Sharing Images, Video and Database XML files with PinballX and Hyperpin

[punter1]

If you haven't switched over to PinballX completely and are still using Hyperpin also, here is an easy way to sync all the images, videos and database xml updated between both programs, so you just have to update one frontend and the other matches it

You just need to create a symbolic link of the directories and/or files that you want both programs to share (It's similar to a windows shortcut). You only have to set this up once. You can use the DOS command symlink to do this or use the free windows utility below.

I still add my tables and update the database xml file in Hyperpin, so I have created symbolic links in PinballX so it sees all the changes I make in Hyperpin. You can do the opposite, if you are now adding tables to PinballX first

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EDIT Oct 24, 2013 -

I found a simpler utility to create the symbolic links here: http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html

- Delete or rename the existing folders that you are creating sym links for

- Then right click and drag and drop the source folder or file you want to share to the desired location and select Drop Here -> Symbolic Link.

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Download this utility http://code.google.com/p/symlinker/downloads/detail?name=Symlink%20Creator%201.1.1.3.exe . You will have to delete or rename the existing folders that you are creating sym links for.

Here is a example of sharing a folder, C:\HyperPin\Media\Visual Pinball\Backglass Images folder, with PinballX. (Repeat this with the Table Images, Wheel Images and Table Videos folders)

And here is an example of sharing a file,C:\HyperPin\Databases\Visual Pinball\Visual Pinball.xml, with PinballX

Repeat for Future Pinball and done.

[zeenon]

This should be a sticky for those bridging between Hyperpin to PinballX.

Thanks for the tip!

Z