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

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    • RionR
      Rion @captainvelvet
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      @captainvelvet gamelist.xml and the images

      FBNeo rom filtering
      Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
      Fba Arcade Bezels
      Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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        captainvelvet
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        from putty? Or from raspbian?

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          captainvelvet
          last edited by

          Well that's weird. I've scrapped my PCE romset, a romset I'd never scrapped and the art doesn't shows up after rebooting. I've checked in the downloaded images file. I can see all the scrapped art. Deleted the gamelist.xml, didn't help either. Any idea?

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            paradadf
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            Did you stop ES before scraping? That is a must!

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              ShawnS
              last edited by

              This looks great and I've heard good reports from people using it but on my PC, Windows 10, neither Scraper.exe or Scraper64.exe will run. They ask for permission but nothing comes up. I didn't see anyone else here or on the reddit group with the same problem. Hopefully I'm just missing something?

              Thanks for the help!

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                chuzzwuzzer
                last edited by

                New to this and have just tried scraping my atari 2600 collection. I can see them on my network by going to configs>all>emulationstation>downloaded images but for some reason they are still not showing when I run emulationstation. I have my roms running from a 64gb usb stick. Which path do I need to change to see them.

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                  paradadf @ShawnS
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                  @ShawnS scraper.exe or scraper64.exe aren't the files to use, but the Universal_XML_Scraper.exe file (out of memory).

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                    ShawnS @paradadf
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                    @paradadf I don't have Universal_XML_Scraper.exe it has the .au3 extension. I'm not sure how to run that "out of memory".

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                      paradadf @ShawnS
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                      @ShawnS I don't know what you've downloaded, but the files are here:
                      https://github.com/Universal-Rom-Tools/Universal-XML-Scraper/releases

                      That is also the only launcher.

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                        ShawnS @paradadf
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                        @paradadf doh! The only link I saw in the original post was to the GitHub repository for the code. I totally missed the launcher in there. Thank you!!

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                        • screechS
                          screech
                          last edited by

                          Sorry to be late ;)

                          Thank you @paradadf to answer ;)

                          yep, just launch "Universal_XML_Scraper.exe" or "Universal_XML_Scraper64.exe"
                          "Scraper.exe" and "scraper64.exe" are just the "Scrape Engine" not the main core software... So they do nothing if you launch them directly (that's why they normally be hiden by the soft ;) )

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                            captainvelvet
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                            Ok guys, I've fixed it. I deleted the xml file and images, then pressed F4 in emuletionstation and ran the scraper. Everything ran ok. Beautiful PI that I have now!

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                            • hansolo77H
                              hansolo77
                              last edited by hansolo77

                              Latest version (2.0.0.8) changed RetroPi Scraping again. Not sure where it saves all the metadata/artwork... but it doesn't save it in the \\RetroPie\configs\all\emulationstation\downloaded_images\%system% path anymore. Actually, it looks like it's saving them into \\RetroPie\roms\%system%\downloaded_images now. This is a brand new setup.

                              Autoconfiguration path configuration is set as follows:

                              • Root System directory
                                \\retropie\roms
                              • XML file name
                                %Source_RootPath%\%system%\gamelist.xml
                              • Path to the roms in your XML file
                                ./
                              • Folder Name where pictures will be do
                                %Source_RootPath%\%system%\downloaded_images
                              • Path to the picture in your XML file
                                ./downloaded_images/

                              So why this change? I don't want the artwork saved like this. I want the artwork saved on my SD card (the way it was before) and the ROMs located on the external USB HD. The problem with this too, is when I go to scrape for the missing stuff UXS doesn't find, and I use Selph's or the ES one. They default to saving in the other path. This just sucks.

                              Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                              • vbsV
                                vbs @hansolo77
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                                @hansolo77
                                There is a new profile named Retropie [Rom folder] now which behaves as you described. Did you choose that maybe? Make sure to choose Retropie if you want the old behavior.

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                                • hansolo77H
                                  hansolo77
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                                  I don't remember what I chose. I just changed it and thought to myself "wait a sec, this was a NEW install, with a new config. So it's probably just using a default setting". I'll try and that [Rom Folder] option and see if that's what I needed.

                                  Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                                  • hansolo77H
                                    hansolo77
                                    last edited by

                                    Ok I erased the the ini file and restarted UXS. I chose Retropie [Rom Folder] MIX and it still has the same %Source_RootPath%\%system%\gamelist.xml designation.

                                    Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                                    • vbsV
                                      vbs @hansolo77
                                      last edited by vbs

                                      @hansolo77 said in [SOFT] Universal XML Scraper V2 - Easy Scrape with High Quality picture:

                                      Retropie [Rom Folder] MIX

                                      Sorry, stupid question: You don't want the gamelist.xml created it in the ROM folder but you chose the profile Retropie [Rom Folder] MIX?
                                      I don't want that either so I choose Retropie MIXand for me it saves the gamelist.xml to \\RetroPie\configs\all\emulationstation\gamelists\%system%

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                                      • hansolo77H
                                        hansolo77
                                        last edited by

                                        Correct. I want it saved in the \\RetroPie\configs\all\emulationstation\gamelists\%system%\ path and the art in the \\RetroPie\configs\all\emulationstation\downloaded_images\%system%\ path. So I don't want the [Rom Folder] option, I want the Regular option?

                                        Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                                        • hansolo77H
                                          hansolo77
                                          last edited by

                                          ..side note..
                                          This sucks, I wish I had more than 1 thread. But I don't want to have to pay MONTHLY for the access. 10 is a lot of money for somebody who works part time. Especially for just artwork/metadata. After all the "beta" testing I've been doing, it should be a given. LOL. Having it run through 5k ROMs takes HOURS.

                                          Who's Scruffy Looking?

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                                          • vbsV
                                            vbs @hansolo77
                                            last edited by

                                            @hansolo77 said in [SOFT] Universal XML Scraper V2 - Easy Scrape with High Quality picture:

                                            So I don't want the [Rom Folder] option, I want the Regular option?

                                            So, what happens if you choose Retropie MIX and then scrape a system? For me it works.

                                            ..side note..
                                            This sucks, I wish I had more than 1 thread. But I don't want to have to pay MONTHLY for the access

                                            Huh, do you have a link/source for that? I always thought it was free but accepts donations?

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