Caps dat as name release

spiff · 03 October 2004, 17:11

I ran a romcenter caps .dat fix. Got a bit miffed when all the dirs where named release number – game name. Ie “0001 wizardwars” and so on..

So I ran a macro conversion over the dat file and made it gamename – release number instead... anyone else wants it the file is attached.

All creds to pauloB hotROMs@hotmail.com who did the original . dat.

Once I get some time I'll prol strip the caps xml to add AGA/OCE and others to the dat.

*Edit* removed, duke's got a nicer one further down.. and it's got most of the images in tosec format.(1629)

fiath · 04 October 2004, 00:16

Errr, where did you get the dat from? The official dat certainly does not put the release number first... and I'm pretty sure the TOSEC version doesn't either.

Anyway, the official XML package was designed so you could name things how you like.

spiff · 04 October 2004, 01:06

Clrmame dats.. first, second and third google hit (caps dat), where else? Not the 800 something old dat that's been around forever?
http://www.clrmame.com/datfiles.htm#...0/%20Datfiles:

Duke · 04 October 2004, 03:40

Heres the current TOSEC dat, in CMP and RC format.

fiath · 04 October 2004, 07:26

You also find the official DAT (actually DAT generation tools) here: http://www.caps-project.org/files/datafiles.zip. But it is not as good as the TOSEC DAT in that it does not contain publisher/year information. You will need an XML-XSLT capable browser (IE, Mozilla, Firefox) to use it.

spiff · 04 October 2004, 10:23

Duke, thanx.. any reason why it's not on RC or CM? (like will all my ipfs be in german

Fiath, yup. I'll prol use that as a solution for qick image checkups.

Duke · 04 October 2004, 16:45

Well that TOSEC dat is sort of unoffical, since the main TOSEC site hasn't been updated with new dats yet.

[idoru] · 07 October 2004, 15:22

It's the Official Unofficial Dat

fiath · 07 October 2004, 16:52

Or maybe the Unofficial Official Dat?

Especially since what is on the site is not really a DAT.

03 October 2004, 17:11	#1
spiff Oh noes! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 766	Caps dat as name release I ran a romcenter caps .dat fix. Got a bit miffed when all the dirs where named release number – game name. Ie “0001 wizardwars” and so on.. So I ran a macro conversion over the dat file and made it gamename – release number instead... anyone else wants it the file is attached. All creds to pauloB hotROMs@hotmail.com who did the original . dat. Once I get some time I'll prol strip the caps xml to add AGA/OCE and others to the dat. Edit removed, duke's got a nicer one further down.. and it's got most of the images in tosec format.(1629) Last edited by spiff; 04 October 2004 at 10:26.

04 October 2004, 01:06	#3
spiff Oh noes! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 766	Clrmame dats.. first, second and third google hit (caps dat), where else? Not the 800 something old dat that's been around forever? http://www.clrmame.com/datfiles.htm#...0/%20Datfiles: Last edited by spiff; 04 October 2004 at 01:22.

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04 October 2004, 00:16	#2
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Errr, where did you get the dat from? The official dat certainly does not put the release number first... and I'm pretty sure the TOSEC version doesn't either. Anyway, the official XML package was designed so you could name things how you like.

04 October 2004, 07:26	#5
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	You also find the official DAT (actually DAT generation tools) here: http://www.caps-project.org/files/datafiles.zip. But it is not as good as the TOSEC DAT in that it does not contain publisher/year information. You will need an XML-XSLT capable browser (IE, Mozilla, Firefox) to use it.

04 October 2004, 10:23	#6
spiff Oh noes! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 766	Duke, thanx.. any reason why it's not on RC or CM? (like will all my ipfs be in german Fiath, yup. I'll prol use that as a solution for qick image checkups.

04 October 2004, 16:45	#7
Duke HOL-Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 520	Well that TOSEC dat is sort of unoffical, since the main TOSEC site hasn't been updated with new dats yet.

07 October 2004, 15:22	#8
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	It's the Official Unofficial Dat

07 October 2004, 16:52	#9
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Or maybe the Unofficial Official Dat? Especially since what is on the site is not really a DAT.

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