Updated Gamelist XML Creator

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 ? :)

Rookervik

@steuv See if this link works. Dropbox changed their sharing policies a while back and it's made things difficult.

ES_XML-Maker.rar

Steuv

@rookervik It works ! Thanks a lot, that'll make my life so much easier :)

paf

@Rookervik two questions:

is it possible to automatically include references to textfiles with games descriptions?
it would be nice to be able to adapt the program... do you consider it as freeware and if yes, is it possible to get the source code (which programming language?) or/and the old batch (the link above does not work)?

Thanks and regards
Patrick

IgorHenriqueTech

@Rookervik hello sorry i'm IgorHenriqueTech and i was behind this make.xml i searched a lot and i managed to find it the download link is right below and so that there is no risk of losing this script i will write it below too

Link https://mega.nz/#!bR1lmASJ!fjoapYEg-wp4J6CmQusuGDBSGKZWcebsgcKMEVFgV-E

Script

@echo off
echo Working...
echo ^<?xml version="1.0"?^> > gamelist.xml
echo ^<gameList^> >> gamelist.xml
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /b') do cls && echo Working... && echo %%~na && echo ^<game^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<path^>.^/%%a^</path^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<name^>%%~na^</name^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<desc^>^<^/desc^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<image^>^.^/downloaded_images^/%%~na.png^</image^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<rating^>^</rating^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<developer^>^</developer^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<publisher^>^</publisher^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<genre^>^</genre^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<players^>^</players^> >> gamelist.xml && echo ^<^/game^> >> gamelist.xml
echo ^<^/gameList^> >> gamelist.xml
cls
echo Done!