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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: ILVILE on April 28, 2022, 12:14:50 AM

Title: Filter Mame games per driver/source
Post by: ILVILE on April 28, 2022, 12:14:50 AM

Hello,  I am trying to filter the roms of mame by driver. ES: NAMCOS21, CPS2, KONAMIGX ecc.. To generate the roms list from AM i use the following files mamelist.xml;catver.ini;nplayers.ini, but there is no driver/source column in the romlist. Does anyone know how to do?

Thanks

Title: Re: Filter Mame games per driver/source
Post by: progets on April 28, 2022, 01:10:51 AM

You can sort using the "Manufacturer" field.

If you want something more granular you can create tag files for any type of setup you want. Check out this post for examples of tag files for different arcade systems http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=2767.msg19147#msg19147 (http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=2767.msg19147#msg19147)

Title: Re: Filter Mame games per driver/source
Post by: ILVILE on April 28, 2022, 01:25:14 AM

Thanks for reply! Manufacturer it's too generic, i need divide capcom by cps1-2-3 ecc... The tag seems stastic to me, if something changes in the mame set you have to change the tag. With a driver filter I can be granular and no touch anything if mame set changed. There is just no way?

Title: Re: Filter Mame games per driver/source
Post by: progets on April 28, 2022, 01:37:34 AM

There are several ways. If you want something very specific, you need to take the time to make it happen.

What would change in the mame romset? Certainly not the names. Certainly not the system.

You could write a script to create your tag files or romlists to be what you want. You can import romlists or create tag files from other frontend XML files.

BTW - The link I provided does show separate CPS1-2-3.

Title: Re: Filter Mame games per driver/source
Post by: ILVILE on April 28, 2022, 12:21:47 PM

Thanks for suggest, but i want to use the power of AM filters. I will have to find a way to export the "DRIVER" field and insert it in the "EXTRA" field of the mame AM romlist.