JoeViking245

So I think what you're trying to say is you want to convert the data in the Version field from a string to an array. a.k.a. Convert "(USA) (Beta) (Aftermarket) (Unl)" to "USA;Beta;Aftermarket;Unl" This AutoHotkey script can do that for you. myFile := %0% Loop %myFile%, 1 xmlPath = %A_LoopFileLongPath% xmlDoc := ComObjCreate("MSXML2.DOMDocument.6.0") xmlDoc.async := false xmlDoc.load(xmlPath) FileCopy, %xmlPath%, %xmlPath%.original for Game in xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("Game") { Text := Game.getElementsByTagName("Version").item(0).text " " myString := StrReplace(Text, ") (",";") myString := StrReplace(myString, "(","") myString := StrReplace(myString, ")","") myString = %myString% Game.getElementsByTagName("Version").item(0).text := myString } xmlDoc.Save(xmlPath) Exitapp To use: Exit LaunchBox/BigBox and wait for it to completely finish it's background saves Go to /LaunchBox/Data/Platforms/ Make a copy of all the xml files and save them somewhere else (a.k.a. Backup all the files) Copy the above script into a blank text file Save the file, name it whatever you want Change the file extension from .txt to .ahk Place the file into /LaunchBox/Data/Platforms/ Drag and drop ONE of the xml files onto the AHK script This assumes you have AutoHotkey installed on your computer This will not work if you drop more than one file onto the script at one once. In fact, it might really bork things up if you do. So don't do that. It'll only take a split second to complete Move the file(s) with the file extension ".original" to somewhere else (consider it a secondary backup) Remove the script file (move it somewhere, anywhere else for future use) What it does: Loads the file you dropped onto it Copies the file you dropped onto it to theFileName.xml.original (in the same folder) Goes through all the Version elements and: replaces inner parenthesis with ; (semicolon) removes open parenthesis removes close parenthesis Save changes to the file you dropped onto it If you don't have (or don't want to have) AutoHotkey installed on your system, you can use the one that comes with LaunchBox from the Windows command prompt. Open the command prompt from within the folder in step #7. The command would be [something like]: "D:\LaunchBox\ThirdParty\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" "myScript.ahk" "Super Nintendo Entertainment System.xml" Be sure to change the path to LaunchBox, the name of your script and the platform file you're wanting to modify. BE SURE TO USE THE QUOTES AS SHOWN.

2 people typing and responding at the exact same time, saying the exact same thing.. I think we're on to something here.

It's not "under" Handhelds, it's (alphabetically" "below" it. Not the Handhelds is collapsed. When editing the game, and then [attempting to] change the platform, manually type in "Arcade-Lightgun" and click OK to save. Then, now that you have at least one game in that platform, when you subsequently change a games platform, it will appear.

I can't attest to the file naming conventions 'changing'. 1st thought looking at the screenshots is that the ROMs region got changed (USA) from when the game was first installed (UE). But don't take that to heart as that's not why I'm butting in... On the left side-bar, you can select Games Missing Media. From there, you can sub-select from different media type.

It's saying 2 "new" games were found [and then subsequently attempting to download their respective images (media)]. When you click View results, what 2 games, and in what platform is LaunchBox saying it found?

@Reaper978 Un-check the box to 'Remove space...'. That's why when launching a game, it just going to MAME's UI. Everything else looks as it should. Let us know if that fixes the issue.

The : (colon) in a games Title should be changed to _ (underscore) vs. a - (dash) for its videos and images. Sonic the Hedgehog 2_ Pink Edition

You might think about removing all but 1 of your MAME emulators in LaunchBox. You can keep the physical files (for now?) in their respective folders (if you want). Just remove them in Manage Emulators. In LaunchBox, edit the one remaining "MAME" emulator. I'll assume it'll be the one that's "stripped down to the 'bare essentials'". Double check that the Application Path it's pointing to the correct "mame.exe" file, in the correct folder. Preferably the one you know for sure is showing the scanlines when launched from the MAME UI. Go into the Associated Platforms section and verify that the "Arcade" platform (assuming that's what you named it) is in there. Check the box for Default Emulator (only. No other boxes checked). Click OK to save. If prompted with [something like] "Make this the default emulator...", "Do you want to change the default emulator for all Arcade games...", click Yes. Test a game. If it's still not working, share some screenshots with us. Edit your MAME emulator (in LaunchBox). Share a screenshot the of the Details section and one of the Associated Platforms section. Now edit the game you know works (shows the scanlines) in stand-alone MAME but not when launched via LaunchBox. Share a screenshot of the Metadata section, the Launching section and the Emulation section. (5 screenshots total)

An option could be... delete you arcade platform. Then (re)-import the games using the MAME Arcade Full Set Import Wizard. Select the option to Import All Clones as Separate Games. Once completed, select your Arcade platform and select all games. Click Tools, File Management and select Export/Copy ROM files from Selected Games to New Folder. After they're copied to the desired destination, select all games again and click Tools, File Management, Change ROMs Folder Path for Selected Games. And finally, click Tools, File Management, Consolidate ROMs for Arcade. Note: This will ONLY work because you're using a Non-Merged set. This won't work if you have a Merged or Split set. You now have a curated set in its own folder. Your fullset is still intact in a 'safe' location. The games are imported into LaunchBox and pointing to the curated sets folder, including the clones that are additional apps.

If you're just relocating where your ROMs are stored, you can move them all to the new location in Windows Explorer. Then in LaunchBox, select your Arcade platform and select all games. Then click Tools, File Management and select Change ROMs Folder Path for Selected Games. That will change all the selected games' Application Path to point to the new location. Another option is, with the ROMs already in their new location, delete the Arcade platform (but don't delete the Media) and then reimport them. This way they'll be pointing to the new location, and you'll still have your images. There is a plugin that will import games using a custom created MAME xml file. It won't read a LaunchBox created xml file though. But it does have an option to copy the files to a new location when importing.

I didn't know you could have more than one emulator with the exact same Name ("MAME 0.261"). Granted they have different paths. Anyway... Looking at the one you have on the F: drive, you have it (the command-line parameters) stripped down to the 'bare essentials'. Good! Since you have 4 (2?) choices for MAME, edit (in LaunchBox) one of the games you know shows the shaders in stand-alone MAME [but doesn't show them in LaunchBox]. Go to the Emulation section and make sure the chosen emulator is "MAME" (and not "MAME 0.261").

In LaunchBox, edit 'the game' causing this error. Share with us a screenshot of the Details section, the Launching section, and the Emulation section for that game. Hopefully after seeing those, someone here can help determine what the issue might be. Pasting the Steam ID link "into Google" and having it run, sounds.... well, I don't know. I wasn't aware you could run Steam games from Google.

Thanks for verifying that it works in MAME first, outside of LaunchBox/BigBox! In LaunchBox, edit your MAME emulator. In the Default Command-Line Parameters, remove -nofilter.

That's a BigBox only option (Options - Game Startup - Show "Loading Game..." Message) that shouldn't affect what you're experiencing. My guess is that it's more on an 'indicator' showing that [at least] something's happening. In leu of displaying a Startup Screen. Are you running a relatively recent version of VPX? I recall in the past that sometimes when loading a new table, the DMD would be behind the table. I would need to Alt+Tab to the DMD, then mouse-click on the table to make it the active window. Exit the table and then time it loaded, the windows were all in the correct z-order. But that still doesn't explain why, when launching from LaunchBox it's fine. But when launching from BigBox, it's only intermittently fine. I'm usually in LaunchBox when starting a VPX table. But did just test a couple tables (one being Tron Legacy) through BigBox, without issue. I have Startup Screens disabled and the Show "Loading Game..." Message is enabled. Not sure I can be of much help. Hopefully someone will have some ideas of what's going on.