[RESOLVED] Search for instructions on how to create filters in the game manager (e.g. by year or table manufacturer)

[timblo]

Hello I wanted to create filters in the game manager (e.g. display tables by year or manufacturer, but I don't understand the operation. Does anyone know exactly how to do this - sorry for my poor English

[scutters]

There's a few ways to create active filters. Game Manager, PinballX Database Manager or manually creating/editing ini files.

As you mention Game Manager lets start with that..

To build a filter of all Bally or Williams tables after 1970 in the Visual Pinball system;

Select New List and then the Visual Pinball System name, click Select button to go to next screen

Enter a filter name

Click Ok and then get this prompt to enter filter details, click Yes here;

You then enter the criteria. Year from 1970 for all tables after (and inlluding 1970) and manufacturer as Bally|Williams (note the | character works as an OR). Click Apply then OK;

You should then have a filter ini file created in the Visual Pinball database folder like;

This file can be created or edited manually if you want with Notepad, or copied and renamed to other systems.

This list can then be selected in PinballX via the menu (if you don't have one click launch enabled)

 

If you use Database Manager you can also create active filters there via the Advanced Search option. Mike posted some info in the 2nd half of this post about that;

 

(and there is some info in the pdf help file that comes with Database Manager)

 

[Mike_da_Spike]

6 hours ago, scutters said:

There's a few ways to create active filters. Game Manager, PinballX Database Manager or manually creating/editing ini files.

As you mention Game Manager lets start with that..

To build a filter of all Bally or Williams tables after 1970 in the Visual Pinball system;

Select New List and then the Visual Pinball System name, click Select button to go to next screen

Enter a filter name

Click Ok and then get this prompt to enter filter details, click Yes here;

You then enter the criteria. Year from 1970 for all tables after (and inlluding 1970) and manufacturer as Bally|Williams (note the | character works as an OR). Click Apply then OK;

You should then have a filter ini file created in the Visual Pinball database folder like;

This file can be created or edited manually if you want with Notepad, or copied and renamed to other systems.

This list can then be selected in PinballX via the menu (if you don't have one click launch enabled)

 

If you use Database Manager you can also create active filters there via the Advanced Search option. Mike posted some info in the 2nd half of this post about that;

 

(and there is some info in the pdf help file that comes with Database Manager)

 

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Nice article !