Updated Gamelist XML Creator

Rookervik

Here's a Windows-based xml maker I made for 'gamelist.xml' files. This is for people that have their own collection of box art or screenshots and just want to attach those images to their games. No meta-data. This is updated from the old DOS batch file I made.

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Notes:

This is best used if you have a folder on your desktop computer with all of your roms. Run the program on that folder. Though you can specify a network folder and have it write the gamelist there. You might have to map the Pi's roms folder to a "drive" on your computer.
Be sure all of your game names match the image names, exactly. Including case. While Windows doesn't care about case, Linux does, and won't load an image if there is a single letter not in the right case.
Be sure all images are png format. And their extension is lowercase. (.png)
Put your images inside an "images" folder inside the rom folder. Eg. "~/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/images"
This program will write the gamelist.xml to the folder you specify as your roms folder. 'Gamelist.xml' should be copied, with your roms and images folder, over to the Pi.
I suck at making programs. So I doubt there will be many additional features I can squeeze in. I wanted to have it check and make sure the images are there and named correctly, and then give you a list of incorrect or not-found images. Perhaps I can add that later.

Download: ES_XML_Maker.rar

Rion

@Rookervik Thank you for this. I used your dos script when i was adding my c64 collection.

About png extension. I just renamed all my jpeg files extensions using a free bulk batch renamer ran the script in a dos command line. Renamed them back to jpeg and edited the xml file using notepad++. That also worked without problems.

Rookervik

I could probably add a toggle for jpg or png. I wanted to have it check the images to see if the JPG or PNG was there but my brain melted. Maybe I can get it to work some time. LOL

Also, you don't have to have images in any folder to make the xml. Right now it doesn't even check to see if the images are there. It just looks at every file in the specified folder, checks their file extension, then writes an XML entry for it.

I really really want to add an image check, have it look for JPG and PNG and warn you in a pop-up which images it can't find. So I'll try. :D

Rion

@Rookervik Just tried this now on my MSX collection.

Sadly it don't work as expected only creating a handful of entries where there are over 1120 *.rom files.

I used the No-Intro Romset for MSX 1-2 with RetroArch's snap archive.

Folder Structure:
e:\roms\msx\images

Tried all the setting for file extensions .rom , .zip , *.rom , ..rom and so on.

I don't have you old bat file to test because i lost it and the download link is gone in the old forum.

Edit: Folder & Rom directory

Rookervik

@Rion No reason it shouldn't work. You don't need an images folder to actually make the xml. If you use rom as your extension it should find them all. Make sure to use ".rom" and not "rom" and make sure your folder is "e:\roms\msx" and not "e:\roms\msx\"

Rion

That is exactly what i did.

Setup before scan
http://imgur.com/yjWTsGy

After Scan
http://imgur.com/LwA1e0j

test
Generated gamelist.xml

Just did the same thing to "wonderswan" and same thing happened there.

Do you still have the bat file avaliable so i can test with that instead?

Edit :

When i removed the images folder from "wonderswan" it worked. I then copied over the images folder again.
This did not work for msx.

So this is what i did.

Renamed all the images in the \msx\images folder
From

3-D Golf Simulation (Japan) (Alt 1).png
to
3-D Golf Simulation (Japan) (Alt 1)-image.png

and so on...

Using a Bulk Rename Utility.

Used sselph/scraper (latest) whit these commands in the command prompt.

scraper -add_not_found=true -append=true -download_images=true -thumb_only=true -missing=missing.txt -gdb_img=b,s,f,a,l

Now everything works.

This is the ouput xml file.

The missing.txt also tells you what screenshots are missing.

Rion

Bump @Rookervik

Rookervik

I guess I don't know what I'm looking for. Not going to read through a 4000+ line xml file. LOL. To me it looks like it did the job. I did every system I have with this program and didn't run into any issues. If you need the old bat file, I have that somewhere...

MakeXML.bat

iCLint

the app did not work just produced a rubbish xml file.

makexml.bat worked perfectly though thankyou

derebo

@Rookervik Thank you for your software. The Windows file did not create a full .xml file However, the .bat file has produced a successful gamelist.xml file. Big thanks! Much time saved!

matchaman

I love this tool, I used it a lot in the past for transitioning my files from HyperSpin to EmulationStation.

Now that videos are native to RetroPie/ES, is there any chance this will get updated to generate such gamelists?

LorThe3rd

@Rookervik Hi, the link is broken, I have my own collection of images & videos, is it possible to update to attach videos as well? Thank in advance!

Rookervik

@LorThe3rd I don't have that file saved in any location I can link, anymore. So I don't know how you get hold of it anymore. I guess ask for it and I will email it to you. LOL.

As far as adding videos... I could edit it to add videos... maybe if I can figure out the program and learn how to add videos in the first place. Since I have no clue. Don't have any desire for noisy videos to play on my ES all day.

LorThe3rd

@Rookervik The would be great Rookervik, thanks!

Rookervik

@LorThe3rd I'm sure it would be great. As far as me going back and modifying something, that's another story. Haha! I, first, have to learn how to do videos. And I'm not all that excited about it since I couldn't care less about video previews. LOL

LorThe3rd

@Rookervik LOL .. no worries, It would be ok if you can email me the Gamelist XML Creator, for the video, I can use Nismo powershell code to generate. :)

jayjayn

the original dropbox link isn't working anymore is there a way to get a new link please? thanks!

LorThe3rd

Hi @Rookervik , someone named Jax just post a Gamelist XML Generator tht I need, https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9486/gengal-gamelist-xml-generator
Thank you for answering my question so promptly :)

Rookervik

@LorThe3rd Ooh that's sexy. I like it a lot! Way better than mine. :D

Steuv

@Rookervik Hi! Your XML Maker seems exactly what I'm looking for ! But the dropbox link seems broken, is it possible to re-upload it ? :)