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mahuti:
Hey gang, long time no posts... I've been really, really, really busy. I think I'm ready to get back into the swing of things... so anyway...

Job Request: Modify Mame source to do the following;

1. Add new command line option "listxmlsmall"

2. When command line option "listxmlsmall" is passed with romname, XML info for that romname should be returned.

Basically, this operates in the same manner as -listxml, but returns a few lines of information on one game, rather than a 23mb file for ALL games.

Requirements:

1. Produce a working version of the current version of MAME with this functionality.

2. Provide basic documentation of changes you made to the source files, i.e. a document with the code you added, the name of the file where it was added, and the beginning & ending line numbers of your addition.

Project Goal: I need this modification for my personal use primarily, but I'll also use it to enhance my ledwiz helper app, and possibly other simple apps in the future. I would like the documentation so that I can add the modification to future versions of MAME, as well as submit the work to the MAME team for permanent inclusion (submitted with your name, not mine... I'm not a glory hog, I just want the work done to make my cabinet work the way I want)

Price: $50 to the first person that completes a working version.

For a seasoned programmer, this may be a simple addition... and you'll get paid a modest sum to do it. Please PM me with any questions about this project.

leapinlew:
I'd just like to say, before anyone else does, paying for someone to do some coding work for you is A O K by me!

bleemus:
I'll take a peek at this when I get home tonight, seems like it shouldn't be too terribly difficult looking at mame's xml parsing functions.

This would be very easy to do in a .NET windows app or command line app as well, if you would want a GUI with it.

No money necessary, though, I just like to do what I can to help the community.

Circo:

--- Quote from: bleemus on June 21, 2006, 11:27:51 am ---I'll take a peek at this when I get home tonight, seems like it shouldn't be too terribly difficult looking at mame's xml parsing functions.

This would be very easy to do in a .NET windows app or command line app as well, if you would want a GUI with it.

No money necessary, though, I just like to do what I can to help the community.

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Proving that it is the thought that counts.  :)

lokki:

--- Quote from: bleemus on June 21, 2006, 11:27:51 am ---I'll take a peek at this when I get home tonight, seems like it shouldn't be too terribly difficult looking at mame's xml parsing functions.

This would be very easy to do in a .NET windows app or command line app as well, if you would want a GUI with it.

No money necessary, though, I just like to do what I can to help the community.

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I don't think he is asking for a tool to parse the xml generated by mame. I think he wants MAME itself to be modified so that it can provide this information.

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