xmlInfo

[chrisindfw]

What is xmlinfo and the xml2info.exe and what does it do and how do I create xmlinfo?

Thanks

[Howard_Casto]

Xmlinfo converts the standard listinfo data into an xml file.  You don't do anything with it, it's for developers.  

To generate a xml version of the listinfo type:
"mame -listxml"

It calls the exe itself, so don't bother trying ot figure it out.

Also be aware that it's not "true" xml.  It has several flaws that make it unparsable by most xml readers.  

[Lilwolf]

I didn't have any problem parsing it in java.

But I only picked out the info I was interested in.

[Howard_Casto]

The structure in the comments has some bad data, I don't use xml so I don't know the specifics.

[SirPoonga]

I use the xml file to update controls.dat.  M$ XML 4.0 libraries handle it just fine.