Commodore 64 Zip Files in Gameex ?

[denoiser]

Hi ,

I have question about the working of Gameex. Since i know this real great Front End Gameex i just worked with the Gamebase Frontend and many Databases. In the Last few weeks I spent so many Times to getting all my Old Emulators with config files to work in gameex. Most of them work absolutely great with the help of this forum. But I have trouble with setting up my C 64, I Use the Emulators WinVice and Ccs64, and both Emulators will only works with unzipped Files as D.64 , T.64 and so one.

I think its a problem of both Emulators, right ? Is there a way to get Gameex and both Emulators to handle .zip files ?

[denoiser]

I solved the problem by myself

For all interested C 64 User with the same pÃ?roblem . A third party Tool is necessary to get handle Win Vice zip files.

I take this one :

http://www.filegate.net/utiln/utilwin/unz550xn.exe

The Way is the following :

Extract this File in any Directoty you want, after done take the unzip.exe and place in in the folder which contains your zipped t.64, d.64 .. files. When you choose a Zip File with Win Vice, this tool extract the zip file before the Emulator starts. It works fine .

[denoiser]

I just want to make a correction of the topic above. I have just started Gameex and choose my WinVice Emulator but the Emulator won´t start the zip file and wait at the C64 prompt.

I think it´s a Gameex Config Problem. When I start Win Vice without Gameex I´m able to load and run Zip Files. Does anyone know a solution or maybe have a working config ?

My used config is :

[Emulator_1]

Enabled=True

StartPageName=[PC] Commodore C64 (WinVice)

TitleText=Commodore C64

StartPageLogo=[PC] Commodore C64

RomFilter=

RomsInFolders=False

ROMPath=C:\Emulators\C 64\Games

SnapPath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Snaps\

WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\C 64\Emulators\WinVICE-1.21

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=False

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=False

RemoveBrackets=True

AlsoLaunch=

ShowDesktop=False

Debug=False

MapFile=

OLDatZip=

Command=x64.exe -fullscreen -autostart "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"

TitlePath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Titles\

BoxPath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Boxes\

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=

CartPath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Cartridges\

configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)

ExcludedFiles=

CustomBackground=

PlayMusic=False

PCGame=False

DATABASE=[PC] Commodore C64

Import=

Export=

GamesIn7Zips=False

PlayInScreenSaver=False

ManualPath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Manuals\

lastgame=

DontShowInfo=

PlaySelectionMusic=False

SelectionMusicFolder=

ShowMostPlayed=True

RandomMostPlayed=False

CDCheck=False

CDCheckFile=

ControlPanelPath=C:\Emulation\Assets\PC\Commodore C64\Controls\

InstructionsPath=

[greatflash]

Hi ,

I have question about the working of Gameex. Since i know this real great Front End Gameex i just worked with the Gamebase Frontend and many Databases. In the Last few weeks I spent so many Times to getting all my Old Emulators with config files to work in gameex. Most of them work absolutely great with the help of this forum. But I have trouble with setting up my C 64, I Use the Emulators WinVice and Ccs64, and both Emulators will only works with unzipped Files as D.64 , T.64 and so one.

I think its a problem of both Emulators, right ? Is there a way to get Gameex and both Emulators to handle .zip files ?

This is also a problem i am having and can find no answers.

Does ANYONE know of an answer to this. All my roms are zipped and can find no way for it to run the file wihin the zip???

HELP!!!!!!!!!

[fRequEnCy]

This is also a problem i am having and can find no answers.

Does ANYONE know of an answer to this. All my roms are zipped and can find no way for it to run the file wihin the zip???

HELP!!!!!!!!!

Tempest and I talked about this before and I could never get WinVice to run my zipped roms either. I tried using MESS and was able to run in there. WinVice says it handles zip files but I haven't had any luck doing so. I haven't had time to troubleshoot it so will as soon as I get a chance.

Another solution would be to make a script to temporarily unzip the file and then run and then delete after it closes.

[greatflash]

Tempest and I talked about this before and I could never get WinVice to run my zipped roms either. I tried using MESS and was able to run in there. WinVice says it handles zip files but I haven't had any luck doing so. I haven't had time to troubleshoot it so will as soon as I get a chance.

Another solution would be to make a script to temporarily unzip the file and then run and then delete after it closes.

Here we go - any idea how to write a script.

It has been nice to rename all the zip files from GB64 format to long filenames using clrmamepro thingy. Saved a lot of work...

getting them to run looks like a major problem...

Any help would be great!

[fRequEnCy]

Here we go - any idea how to write a script.

It has been nice to rename all the zip files from GB64 format to long filenames using clrmamepro thingy. Saved a lot of work...

getting them to run looks like a major problem...

Any help would be great!

Well creating a script to do this is fairly easy so give me time to verify that I can't run zipped files as is. What naming format did you use to rename? My roms are in the No-Intro format. Just curious to see what others are running.

[greatflash]

Well creating a script to do this is fairly easy so give me time to verify that I can't run zipped files as is. What naming format did you use to rename? My roms are in the No-Intro format. Just curious to see what others are running.

There were renamed using goodgb64. so the files look like this,

Warhawk (8490).zip

and this contains

VERSION.NFO

WARHAWK.D64

hmmm..

(used warhawk as example as help code it in 86)

So..

need a batchfile to take romname from gameex, extract the d64,p00,t64 file, parse that to x64 or ccs, wait for emu to exit, then kill the extracted files (easy bit) and return to gameex

Hmmm..

[greatflash]

Trying, cant seem to parse a file with spaces to a batchfile that uses pkunzip..

Just tries to open the file as the name before the space...

god!

[greatflash]

Trying, cant seem to parse a file with spaces to a batchfile that uses pkunzip..

Just tries to open the file as the name before the space...

god!

Ok - This is as far as i have got..

This only works if the zip file contains no spaces.

Also - when you exit, the emulator itself is not closed.. though it returns to gamex.. God! (oh well it is my first batch file)

If anyone knows more than me - please PLEASE please HELP!

@ECHO OFF

d:

cd ..

cd /mess/software/c64

d:/emulators/c64/pkunzip.exe "%1" -o

if exist *.t64 goto tape

if exist *.d64 goto d64

goto end

:tape

rename *.t64 zx.t64

d:\emulators\c64\ccs.exe zx.t64 -window

goto end

:d64

rename *.d64 zx.d64

d:\emulators\c64\ccs.exe zx.d64 -window

goto end

:end

del *.d64

del *.t64

del *.nfo

This is just a text version. You must have no unzipped files in your rom directory - they will be deleted!

PS. Frequency - your help is needed

Also - TEMPEST where are you...

[fRequEnCy]

Ok - This is as far as i have got..

This only works if the zip file contains no spaces.

Also - when you exit, the emulator itself is not closed.. though it returns to gamex.. God! (oh well it is my first batch file)

If anyone knows more than me - please PLEASE please HELP!

@ECHO OFF

d:

cd ..

cd /mess/software/c64

d:/emulators/c64/pkunzip.exe "%1" -o

if exist *.t64 goto tape

if exist *.d64 goto d64

goto end

:tape

rename *.t64 zx.t64

d:\emulators\c64\ccs.exe zx.t64 -window

goto end

:d64

rename *.d64 zx.d64

d:\emulators\c64\ccs.exe zx.d64 -window

goto end

:end

del *.d64

del *.t64

del *.nfo

This is just a text version. You must have no unzipped files in your rom directory - they will be deleted!

PS. Frequency - your help is needed

Also - TEMPEST where are you...

Have no idea in this department. Maybe Brian could be of help. I know he's familiar with batch files. As far as the script I could come up with something but would have to be later as I'm not at home.

[greatflash]

Have no idea in this department. Maybe Brian could be of help. I know he's familiar with batch files. As far as the script I could come up with something but would have to be later as I'm not at home.

thanks anyway..

converted it to a command (.cmd) expecting long filenames to work... No joy!

[greatflash]

bugger - pkunzip does not support long filenames

[fRequEnCy]

bugger - pkunzip does not support long filenames

If you used goodtools for your naming convention, should just trying goodmerging them and then use GameEx to play as it supports GoodMerge ROMs.

[Brian Hoffman]

If you used goodtools for your naming convention, should just trying goodmerging them and then use GameEx to play as it supports GoodMerge ROMs.

Ya thats what I would do. Unzip your Roms then 7zip them. Then enable 7zip support in your emu config.

Besides after looking at that bat file how does it know what file to unzip on the fly? I see no error level 1

[greatflash]

Ya thats what I would do. Unzip your Roms then 7zip them. Then enable 7zip support in your emu config.

Besides after looking at that bat file how does it know what file to unzip on the fly? I see no error level 1

It just extracts the archive parsed by gameex and executes a single rom file that was contained in it..

I have no understanding of goodmerge but if i use that wont i have to rename each c64 .d64, .t64. etc file to long filenames (rather than the current ZONESIX.T64 that is contained in the archive) to get them to display nicely in Gameex???

Have got bat file working perfect in Gameex with long filename support now - just when i press ESC it quits the CMD file and not the emulator - GOD!!!!

Thanks for all your help and suggestions!

Any more help would be great!!!

[Tempest]

It just extracts the archive parsed by gameex and executes a single rom file that was contained in it..

I have no understanding of goodmerge but if i use that wont i have to rename each c64 .d64, .t64. etc file to long filenames (rather than the current ZONESIX.T64 that is contained in the archive) to get them to display nicely in Gameex???

Have got bat file working perfect in Gameex with long filename support now - just when i press ESC it quits the CMD file and not the emulator - GOD!!!!

Thanks for all your help and suggestions!

Any more help would be great!!!

Yeah, My very first post in this thread said that if you zipped them all into one file, that it would play the first one in the file, and that's all. I would (and am going to) unzip all of mine, and leave them that way. Why fight it? What's the difference in space? I can answer that question in the morning if nobody knows.

Brian - Did you receive my PM Regarding Sun?

[greatflash]

Yeah, My very first post in this thread said that if you zipped them all into one file, that it would play the first one in the file, and that's all. I would (and am going to) unzip all of mine, and leave them that way. Why fight it? What's the difference in space? I can answer that question in the morning if nobody knows.

Brian - Did you receive my PM Regarding Sun?

The only problem i have is the naming of 13,500 c64 images. They were originally Gamebase64 formated and i used goodgb64 (a batch file) to rename the zip files to long names - great so far! Except, the files in the zip are 8.3 capitalzed names. So, if i extract them all then i would have to name each one correctly.. A bit of a job..

I have a COM file that will run them from gameex with 2 problems

1) the rom zip must have no spaces (converted them all to _)

2) quiting emulation only kills the COM file and leaves the emulator running!!

So - getting there at least...

any ideas appreciated.. Will have a look at it tonight (GMT) and see if i can get the number 2 to work...

Included COM file for those who would like a try (only works with d64 and t64 at mo)

(edit it to correct paths)

you just need to run it with the path/name of the zip file..

I.E. run.com "[romdir]/[romfile]"

run.rar

[greatflash]

Got it working with spaces and believe i can get it to exit smoothly!!

Getting there

I will work it out...

And because of all the HELP i have had i will post the solution in the config sticky in the language of "JeSSicA ChrIS" .. HE HE!

So look out for:-

----------------------------------

How to done c64 zip work when extract to game runs.

First, files here that archive has to place where that should be, if not it will unemulate and not be the working!

ETC...............

----------------------------------

The EVIL FLASH has spoken!!!

HE HE

[greatflash]

Well - i have got it to work

Does not work with spaces (anyone please help) though support full length filenames..

Hurrah..

Well that was a learning experience. Could be modified for any other emus that suffer the same problem quite easily!

It is upped to the config sticky...

Any problems please post on this thread!

hugs to all

[greatflash]

i wonder if Denoiser ever got it sorted??

[Brian Hoffman]

i wonder if Denoiser ever got it sorted??

IDK.. Usually spaces issues can be cured by using "quotes"

oh well

[greatflash]

IDK.. Usually spaces issues can be cured by using "quotes"

oh well

Sadly not..

Every dos based unzip program fails if there is spaces in the filename. this is an inherent problem with dos from win 95 up to vista. As it works using a cmd batch file (to allow long files) it cannot be parsed spaces. the only reason that other emulators will support this is they are run as a win32 based executable. as soon as you use dos, it strips the remainder of the file after the first space, quotes or no quotes!

shame!

if anyone finds a work round i would love to know about it..

But for now, i have over 13,000 c64 images correctly named and working!

[Brian Hoffman]

Sadly not..

Every dos based unzip program fails if there is spaces in the filename. this is an inherent problem with dos from win 95 up to vista. As it works using a cmd batch file (to allow long files) it cannot be parsed spaces. the only reason that other emulators will support this is they are run as a win32 based executable. as soon as you use dos, it strips the remainder of the file after the first space, quotes or no quotes!

shame!

if anyone finds a work round i would love to know about it..

But for now, i have over 13,000 c64 images correctly named and working!

so this doesnt work

Pkunzip "c:\my zip\zip file name.zip"

[Tempest]

Sadly not..

Every dos based unzip program fails if there is spaces in the filename. this is an inherent problem with dos from win 95 up to vista. As it works using a cmd batch file (to allow long files) it cannot be parsed spaces. the only reason that other emulators will support this is they are run as a win32 based executable. as soon as you use dos, it strips the remainder of the file after the first space, quotes or no quotes!

shame!

if anyone finds a work round i would love to know about it..

But for now, i have over 13,000 c64 images correctly named and working!

Nice Job! - I have to tell you, your enthusiam is inspiring! (Maybe I'll get up and get another beer )