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JudgeRob

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Playing CHD only
« on: February 19, 2016, 12:26:55 am »
Any way to filter a database or list of roms to include only chd games?  I want to peruse my chd collection and select out the few I want to include in my cabinet.  My HD is getting full. 

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Re: Playing CHD only
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2016, 01:36:01 am »
In MAMEUI there is folder for chd games.

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Re: Playing CHD only
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2016, 09:09:40 am »
Depends on your front-end. But a few I have used can accept a custom list from a list of romnames. Gameex for example.

So you'd go to a command prompt and navigate over to your Roms directory and type: dir /a:d /b>>chdlist.txt

That should give you a list of directories in your Roms directory. Those should match the name of your CHD Roms which I am assuming you can import into your front-end if its like mine.

Just tried it, works well.

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Re: Playing CHD only
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2016, 10:29:21 am »
With attract mode I know you can through the use of it's filters.

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Re: Playing CHD only
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2016, 11:22:21 am »
OK thanks guys, I'll check it out.  :)