NEWS: A heads up about favorites

[Tom Speirs]

OK, the way I originally coded the favorites and games statistics system was a real mess. I'm currently rewriting the entire system to use an MS Access database. This will mean it will be really easy to manage data move favorites to another pc, back them up, and have a back end into this system, that people other than me can actually use and understand. It should mean you wont loose data in the future and if your emulators change etc a few queries on the database should fix things up.

HOWEVER: Unfortunatly theres not an easy way to updgrade the old system to the new system, like I said it was a mess, and I should know better being a software archicect. What this means is with the next release you will loose all current favorites. I have tried to find a way to upgrade this data, but its just not easy to do at all.

I'm really sorry about this but going forward it should be done, for a better developed GameEx and for the sake of your data.

Your MAME favorites can still be imported from Favorites.ini

Again I'm sorry about this, I know some of you have spent days setting up favorites.

Tom

[emphatic]

There must be someone who has the time to create a little conversion app that can copy the "old" GameEx favourites into a favourites.ini file?

Headkaze?

Emph

[Adultery]

Ouch... Progress.

[Tom Speirs]

There must be someone who has the time to create a little conversion app that can copy the "old" GameEx favourites into a favourites.ini file?

Headkaze?

Emph

Actually, I am going to try and do something. I decided its not acceptable otherwise.

There's also a few nice little bonuses in store, stuch as statistics reports in GameEx and GameExtender.

[Stu1983]

I'm feeling glad now that I was too lazy to fix all my favourites after I screwed them up a while ago

Stu

[Tom Speirs]

Well, like I said Im going to have them convert over now. Probably even be transparent (auto upgrade).

In regards to the messing up, there should be a lot less of that happennig with the new system, and it will allow a proper statistics system, which could be cool....

[emphatic]

It's all good Mr Speirs. GameEx rocks!

Emph

[Adultery]

Tom:

I'm cool with using MDB (Access 2007), so I can go either way on this. My favorites need some help anyways.