Mame Game Database

[PacManFan]

Hey everyone,
I'm looking for a mame game database. Does one exist? I want something in Access format. I was hoping to find one that contains all the infomation that you get from -listinfo , plus info from the KLOV site(like alternating player info, number of players, control layout)  and catver information.  
I'm really looking into creating my own, and I don't want to re-invent the wheel.

I think a master database with this sort of info could come in really handy in generating game lists and automatically configuring controller INI files for cabinets.

-PacManFan

[SirPoonga]

My FE does that!
Too bad it isn't read for public yet, but it gets closer each week...

[rampy]

My FE does that!
Too bad it isn't read for public yet, but it gets closer each week...

I smell.... v....  oh I'm just kidding...
rampy

[PacManFan]

My FE does that!
Too bad it isn't read for public yet, but it gets closer each week...

Your FE does what? Generate game lists? Or configure INI files?

What was that about vaporware?.....

-PacManFan

[CitznFish]

someone has one on a website for DL. now if I could just remember that darn URL. I know it doesn't help you, but at least you know there is one already made...

[SirPoonga]

My FE does that!
Too bad it isn't read for public yet, but it gets closer each week...

Your FE does what? Generate game lists? Or configure INI files?

What was that about vaporware?.....

-PacManFan

It dumps all that info in an Access DB, want the DB?

Well, the DB only dumps listinfo and catver right now.  It will dump listdetails too (I need driver info).  Also once controls.dat is public I will be adding that to it too.

Well, I am getting together this weekend with my friend to implement the game list menu button.  Search is almost working, some code needs to be rewritten for the new format of the FE.  Some of the mroe advanced features won't be done for quite some time.  Like hte filter and advance tools sections.
However, the setup wizard is pretty much done.  Going to redo the look of it, but the mechanics are there.  I can send the setup wizard to ya if you want:)

I know people here aren't going to like it.  Right now it is designed for me.  I doubt people here will want to be forced to run windows on a horizontal monitor at 1024x768.  Though my friend is making everything possible in vector graphics so to get another resolution is just compiling another flash exe theoretically.

[)p(]

ed from arcadefx has made his access database available for his fe.
or you can take the gamelist from one of the fe's that use a delimited text file for their gamelists and just load them into access....
no klov info yet though..still waitng for controls.dat  

peter

[PacManFan]

It dumps all that info in an Access DB, want the DB?

Well, the DB only dumps listinfo and catver right now.  It will dump listdetails too (I need driver info).  Also once controls.dat is public I will be adding that to it too.

.... I can send the setup wizard to ya if you want:)

Sure, I'd love the DB. I've started coding a vb app that gets the listinfo and listdetails and dumps it into a access db myself. I'm also incorporating info from KLOV via my KLOV parser.

I'm trying to make a setup flexible enough so that when a new version of mame comes along, I can just rerun my vb app and update the records.

Also, I'd like to see the setup wizard for your FE. I've been working on mine too. I know not to many people can write scripts. My Scriptwriter is almost complete, all point and click, drag and drop, very little typing required (Except for renaming variables if you want to.)

-PacManFan

[SirPoonga]

It dumps all that info in an Access DB, want the DB?

Well, the DB only dumps listinfo and catver right now.  It will dump listdetails too (I need driver info).  Also once controls.dat is public I will be adding that to it too.

.... I can send the setup wizard to ya if you want:)

Sure, I'd love the DB. I've started coding a vb app that gets the listinfo and listdetails and dumps it into a access db myself. I'm also incorporating info from KLOV via my KLOV parser.

I'm trying to make a setup flexible enough so that when a new version of mame comes along, I can just rerun my vb app and update the records.

Also, I'd like to see the setup wizard for your FE. I've been working on mine too. I know not to many people can write scripts. My Scriptwriter is almost complete, all point and click, drag and drop, very little typing required (Except for renaming variables if you want to.)

-PacManFan

Well, if you get on chat with IRC I will DCC you the files:)

What are you going to parse form klov?

[howardholton]

I am interested in doing the same thing, but as a SQL database on the web.  If anyone can help me locate the data I would appreciate it.

[romid]

Wow, if someone makes these available, I would very much like a copy also!

[Jakobud]

There is also the option of that SortInfo program.  You can use it to spit out an excel sheet and then import that into a database.

[romid]

So did we give up on this?  

[)p(]

mame.dk is kinda like that a mame database on the web  

Romid what do you want to see? Did you try to output a delimited file with sortinfo and load it into access?

peter