HiToText (Version 2010.11.4).

[GreatStone]

Thanks for your support Hunk_4TH It's always appreciated.
And now, it's time for a release of hi2txt (1.3@20141004)!

What's new?

     54 new games supported!
          Puzzle Uo Poko, Puzzle Mushihime-Tama!, Gyrodine, Planet Probe, Repulse/'99: The Last War,
          Dimahoo/Great Mahou Daisakusen, Air Gallet, Air Assault, Battle Chopper/Mr Heli,
          The Battle-Road, Cosmic Cop/Gallop Armed Police Unit, Demoneye-X, Dragon Breed,
          Gunforce, Gunforce II/Gep Storm, In The Hunt, Lethal Thunder/Thunder Blaster, Ninja Spirit,
          R-Type Leo, Tiger Heli, Wardner, Mars Matrix, Darius, Acrobat Mission, Saint Dragon,
          P-47 The Phantom Fighter, P-47 Aces, Wiz, Stinger, Darius II, G-Darius, Scion, Rug Rats,
          Hot Chase, Warp & Warp, Vulgus, Ultraman, Vulcan Venture, Hard Puncher, Tutankham,
          Tumble Pop, Toypop, Libble Rabble, Top Speed, Plump Pop, Insector X, Dr. Toppel's Adventure,
          Chuka Taisen, Bells & Whistles/Detana! Twin Bee, Super Contra, Thief, Gemini Wing,
          The New Zealand Story

     XML engine improved, for easier 'hi/nvram' files description:
          new format operation 'divide_round'
          new format operation 'round'
          new format operation 'capitalize'
          new format operation 'lowercase'
          new format operation 'loopindex'
          new @direction="both" for format operation 'trim'
          lot of new implicit format syntaxes
          minor improvements and fixes

As usual, everything (including full documentation), is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/hi2txt.html

Any comments? or request?
GreatStone

[Hunk_4TH]

No problem man! Thanks for working on this and uploading a new version

[arquillos]

Thanks for your support Hunk_4TH It's always appreciated.
And now, it's time for a release of hi2txt (1.3@20141004)!

Any posibilities of porting this Java code to .NET or something somilar?

[arquillos]

Hi!
   anyone still has the original version pdfs: Schematics and Documentation

First post links are down


Thank you in advance!

[GreatStone]

I was working hard to improve the current engine, add some games and also create/maintain a native C# version, additionally to the Java one.
I hope it will please arquillos, even if it took time...
So, it's time to release hi2txt 1.4!

What's new?

   18 new games supported + many clones!
         Play Girls 2, Palamedes, Fighting Hawk, Pirate Pete, Gun & Frontier, Liquid Kids,
         Metal Black, Super Space Invaders '91, Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies,
         Bubble Bobble II, Bubble Symphony, Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer, Ray Force,
         Kyukyoku Tiger II, Raiden DX, Raiden II, Tiger Road, Kamikaze [XML from Piergiorgio G.]

   games updated for hiscore.dat 2015-07-01: many!
   games updated for hiscore.dat 2015-01-31: many!

   hi2txt general improvements:
        a native C# version exists!
        output customization and filtering, through command-line parameters (see doc for more information)
              -score-grouping, -score-grouping-separator, -score-grouping-size
              -keep-field, -keep-table-value, -keep-first-score, -keep-first-table, -hide-field
              -max-lines, -max-columns
        support Unicode characters
        all XML can be stored inside a hi2txt.zip file
        unknown clone is extractable if at least one games of the same family (see hiscore.dat content) is supported

   XML engine improved, for easier 'hi/nvram' files description:
        multiple <structure>, <output> and link between them can be defined for the same game, to support different versions of hiscore.dat
   
As usual, everything (including full documentation), is here: http://greatstone.fr...txt/hi2txt.html
Feedback is welcome as well as game support request 

GreatStone

[arquillos]

GreatStone!!!!! Cool!!!!!!           

I have to try it ASAP!!!!

Thank you very much!

[GreatStone]

v1.5 released!

What's new?

    23 new games supported
        Dragon Spirit, Armored Warrior, After Burner, After Burner II, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara,
        Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, Operation Wolf, Operation Thunderbolt, Nebulas Ray, Final Star Force,
        Fire Battle, MX5000, Dyger, Change Air Blade, Chopper, Legion, Twin Hawk, Cyvern, A.B. Cop, Ace Attack,
        Dragon World II, Zero Team, Side Arms, Crypt Killer

    hi2txt general improvements
        decoding speed significantly improved
        xml files now bundled as one zip for easier installation
        now compatible with HyperSpin -> installation guide:
            1.copy hi2txt.exe and hi2txt.zip in the same folder than HyperSpin.exe
            2.rename hi2txt.exe into HiToText.exe

As usual, everything (including full documentation), is here: http://greatstone.fr...txt/hi2txt.html
Feedback is welcome as well as game support request 

Have a good day!
GreatStone

[GreatStone]

v1.6 released!

What's new?

    31 new games supported
         Golden Axe, Ghouls'n Ghosts, Wyvern F0, Strider, Xevious, Xevious 3D/G, Vasara, Vasara 2,
         Shark Attack, Shinobi, Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings, Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2,
         Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3, Aero Fighters Special / Sonic Wings Limited, Turbo Force,
         Karate Blazers, Lethal Crash Race, F-1 Grand Prix, F-1 Grand Prix Part II, Pipe Dream,
         Tao Taido, Hatris, Power Spikes, Power Spikes II, Welltris, King of Fighters '94,
         King of Fighters '95, King of Fighters '96, King of Fighters '97, King of Fighters '98,
         King of Fighters '99

    hi2txt general improvements
         imp: add -xml parameter allowing to display data in XML, for easier front-end integration
         imp: output table now accepts 'display' attribute
         fix: divide operation is now using a scale factor to avoid "non-terminating decimal expansion" error
         imp: operations can now use a unique field value to work on all values of a table column (ex: kof97)
         imp: nvram file is now supported as argument of hi2txt
         fix: display table columns and values even if all columns are using "format" or "src" attributes to build their values

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html
Feedback is welcome as well as game support request or help 
Cheers!

GreatStone

[GreatStone]

v1.8 released!

What's new?
    Some contributions from T. Busse (14 games) and Japi (3 games): Thanks a lot!!

    38 new games supported, and many many clones:
Andro Dunos, Armored Scrum Object, Alpha Mission 2, T.N.K III, Fighting Golf, Psycho Soldier, Touch Down Fever, Fighting Soccer, Side Trak, Space Thunderbird, Omega, Pop Flamer, Wizard of Wor, War of the Bugs, Vs. Dr. Mario, Nibbler, Solomon's Key, Bosconian, The Empire Strikes Back, Road Fighter, Star Wars, Rally X, Turtles, Astro Blaster, Cosmic Avenger, Depthcharge, Mr. Do's Castle, Vs. The Goonies, Pitfall II, Space Cruiser, Space Bird, Space Fury, Zero Hour, Bang Bang Busters, Iron Clad, Crossed Swords 2, Cyber-Lip, Eightman, Ghost Pilots, Ghostlop

    engine improvements: full support the new hiscore.dat from the lua plugins of mame.

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/
Warm regards,

GreatStone

[GreatStone]

v1.9 released!

What's new?
    Some contributions from T. Busse (11 games): Thanks a lot!!

    47 new games supported:
Star Force, Rescue, Mysterious Stones - Dr. John's Adventure, Hunchback, Splat!, Space Zap, Sinistar, Reactor, Jr. Pac-Man, Bubbles, Blaster, Stargate, Diamond Run, Super Pac-Man, Invader's Revenge, Krull, Arabian, Seicross, Pepper II, Space Panic, Mouse Trap, Mad Planets, Venture, Fantasy, Vanguard, Lost Tomb, Jump Bug, Moon Quasar, Moon Base Zeta, Space Invaders Deluxe, Galaxy Wars, Gorf, Raiden DX, Forgotten Worlds, Galaga 3, The Empire Strikes Back, The Pit, Mirax, Mega Zone, Blasteroids, NATO Defense, Gaplus, Dawin 4078, Vs. Battle City, Halley's Comet, Horizon, ...

    All games from mame 0.1 to 0.24 are supported

    Clones aligned to mame 0.192 hiscore.dat

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/
Cheers and happy Christmas!

GreatStone

[headkaze]

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too! 

[DaredevilDave]

I just discovered this and it's awesome! Thank you very much!

I'd like to display the #1 high score for say 20 games simultaneously. Like a leaderboard that automatically reads from each game.

Is there a way to dump all data into a single file instead of reading separate text files for every game?

Is there a way to batch run this for all games in a folder? I have 230 games. I could write a little script to do all of this actually. Just wondering if there any functions I have missed. I've read through the command line parameters.

Thanks again!

[DaredevilDave]

I have added a High Score feature to my custom made front end. It reads from the individual game txt files as you scroll through the game select menu.

I am now trying to make a good way to create all the text files. I'm trying updating each games TXT file at game exit, or more specifically, when the front end regains focus. I want the hiscore to be available as soon as the player exits a game. Works great so far!

Very nice!

[arquillos]

Thank you GreatStone for the new version!
It´s a great cabinet add-on!!
Keep up the good work

[mike5im5]

v1.6 released!

What's new?

    31 new games supported
         Golden Axe, Ghouls'n Ghosts, Wyvern F0, Strider, Xevious, Xevious 3D/G, Vasara, Vasara 2,
         Shark Attack, Shinobi, Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings, Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2,
         Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3, Aero Fighters Special / Sonic Wings Limited, Turbo Force,
         Karate Blazers, Lethal Crash Race, F-1 Grand Prix, F-1 Grand Prix Part II, Pipe Dream,
         Tao Taido, Hatris, Power Spikes, Power Spikes II, Welltris, King of Fighters '94,
         King of Fighters '95, King of Fighters '96, King of Fighters '97, King of Fighters '98,
         King of Fighters '99

    hi2txt general improvements
         imp: add -xml parameter allowing to display data in XML, for easier front-end integration
         imp: output table now accepts 'display' attribute
         fix: divide operation is now using a scale factor to avoid "non-terminating decimal expansion" error
         imp: operations can now use a unique field value to work on all values of a table column (ex: kof97)
        imp: nvram file is now supported as argument of hi2txt
         fix: display table columns and values even if all columns are using "format" or "src" attributes to build their values

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html
Feedback is welcome as well as game support request or help 
Cheers!

GreatStone

Does anyone know how to support nvram file? Seems to look for .hi file by default.

[TheManuel]

GreatStone:  I'm thrilled that you have continued this work.  This was one of the last things I implemented when I did a major overhaul to my cab about 7 years ago, and I had thought it was a great idea.  I'm back to updating many hardware and software features in my cab after all those years of neglect, and I replaced Firecrypt's original files with yours. 

However, I've noticed that with hi2txt enabled in Hyperspin, a significant delay is created when moving the wheel from one game to the next.  It makes the theme animation pause for about half a second. 

Do you think this is caused by hi2txt looking inside the .zip database for the game being shown on the wheel?
If so, would it help if I prune the database so that it only contains the game I have installed on my cab?

Thanks for a great job on this.

[GreatStone]

Ok, we are nearly 2 years after the last message Months are running at an incredible speed!

I found some time to add 38 new games (again with contributions from T. Busse), 170 new clones, rework java and C# sources to be more closer to each other, slightly update the engine (check xml documentation for byte-trunc instruction), and greatly improved an internal function to try to automatically found the encoding algorithm of a specific hiscore file. So, yes, the project is still alive!

Games: R2D Tank, Radar Scope, Guardian, Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Prehistoric Isle 2,  Wild Western, The Three Stooges In Brides Is Brides, Black Widow, Gravitar,  Space Duel, Eggs, Eliminator, Exed Exes, Loco-Motion, Pac & Pal, Start Trek, Tac/Scan, Warlords, Zektor, Snap Jack, Son Son, Demolition Derby, Espial, Kozmik Kroozr, Omega Race, Rampage, Satan's Hollow, Solar Fox, Spy Hunter, Time Pilot '84, Two Tigers, Wacko, Fire Truck, The Ninja Warriors, Gradius III, Lode Runner, Rainbow Island, Viewpoint, Youjyudn.

all games from mame 0.1 to 0.28 are supported

clones aligned to mame 0.212 hiscore.dat

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html

I still have to understand potential slowdown with Hyperspin?

[arquillos]

Ok, we are nearly 2 years after the last message Months are running at an incredible speed!

I found some time to add 38 new games (again with contributions from T. Busse), 170 new clones, rework java and C# sources to be more closer to each other, slightly update the engine (check xml documentation for byte-trunc instruction), and greatly improved an internal function to try to automatically found the encoding algorithm of a specific hiscore file. So, yes, the project is still alive!

Games: R2D Tank, Radar Scope, Guardian, Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Prehistoric Isle 2,  Wild Western, The Three Stooges In Brides Is Brides, Black Widow, Gravitar,  Space Duel, Eggs, Eliminator, Exed Exes, Loco-Motion, Pac & Pal, Start Trek, Tac/Scan, Warlords, Zektor, Snap Jack, Son Son, Demolition Derby, Espial, Kozmik Kroozr, Omega Race, Rampage, Satan's Hollow, Solar Fox, Spy Hunter, Time Pilot '84, Two Tigers, Wacko, Fire Truck, The Ninja Warriors, Gradius III, Lode Runner, Rainbow Island, Viewpoint, Youjyudn.

all games from mame 0.1 to 0.28 are supported

clones aligned to mame 0.212 hiscore.dat

Everything is here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html

I still have to understand potential slowdown with Hyperspin?

Impressive!!!!
Keep it on!

[GreatStone]

hi2txt 1.11 is out today with more games/clones/fixes aligned with mame 0.219.

New games supported: Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon, Cloak & Dagger, B-Wings, Zaviga, Cadash, The Age of Heroes, Air Rescue, Dynablaster, Akai Katana, Haunted Castle, Alien Arena, Alien vs Predator, Altair, Arbalester, Arcadia, Astro Fighter, Astro Fantasia, Transformer, Asuka & Asuka, Atomic Boy, Attack UFO, Avalanche, Avengers In Galactic Storm, Avenging Spirit, Flicky, Ashura Blaster

Download it here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html
Follow news: https://twitter.com/hi2txt

[arquillos]

Thankx!!!! 

[edge]

@GreatStone - I love hi2txt. Thanks so much.  I am working on sharing my hiscores with a few of my friends...

One question:  I wanted to confirm my xml output is correct (see example below from galaga.hi).  Is the structure below correct?

Thanks.
Edge
 

Code: [Select]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<hi2txt>
<table>
<col>SCORE</col>
<col>NAME</col>
<row>
<cell>46990</cell>
<cell>XXX</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>26540</cell>
<cell>XXX</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>20000</cell>
<cell>N.N</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>20000</cell>
<cell>A.A</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>20000</cell>
<cell>M.M</cell>
</row>
</table>
</hi2txt>


[fok999]

hi2txt 1.11 is out today with more games/clones/fixes aligned with mame 0.219.

New games supported: Act-Fancer Cybernetick Hyper Weapon, Cloak & Dagger, B-Wings, Zaviga, Cadash, The Age of Heroes, Air Rescue, Dynablaster, Akai Katana, Haunted Castle, Alien Arena, Alien vs Predator, Altair, Arbalester, Arcadia, Astro Fighter, Astro Fantasia, Transformer, Asuka & Asuka, Atomic Boy, Attack UFO, Avalanche, Avengers In Galactic Storm, Avenging Spirit, Flicky, Ashura Blaster

Download it here: http://greatstone.free.fr/hi2txt/index.html
Follow news: https://twitter.com/hi2txt

Hi, thanks for the work you do ;-)
I have been using Mala (1.82) on my Mame terminal for a few years and I have installed hi2txt 1.12
Now I'm trying to find out if there were other games added and where to find them.
i would also like (but i don't know how) to add games to the list by creating "my xml", but i can't find a very simple explanation to do it :-(
ps: sorry, I'm french so I use a translator and my text may not be very readable :-(

Salut, merci pour le boulot que vous faites ;-)
j'utilise Mala (1.82) sur ma borne Mame depuis quelques années et j'ai installé hi2txt 1.12
Maintenant je me cherche à savoir si il y avait d'autres jeux ajoutés et où les trouvé.
j'aimerais aussi (mais je ne sais pas comment) ajouter des jeux à la liste en créant "mes xml", mais je ne trouve pas d'explication très simple pour le faire :-(
ps: désolé, je suis français donc j'utilise un traducteur et mon texte n'est peut-être pas très lisible :-(

[TheManuel]

Does anyone know if this stopped working with recent versions of MAME?  I can't figure out how to get it working again with Hyperspin.

[TheManuel]

I found it was due to name default high score folder changing from hi to hiscore. I created a dynamic link to the new folder to fix this.