(2014-08-15, 17:28)Lakmir Wrote: Hi everyone,

I've been using Advanced Launcher for a few months, and so far it's been pretty good - almost no complaints! But I just dumped a full 1.53 MAME set onto it, switched the scraper to ArcadeHits, then went to bed; nine hours later it's still at 10%. It's working, it's just sort of slow, and at 30,000 games to scrape, well...

Basically what I'm wondering is if anyone knows of any downloadable .nfo/fanart/thumbnail sets that can be used as drag-and-drop options. I was hoping to have this ready for an event tomorrow and I still need to do some configuring, but it looks like if I left it to its own devices it'd take all weekend to finish. I haven't changed any of the filenames; they've all been audited and they're all what MAME is expecting, I think.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

(2014-08-15, 18:48)Wingszero Wrote: Hello,

Before all i want to thanks Angels for this addon

I need some help, i want to create 2 Dolphin launcher,one for GameCube and one Wii
with different setting for each.

I create a shortcut for one and modify the shortcut for choose the location of the global User directory.

But when i use this shortcut for launch game i have that:



and i dont know why

Someone can help me??

Thanks

(2014-08-15, 17:49)Angelscry Wrote: Please, use your brain... If we suppose that scrapping a game information take approximately 10s (to search, identify, download data, cover and fanart images). So to scrap 30.000 games it will take you 300.000 second... so around 84 hours. On your case, to only scrap 10% of that will take... 8H and half (so not far form your 9 hours). Advanced launcher is to launch applications, media files, or games. Not to collect them. 30.000 is a big collection. But how many games are you really play or use...? 1-2%?

(2014-08-18, 03:10)sagaopc Wrote: Hi Angels! it's me again!!!! ^^

one question: have how use a command to launch Xpadder at same time of the game? i wanna start Legacy os kain, but doesn't have Xbox controller suport...

Have any code to put in modify arguments to launch Xpadder at same time?

if haven't, you can put this in the future version?

thanks!

(2014-08-18, 03:25)Angelscry Wrote:

(2014-08-18, 03:10)sagaopc Wrote: Hi Angels! it's me again!!!! ^^

one question: have how use a command to launch Xpadder at same time of the game? i wanna start Legacy os kain, but doesn't have Xbox controller suport...

Have any code to put in modify arguments to launch Xpadder at same time?

if haven't, you can put this in the future version?

thanks!

Instead of directly start Legacy of kain, start a script that will first start Xpadder and then start Legacy of Kain.
Here is an example using AutoIt Script : http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=153#p153
Here are examples using .bat scripts : http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/how-to-use-batch-files-with-xpadder.60330/

(2014-08-18, 04:13)sagaopc Wrote:

(2014-08-18, 03:25)Angelscry Wrote:

(2014-08-18, 03:10)sagaopc Wrote: Hi Angels! it's me again!!!! ^^

one question: have how use a command to launch Xpadder at same time of the game? i wanna start Legacy os kain, but doesn't have Xbox controller suport...

Have any code to put in modify arguments to launch Xpadder at same time?

if haven't, you can put this in the future version?

thanks!

Instead of directly start Legacy of kain, start a script that will first start Xpadder and then start Legacy of Kain.
Here is an example using AutoIt Script : http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=153#p153
Here are examples using .bat scripts : http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/how-to-use-batch-files-with-xpadder.60330/

Error on script:

Line 4 (File "E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\legacy_of_Kain_Soul_Reaver.au3"):

Run($app & ' "' & $CmdLine[1] & '"')
Run($app & ' "' & ^ ERROR

Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.


Script:
$app = "E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe"

Run("E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\Xpadderm.exe", "")
Run($app & ' "' & $CmdLine[1] & '"')
ProcessWaitClose("kain2.exe")
ProcessClose("xpadderm.exe")
Exit 0

you can help me?

(2014-08-18, 04:20)Angelscry Wrote:

(2014-08-18, 04:13)sagaopc Wrote:

(2014-08-18, 03:25)Angelscry Wrote: Instead of directly start Legacy of kain, start a script that will first start Xpadder and then start Legacy of Kain.
Here is an example using AutoIt Script : http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=153#p153
Here are examples using .bat scripts : http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/how-to-use-batch-files-with-xpadder.60330/

Error on script:

Line 4 (File "E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\legacy_of_Kain_Soul_Reaver.au3"):

Run($app & ' "' & $CmdLine[1] & '"')
Run($app & ' "' & ^ ERROR

Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.


Script:
$app = "E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe"

Run("E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\Xpadderm.exe", "")
Run($app & ' "' & $CmdLine[1] & '"')
ProcessWaitClose("kain2.exe")
ProcessClose("xpadderm.exe")
Exit 0

you can help me?

Code:

Run("E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\Xpadderm.exe")
Run("E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver\kain2.exe")
ProcessWaitClose("kain2.exe")
ProcessClose("xpadderm.exe")
Exit 0

(2014-08-19, 00:53)skarpathio Wrote: Hi Guys,

Im really struggling to get this working and I was hoping for some help.

Im running Gotham on an MX2 dual core. Im not very tech savvy.

Ive followed various video tutorials but after I try to launch the the actual emulators i get some XML errors:

"Cannot creat XML back up" and

"Cannot find thumbnails"

I have all my roms and emulators on a USB stick and I point to the executable folder where the emulator is stored and I point to the folder where the roms are stored for that emulator but still no luck.

The folder set up I have on the USB looks like this :

1 folder for ROMS
1 Folder for Emu's

In each ROM folder, the filed are unzipped. I also have created 2 sub folders within this for "thumbnails" and "fan art" and it still cant find the JPEGS in it.

What am I doing wrong guys?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just be a lil patient with me, as I said, Im not that tech savvy.

(2014-08-15, 19:09)Lakmir Wrote:

(2014-08-15, 17:49)Angelscry Wrote: Please, use your brain... If we suppose that scrapping a game information take approximately 10s (to search, identify, download data, cover and fanart images). So to scrap 30.000 games it will take you 300.000 second... so around 84 hours. On your case, to only scrap 10% of that will take... 8H and half (so not far form your 9 hours). Advanced launcher is to launch applications, media files, or games. Not to collect them. 30.000 is a big collection. But how many games are you really play or use...? 1-2%?

Don't get me wrong, I realize that this is going to be a slow operation, that's why I'm looking for a faster method.

I've found other channels for game names (listxml), screenshots (progettosnaps) and descriptions (MAME synopsis from RCB.) I can write a simple script to parse all this stuff and put everything in its appropriate places, and I've figured out how Advanced Launcher keeps track of its files (I found launchers.xml and the format is pretty simple.) That said, the one thing I'm not clear on is how the ID field is generated. Any insight on that, at least?