MAMEWAH LIST GENERATION

[kcm3]

in regards to the error I was getting:

"Run-time error 13. Type mismatch"

The problem was simply that mamewah wasn't finding my dat file. Since I am using mamepp.exe, mine needed to be called mamepp.dat, which I had not named properly on my first attempt.

[pvf]

Guys help...
newbie here where exactly do i create this dat file and how
eg  from a command line where? in c:\mame or where
i need specific details please
thanks in advance
pvf

[Minwah]

Guys help...
newbie here where exactly do i create this dat file and how
eg  from a command line where? in c:\mame or where
i need specific details please
thanks in advance
pvf

The answer is in this very thread, but yes, you need to run the commandline from c:\mame (if that's where your mame folder is).

[pvf]

thanks
i've done it
still getting custom list 1 when i run it but no games listed
what else should be ticked set etc?
thanks newbie

[Minwah]

thanks
i've done it
still getting custom list 1 when i run it but no games listed
what else should be ticked set etc?
thanks newbie

I'm not exactly sure what you mean...but I think you need to select the 'Main List' - go into Games List Options > Select Custom List (then pick the 1st one in the list).

Assuming you have set the List Generation Method (in Emulator Settings > List Generation Settings) to 'ROM Folder vs DAT File', then you just need to hit Refresh Games List (in Games List Options).

[pvf]

all done and working great
cheers minwah

[MrSaLTy]

I have noticed one thing that may be causing a problem for people having problems getting game lists to show up properly.  Even if you create a mame.dat file that is correct, and then you try to refresh the games list while the list generation method is rom folder vs. listinfo... Mamewah will hammer the mame.dat file and you will get no games in the list.  You must create a mame.dat file and then make sure the list gen method is rom folder vs. datfile and then refresh the list.  This is not the newest version of mamewah so this may not be a problem anymore but it may help some people who accidentally hammer the dat file.  If this has been reported already then sorry.