Kriven Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Is there a way to bulk-edit custom filters? x.x;; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I wish you could bulk edit game paths. I realized last night that I had moved the folder to my NES games that I had associated with Plex. I didn't want to delete them and re-add them since I had spent hours getting images and linking games that weren't found due to small naming issues. Instead I ended up changing the XML entries for 1068 games while I watched/listened to 8 episodes of Night Court on Plex. (Dual monitor setup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Bulk edit custom filters? Not currently. Can you explain the scenario? I guess that situation just never occurred to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriven Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 In my particular case it's because I'm misusing LaunchBox and mingling games and comics, so I want to create a "Media" filter and quickly add all games to one tag and all comics to another, but I can imagine people who want to quickly tag games by certain composers or operating systems or director would also find it a useful feature. (In trying to accomplish my multi-media browser, however, I did learn that LaunchBox is having trouble moving artwork when you retag a game. Nor does it easily differentiate artwork between rereleases [in this instance I'm having issues with Prince of Persia for PC. I've separated them by "Old" Prince of Persia and then the 2008 rerelease, but the artwork likes to mingle and mix up].) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I meant folder associated with LaunchBox in the last post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 If you want to change path locations, this can be achieved by editing the XML. Load up your LB XML in Notepad++ or a competent notepad program. Ctrl + F. In Notepad++ you can find a specific string of text and replace it with something else. I'll use my scenario as an example. Previous I had two Emulator paths that I wanted to consolidate back in to one. In to F:\Emulator. So I searched the XML for N:\Emulators and replaced it with F:\Emulator. If all you want to do is replace part of the path just search for that section. Like You want to keep the Drive, but change the folder. I would search \Emulators and replace with \Emulator. As an example. You can really do what ever else you'd like instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I did end up editing the XML file I just had to edit 1068 entries are you saying your way would have changed them all at once or are you just explaining how to change XML entries in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The way of Ctrl + F scans the entire XML and will replace them all at once. Edit: It will replace them all if you choose the "Replace All With..." function. There is one to count how many times that word or string of text is used, and another one to just highlight it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Argh! I wish I would have asked before I went to work it was a total mind numbing experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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