Inconsistent matching of games to their emulator database entry

[frosty-theaussie]

For some reason, games aren't always being matched up with their emulator database entries in the MS Access databases. This is mostly happening for Sega Saturn, Sega-CD and Sony Playstation titles. Even if the name of the ROM identically matches the GoodName of the entry in the .db, the entry data won't show up in GameEx. I find, however, that sometimes these titles will randomly work, while other titles will lose their matched database information, even if nothing has been changed.

[Brian Hoffman]

For some reason, games aren't always being matched up with their emulator database entries in the MS Access databases. This is mostly happening for Sega Saturn, Sega-CD and Sony Playstation titles. Even if the name of the ROM identically matches the GoodName of the entry in the .db, the entry data won't show up in GameEx. I find, however, that sometimes these titles will randomly work, while other titles will lose their matched database information, even if nothing has been changed.

Very interesting... Does changing themes have any effect?

[frosty-theaussie]

Very interesting... Does changing themes have any effect?

No, but strangely, if I have the .db file open in Access at the same time, it causes some to work and others not too.

For instance, with the Saturn, if I don't have the .db open, "Astal" and "NiGHTS into Dreams" won't have their database info show up. If I do have it open, then they will work, but Burning Rangers and Shining the Holy Ark won't.

[Brian Hoffman]

Try clearing out the cache.

[LB11]

This was the problem I came across when I was working on the databases. There really isn't anything in the databases that would be causing this. The only solution I found is to try erasing the *.dbcache files in one of the gameex folders. That might help for some but it does not fix them all. I currently only have a problem with the raine database I made. But I'm not using any of those systems you mentioned.

I mentioned it to tom before, but im not sure if he ever looked into it.