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    Making premade gamelist.xml with xtra media collections

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    • UDb23U
      UDb23 @Used2BeRX
      last edited by UDb23

      @Used2BeRX Huh! I thought no more errors; sorry.
      I will check those files one by one. I don't it's some strange characters this time.
      More likely these txt have something different compared with usual file structure.
      The program looks for the single tags and if found takes the value. Description is identified by being after the "------" at the end of the file.
      Maybe I have to adjust these rules to parse these txt that create errors.
      Will check tomorrow.

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      • Used2BeRXU
        Used2BeRX @UDb23
        last edited by Used2BeRX

        @UDb23 No worries. That's what I'm here for. :)

        I got the file structure for you. I don't think it's really very useful to you since we're trying to make a "Universal-Type" program here, but I thought it would give you a good idea of what somebody with full sets might be working with, and it would also really illustrate how important the ability to have the program figure out where the roms will be is going to be for me.

        MEDIA PATHS:

/home/
/home/pi/
/home/pi/RetroPie/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/


ATARI 2600: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A2600/VGMaps/

ATARI 7800:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/A7800/VGMaps/

COLECOVISION:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ADAM/VGMaps/

ATARI 5200 / ATARI 800:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ATARI800/VGMaps/

GAMEBOY / GAMEBOY COLOR / GAMEBOY ADVANCE:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GBA/VGMaps/

SEGA GENESIS / SEGA CD / 32X:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/GENESIS/VGMaps/

ATARI LYNX:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/LYNX/VGMaps/

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / FAMICOM DISK SYSTEM:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NES/VGMaps/

NEO GEO POCKET / NEO GEO POCKET COLOR:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/NGPC/VGMaps/

ODYSSEY 2: (Don't think this is emulated on the Pi)
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/ODYSSEY2/VGMaps/

TURBOGRAFX 16 / TURBOCD:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PCE/VGMaps/

SONY PLAYSTATION: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/PSX/VGMaps/

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM / GAME GEAR / SG-1000:
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SMSGG/VGMaps/

SUPER NINTENDO: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SNES/VGMaps/

WATARA SUPERVISION: (Don't think this is emulated on the Pi)
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/SUPERVISION/VGMaps/

NINTENDO VIRTUALBOY: (Don't think this is emulated on the Pi)
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/VIRTUALBOY/VGMaps/

BANDAI WONDERSWAN: (Don't think this is emulated on the Pi)
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/3D Boxart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/Action/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/Box Front/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/Cart/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/Marquee/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Artwork/Titles/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Commercials/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/GameFAQs/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Manuals/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/Movies/
/home/pi/RetroPie/Media/WONDERSWAN/VGMaps/





ROM PATHS:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/

ATARI 2600: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Europe (NTSC Conversions)/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_3) Europe (Non-NTSC Conversions)/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_4) Brazil/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_5) Cassettes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_6) Light Gun/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(1) Licensed/(1_7) Special Releases/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(2) Homebrew - Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(2) Homebrew - Prototypes/(2_1) Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(2) Homebrew - Prototypes/(2_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(2) Homebrew - Prototypes/(2_3) Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/(2) Homebrew - Prototypes/(2_4) Trainers/

ATARI 5200 / ATARI 800: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/(2) Unreleased - Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/(2) Unreleased - Unlicensed/(1) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/(2) Unreleased - Unlicensed/(2) Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(1) Atari 5200/(2) Unreleased - Unlicensed/(3) Atari 800 Conversions/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(2) Atari 800 Carts/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(2) Atari 800 Carts/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(2) Atari 800 Carts/(2) Light Gun Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/(2) Atari 800 Carts/(3) Prototypes/

ATARI 7800: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/(2) Lightgun Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/(3) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/(4) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/(5) Homebrew/

ATARI LYNX: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarilynx/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarilynx/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarilynx/(2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarilynx/(3) Homebrew/

COLECOVISION: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/coleco/
(Unknown at this time if I'm going to do this because it requires a ton of control configuration)

GAME GEAR: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(1) Licensed/(1_3) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/(3) Prototypes/

GAMEBOY: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(1) Licensed/(1_3) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(1) Licensed/(1_4) Personal Assistants/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_1) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_3) Pirates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_4) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Non-Working/

GAMEBOY ADVANCE: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/(1_3) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/(1_4) Video Cartridges/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(1) Licensed/(1_5) Special Releases/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_1) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_3) Pirates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_4) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_5) Pokemon Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_6) Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/Non-Working/

GAMEBOY COLOR: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(1) Licensed/(1_3) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_1) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_3) Pirates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_4) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/(3) Unlicensed - Hacks/(3_5) Original Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/Non-Working/

SEGA MASTERSYSTEM:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_2) Lightgun/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_3) 3D Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_4) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_5) Japan/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(1) Licensed/(1_6) Brazil/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_1) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_3) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/Non-Working/

SEGA GENESIS:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_1) Licensed/(1_1) USA Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_1) Licensed/(1_2) Menacer Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_1) Licensed/(1_3) Europe Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_1) Licensed/(1_4) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_1) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_2) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_3) Pirates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_4) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/(1_3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_5) Original Homebrew/

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / FAMICOM DISK SYSTEM:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_2) US Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_3_1) NES Zapper Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_3_2) NES Power Pad Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_4) Europe/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_5) Japan/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_6) Australia/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(1) Licensed/(1_7) VS Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_01) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_02) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_03) Pirate Carts/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_04) Pirate - Fighting Games/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_05) Original Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_06) Castlevania Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_07) Final Fantasy Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_08) Mega Man Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_09) Metroid Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_10) Super Mario Bros Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_11) Zelda Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_12) Other Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(4) Famicom Disk System/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(4) Famicom Disk System/(4_1) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(4) Famicom Disk System/(4_2) Untranslated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(4) Famicom Disk System/(4_3) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Non-Working/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Non-Working/NEEDS ALTERNATE CONTROLLER/

NEO GEO POCKET / NEO GEO POCKET COLOR: 
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ngp/
(Haven't decided structure.  Will probably combine both into one for such small libraries)

TURBOGRAFX 16:
(May change.  Haven't decided on how TGCD will work because I'm only using Pi Zero)
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/(1_1) US Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/(1_2) Japan Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/(3_1) Special Releases/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/(3_2) Updates/

SONY PLAYSTATION:
(May change.  Haven't even thought of CD based games because of using Pi Zero)
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/

SEGA 32X:
(May change and lump in with Genesis instead of having separate spot.  Doesn't work on Pi Zero)
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sega32x/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sega32x/(2_1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sega32x/(2_2) Update Hacks/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sega32x/(2_3) Original Homebrew/

SEGA CD: 
(May change and lump in with Genesis instead of having separate spot.  Doesn't work on Pi Zero)
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/segacd/

SEGA SG-1000:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sg-1000/

SUPER NINTENDO:
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/(1) US/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/(2) Super Scope/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/(3) Europe/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/(4) Japan/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(1) Licensed/(5) Special Releases/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(2) Translated/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(01) Unlicensed/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(02) Prototypes/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(03) Pirates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(04) Original Homebrew/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(05) Castlevania Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(06) Chrono Trigger Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(07) Final Fantasy Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(08) Legend of Zelda Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(09) Super Mario Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(10) Super Metroid Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(11) Other Updates/
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Non-Working/
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        • UDb23U
          UDb23 @Used2BeRX
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          @Used2BeRX thanks.

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          • Used2BeRXU
            Used2BeRX @UDb23
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            @UDb23 No problem.

            I'm pretty much set with the low-def artwork for the Pi-zero setup to try all this out with. I've re-cased everything and verified all the names match and everything is on the Pi now. I've got a few things here and there I need to fix up, but it will all be set up by the time you have the next update so we can really start testing this out.

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              meleu @UDb23
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              @UDb23 hey bro! Sorry, I didn't get exactly what this thread is about (ok, something related with gamelist.xml). Is it related with rpie-art?

              If you want to make convertions like that on the OP (from txt to xml) I can help with it. But I'm not sure if changing user's gamelist.xml is something to be expected from a tool designed to install art.

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                UDb23 @meleu
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                @meleu : @Used2BeRX has a huge collection of txt files containing games metadata he made in the past, and also related media (box-art etc). He asked support to convert these txt files to ES compatible xml format in WIndows.
                I made a small Program to do the conversion and it's almost ok.

                Now he'd like to automate the install of metadata and media only for the roms a user actually has installed. Basically like scraping roms using local metadata and media instead of online. Any suggestions ?

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                • meleuM
                  meleu @UDb23
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                  @UDb23 said in Making premade gamelist.xml with xtra media collections:

                  Any suggestions ?

                  Try to guess... Yes, shell script. :-)

                  It seems to be easy to implement. The most challenging part will be the ROM filename matching (same with our rpie-art).

                  I can help with it. I'll try to take a look into it on Wednesday.

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                    UDb23 @meleu
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                    @meleu nice, thanks :-)
                    Meanwhile I'll fix a few bugs in the conversion Program.

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @UDb23
                      last edited by meleu

                      @UDb23 The conversion to xml is really simple and straightforward to do via shell script, a few lines of sed tricks and, voilá, xml ready! If you guys really need to do it on windows, maybe it's time to know the cygwin. ;-)

                      About the scraper, did he ( @Used2BeRX ) put the txt/xml files in some repo?

                      A quick reading through the posts in this thread makes me believe that the files are at some of those web servers that don't allow downloads directly from command line.

                      @Used2BeRX putting your files in github really increases the chances to other people contribute with your hardwork and use it. If you don't know how it works, consider to learn at least the basics.

                      I see three pros:

                      1. The txt files seems to be human readable, then anyone would be able to contribute.

                      2. Users could download files directly from the command line (pi users love this feature).

                      3. Your work would be easily accessible (a friendly URL, not those random chars of those dropbox-like web servers you're using).

                      P.S.: I reread my post and maybe I'm sounding like a smartass. Sorry, this is not my intention. :-)

                      Cheers.

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                        UDb23 @meleu
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                        @meleu you're not sounding like that; don't worry. ;-)
                        About the program I already made it in Visual Studio 2017 (vb); you won't believe it but Microsoft gives the community edition for free!
                        These text files are not all structured in the same way so there still are a few fixes to be done to parse them correctly. No Problem on this side; it's fun to me to re-start some coding in visual basic after so many years. Working on a real project is far better then just studying; and vb has changed a lot over the years.

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                          Used2BeRX @UDb23
                          last edited by Used2BeRX

                          @UDb23 said in Making premade gamelist.xml with xtra media collections:

                          Now he'd like to automate the install of metadata and media only for the roms a user actually has installed. Basically like scraping roms using local metadata and media instead of online. Any suggestions ?

                          Actually, although that might not be a bad idea for future usability for other people without my setup, that's not exactly what I was asking. (And I noticed another issue while putting together this example):

                          When the program reads "1ST ULTIMATE SUPER MARIO BROS.TXT", I'd like to see it be able to recognize what sub folder the rom "1ST ULTIMATE SUPER MARIO BROS.ZIP" is in and add that path to the <path></path> tag, instead of just putting "./" before the file name.

                          For this example, using the table I had posted above, this line should read as:

                          <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_10) Super Mario Bros Updates/1ST ULTIMATE SUPER MARIO BROS.ZIP</path>

                          (I think ./(3) Unlicensed - Homebrew/(3_10) Super Mario Bros Updates/1ST ULTIMATE SUPER MARIO BROS.ZIP would be the same thing???)

                          Right now this is how it's reading:

                          <path>./Frank's First Ultimate Super Mario Bros..zip</path>

                          No path, but the other problem I noticed is that it's taking the altered game name instead of using the rom file name. In this example that means the file name is incorrect and the Case is wrong because the case of the TXT file and ZIP file and all Xtras will be all Caps "XXXXXX.XXX"

                          Hope that clears up the confusion. I also hope it can be done. That's the 10,000 or so lines that I would be forced to do by hand that I mentioned before if we can't do this.

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                            Used2BeRX @meleu
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                            @meleu At this point I'm really only concerned with getting everything up and running right with good gamelist.xml files that aren't going to take me a year or two to write by hand.

                            I plan on sharing the work at that point, but I don't have any interest in putting all of that work into re-hosting stuff here. It's easily over 100,000 files, and once videos are thrown in the mix it's a giant collection that I doubt would fit anywhere here.

                            I think I mentioned to Herb Fergus that I'm alright with somebody else putting it all up as long as credit is given to the team behind the work. That would all be in a readme when a release comes out.

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                              meleu @Used2BeRX
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                              @Used2BeRX OK man. As the Overlay Master requested, I'll write the scraper. I just need to know where the xml files are supposed to be placed.

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                                UDb23 @meleu
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                                @meleu if I'm the overlay master then you're the Script Grand Master ;-).
                                @Used2BeRX ok, misunderstood original request. Now clear.

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                                  UDb23 @Used2BeRX
                                  last edited by UDb23

                                  @Used2BeRX said in Making premade gamelist.xml with xtra media collections:

                                  No path, but the other problem I noticed is that it's taking the altered game name instead of using the rom file name. In this example that means the file name is incorrect and the Case is wrong because the case of the TXT file and ZIP file and all Xtras will be all Caps "XXXXXX.XXX"

                                  I modified the program: now the exact TXT filename (with .zip extension) will be used for the <path> tag.
                                  So if TXT filename corresponds to ROM filename (case included) the xml will inlcude the correct name for the rom file.

                                  Actual path were the ROM resides will then be found by @meleu 's new script, that will also automagically modify the path tag in the .xml accordingly.

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                                    UDb23
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                                    @Used2BeRX New version (06) uploaded.

                                    • No more errors (as far as I could check) with txt files import.
                                      Error was due to max number of lines limit I used (was not expecting that long descriptions). Now basically unlimited.
                                    • ROM name exactly as txt filename (as mentioned previously)
                                    • "convert all" checkbox allows to convert all txt files in folder (tested on 7800 TXTs, converted 90 files without any issue).

                                    Next to be implemented:

                                    • implement all items/tags you requested (not yet finalized)
                                    • custom media path (can be set by user)
                                    • create global gamelist.xml (converting all txt in folder)
                                    • fix append issue (currently appends to existing xml with same name, if file already exists)
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                                      Used2BeRX @UDb23
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                                      @UDb23 It works without crashing now. I did the Atari 7800 (90) for myself and I also did the NES (1,756 files!). I'm pretty sure that with a group that large not spitting out any errors that we're good on that now.

                                      Two issues I noticed so far. (I'll study the output files and see if I find any more).

                                      1. Zip file romname is showing the proper case now, but the extension is a lowercase ".zip". Can your program recognize that and case the extension accordingly? For my purposes, every file involved now will be all uppercase to avoid any confusion, so forcing it is also acceptable, but that will limit the use of the program for others not using my collection in the future.

                                      2. All other media is still showing the game title instead of the romname, so the lines are wrong and the case is incorrect. Everything in the <artwork-type><movies><manual><vgmap><marquee>, etc. should be the exact same as the file name in the <path> tag (the extension will be different though of course).

                                      Actual path were the ROM resides will then be found by @meleu 's new script, that will also automagically modify the path tag in the .xml accordingly.

                                      I'd like to test this out. Was this implemented in this change, or you're going to put it in a future update? If it's in there now, how do I have to have the file structures set up since there is never a question about where the roms are found?

                                      Future ideas:

                                      If this script works, perhaps we can do even more upgrades to the program that would be similar to this one. For instance, a person might have artwork that is mixed between .JPG and .PNG. Using a similar script the exact file names could be put on each line of the tags (and also you could have the ability to completely skip tags if you didn't have the particular artwork).

                                      I may or may not have somebody upgrading a lot of the videos we have. The old videos were .WMV and the new videos would be MP4. That would be awesome to have the program determine what extension to put in there.

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                                        UDb23 @Used2BeRX
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                                        Glad to hear it works and was able to manage that huge number of files :-)

                                        1.Can your program recognize that and case the extension accordingly?

                                        Should be able to detect actual case of extension of original file and apply to .zip accordingly.

                                        2 All other media is still showing the game title .....should be the exact same as the file name in the <path> tag (the extension

                                        I've overseen this; sure I can do. Very easy fix

                                        Actual path were the ROM resides...

                                        Current idea is that my program creates the xml files (eventually with some user customizable path for roms and media; to be set by user).

                                        @meleu very kindly agreed to write a new specific script that would "scrape" (check) where actual roms are and automatically modify the required xml files. I'll wait for his feedback and proposal on this, including where xml file should be available to be accessed thru the web from his script (e.g. github). This would avoid user the need to download ALL xml files locally just to use/install only the ones he has roms for.

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                                          UDb23
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                                          btw I have complete metadata for VIc20 roms I got thru a combination of an own written scraper (mobygames based) and other sources found on the web. Also have most cover art. Will try to find a way to generate the related xml for Retropie like I did for your txt files.
                                          Likely it will be an additional convert command/option of MetaX.

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                                            Used2BeRX @UDb23
                                            last edited by Used2BeRX

                                            @UDb23 Sounds good man.

                                            I know you got a lot on your plate with this now and I don't want to bog you down with requests on it, but I was thinking about how to handle the sub-folders. Currently, I had written entries for the folders on the Atari gamelists that have information about the console itself as well as pointers to a .PNG file that shows a nice pic of the system.

                                            If you look at the NES sub-folders, there are a TON of different ones. I'd like to make some cool artwork to display for each of these folders as well as a short description for what's inside each of them for the end user.

                                            If I were to make TXT files for every sub-folder for the program to use, how would you suggest I name these, and how would you suggest I put the data in for your program to scrape? There wouldn't be much to add on these as far as media. Currently I'm only putting one picture from a folder called /Artwork/Console/.

                                            I was thinking that for naming them I could start every folder entry with "FOLDER xxxxxxxxx.TXT"?

                                            No need to give an answer on that right away. Id' like to see what you think about it.

                                            I'm hoping that eventually we can get the entire process automated so that only existing media is added to the XML files and if any media is upgraded/added that you could simply re-run the program and get a completely working gamelist.xml file that contains the upgrades without having to worry about re-testing that everything still works and/or going through and making a lot of changes by hand.

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