Zip config with mutiple roms

[Stub]

I am working on setting up Future Pinball this morning.

The way I receive updated table packages is in Zip files structured as:

Abra Ca Dabra (Williams - 1975).zip

- v 1.0

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.1.fpt

-- Abra Ca Dabra snap.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra Flyer.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.1.txt

- v 1.5

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.5.fpt

-- Abra Ca Dabra snap.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra Flyer.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.5.txt

The filter is *.fpt

Wit zip functionality in GameEx, I drop the zips in and each one is showing up once in the game list.

1) Is there a way to show more than one rom-table contained in the same zip?

2) If not, which of the two is it running when I choose the game? And can I control it?

3) I think I have seen this before but, Has any one found a way to have GameEx recurse through several folders deep to enumerate all the roms-tables? I.E. If I ran a job to unzip all the hundred zips to a folder structure.

My goal is to have a fairly simple method to update my table sets.

[bkenobi]

I think there was a PD file extractor that HK put together a while back that was meant to help with this exact problem. It's possible he was dealing with PinMAME and not Future Pinball though. I would check it out if I were you though!

EDIT: Here's the thread: PleasureExtractor

It looks like it's intended for VP, so it may not help you in this case. I would still review the thread though...

[headkaze]

It looks like it's intended for VP, so it may not help you in this case. I would still review the thread though...

It also works for Future Pinball but they have to be sets from "PD" (sorry can't say the name)

[Tom Speirs]

I am working on setting up Future Pinball this morning.

The way I receive updated table packages is in Zip files structured as:

Abra Ca Dabra (Williams - 1975).zip

- v 1.0

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.1.fpt

-- Abra Ca Dabra snap.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra Flyer.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.1.txt

- v 1.5

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.5.fpt

-- Abra Ca Dabra snap.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra Flyer.png

-- Abra Ca Dabra 1.5.txt

The filter is *.fpt

Wit zip functionality in GameEx, I drop the zips in and each one is showing up once in the game list.

1) Is there a way to show more than one rom-table contained in the same zip?

2) If not, which of the two is it running when I choose the game? And can I control it?

3) I think I have seen this before but, Has any one found a way to have GameEx recurse through several folders deep to enumerate all the roms-tables? I.E. If I ran a job to unzip all the hundred zips to a folder structure.

My goal is to have a fairly simple method to update my table sets.

It works fine for me. My zips are like that. Maybe you dont have the game information page enabled? If not it will load the first one.

[Stub]

It also works for Future Pinball but they have to be sets from "PD" (sorry can't say the name)

Wow, just wow. You have completely covered what I was thinking about scripting. Inside and out. We need to pay you more.

Actually what we need is a sticky with links to very important threads like this. Searching the form has put bruises on my head.

A sticky to every one of your hot little projects, and other goodies to make them easy to find.

And yes I am talking about the same source.

It works fine for me. My zips are like that. Maybe you dont have the game information page enabled? If not it will load the first one.

Really? I have the game info page active, does yours give you a list of versions in the zip? Are yours all at the root of the zip, or in subfolders inside the zip as mine are?

I will clear my dir and put one zip in for testing, and see if I can figure it out.

While I like the idea of having it work without making changes ( and being able to check older versions ), HKs tool would shrink the excess HD size and entries in the list.

Having multiple versions is also nice because some tables such as Medieval Madness have a couple of production versions built, and there are tables that emulate each.

[Stub]

It works fine for me. My zips are like that. Maybe you dont have the game information page enabled? If not it will load the first one.

I checked it out. First Tom I noticed your process flattens the zip. If there are multiple file of the exact same filename how do you handle it? ASCII alpha? or do you test for the newest?

Second I don't know what you are referring to with the game info page. It unpacked 2 *.vpt files but the game info screen only has Play game and Add to Fav.

What do I have different?

[Tom Speirs]

I checked it out. First Tom I noticed your process flattens the zip. If there are multiple file of the exact same filename how do you handle it? ASCII alpha? or do you test for the newest?

Second I don't know what you are referring to with the game info page. It unpacked 2 *.vpt files but the game info screen only has Play game and Add to Fav.

What do I have different?

Hi Stub,

Im not sure at the moment. I know it supposed to show "play this game" if it only finds one game matching the rom filter, otherwise it should list the seperate files.

(The game info page is where it says "plays this game". Its just its possible to turn that off).

[Stub]

Is anyone else using multiple roms-tables inside multiple zips? Do you choose a zip on the selection screen then choose a rom-table on the game info screen? I have been fiddling with every setting I can think of and I am not sure of the issue.

[Tom Speirs]

Is anyone else using multiple roms-tables inside multiple zips? Do you choose a zip on the selection screen then choose a rom-table on the game info screen? I have been fiddling with every setting I can think of and I am not sure of the issue.

Are you saying theres multiple zips within each zip? That would be different to what I have then. Sorry. Your best best is to go whether suggesion in that case then.

[Tom Speirs]

Actually, just found its a small bug. It only lists them seperatly if it finds more than 2 instead of correctly more than 1.

If will be fixed in the next release.

[Stub]

Actually, just found its a small bug. It only lists them separately if it finds more than 2 instead of correctly more than 1.

If will be fixed in the next release.

Thanks again Tom.

No I was trying to say multiple parallel zips. As opposed to zipping all your roms in a single zip.

I am excited about this capability. This allows layered categorization of roms. As in I had suggested before using mame's "Parent rom" data to organize roms into trees the way MameUI does. I would like to see only parent roms in the main mame list, and the list of rom flavors on the Game Info screen, with the parent at the top. With zips I could write a vbs to read the mame info and zip them by parent. Or someone could choose another slice such as game type. But if you do that you will lose the nice layout of associated art for each rom.

Does this sound sensible to you Tom?

[Tom Speirs]

Thanks again Tom.

No I was trying to say multiple parallel zips. As opposed to zipping all your roms in a single zip.

I am excited about this capability. This allows layered categorization of roms. As in I had suggested before using mame's "Parent rom" data to organize roms into trees the way MameUI does. I would like to see only parent roms in the main mame list, and the list of rom flavors on the Game Info screen, with the parent at the top. With zips I could write a vbs to read the mame info and zip them by parent. Or someone could choose another slice such as game type. But if you do that you will lose the nice layout of associated art for each rom.

Does this sound sensible to you Tom?

For MAME I like the idea, and I know of another front end that does it. I was already looking into the possiblity of this, but otherwsise for other emulators that exactly what the 7-zip/zip support is supposed to do already. Just for zips it wernt working right.

[Stub]

For MAME I like the idea, and I know of another front end that does it. I was already looking into the possiblity of this, but otherwsise for other emulators that exactly what the 7-zip/zip support is supposed to do already. Just for zips it wernt working right.

Ahh yes, was playing with a quick vbs to create all the zips and package the rom zips together. Then I dawned on me you really don't have the same method for building your mame list. There is no option to "Use 7zip". I assume you import the mame list and check for the existence of the roms.

Right, eventually Ill be up to speed.