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Title: createing a history.dat file
Post by: Nefesis on August 31, 2004, 09:26:40 pm

how do you create one? i'm assuming the mame file i downloaded didn't come with it because nothing ever remembers my previous high score. i tried using the command prompt to make one by typing: "mame -listxml|xml2info > history.dat" but then when i tried playing ms. pacman twice my score had not been saved. i'm using MAMEWAH as a frontend if it matters.

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: paigeoliver on August 31, 2004, 09:41:14 pm

It is hiscore.dat that saves the scores, not history.dat.

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: reebboy on August 31, 2004, 11:50:58 pm

History.Dat   gives you a brief history of the game.

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: SirPeale on September 01, 2004, 08:34:49 am

Do a Google search for 'hiscore.dat' and you'll find what you're looking for.

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: Nefesis on September 01, 2004, 03:32:12 pm

ah, that explains my problem. the hiscore.dat is what i'm looking for. could i create it the same way i created the histpory.dat?

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: SirPeale on September 01, 2004, 03:34:28 pm

Quote from: Nefesis on September 01, 2004, 03:32:12 pm

ah, that explains my problem. the hiscore.dat is what i'm looking for. could i create it the same way i created the histpory.dat?

See my post above!

Title: Re:createing a history.dat file
Post by: GGKoul on September 01, 2004, 03:38:03 pm

Link to the History.dat file ---> http://www.arcade-history.com/

Link to the HiScore.dat file ---> http://www.mameworld.net/highscore/