Database Usage

[starbuck]

Confused what the databases do

Added a number of the databases such as the PC Games database

when I run GameEX all I see are the games in my directory

Would think all the games in the database would show up

[Nologic]

Well the rom folder defined in GameEx must contain a file that match's the GoodName entered into the database for the information to be displayed inside of GameEx.

Myself and a few others generated a huge amount of newer databases...but they are worthless until I get around to getting the proper GoodNames entered into the db's other wise it will be largely a crap shoot as to if some thing will show up or not.

[starbuck]

Well the rom folder defined in GameEx must contain a file that match's the GoodName entered into the database for the information to be displayed inside of GameEx.

Myself and a few others generated a huge amount of newer databases...but they are worthless until I get around to getting the proper GoodNames entered into the db's other wise it will be largely a crap shoot as to if some thing will show up or not.

Thanks for the reply Nologic

Is there a way for GameEx just to display the games in your database weather you have game or not, another frontend I beta tested for did this and then changed the color on the ones you had. Worked neat because you then knew what games you needed. Thought GameEx did this with offline lisits but it doesn't nor will it display the scans from offline lists

[Nologic]

Currently I'm unaware of anyway to do this...sorry.

[fattmarrell]

That's a cool idea, post it in the feature requests section.

[starbuck]

That's a cool idea, post it in the feature requests section.

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