @bleuge said in MAME Set Rebuilder:

                        @FranceMSR Windows link in the forum, https://goo.gl/abupmV gives me HTTP ERROR 403

                        thanks!

                        It works ;-)

                        test.PNG

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