Archive Cache Manager

[duerra]

On 2/15/2025 at 7:43 PM, Clutz450 said:

First off, I know nothing about how to code.  But I found someone who was willing to give this a shot, even though he knows nothing about LaunchBox or this Plugin.  Here is what he did so far:

Even with all that, the plugin is failing with a 7-zip error when I try to launch a game.  If anyone that has more knowledge in this would be willing to take a look at what changes were made so far and help us take it the rest of the way, it would be much appreciated.  The source code and my latest error log are attached.  Thank you.

archive-cache-manager.7z 60.1 MB · 0 downloads Debug 2025-02-15 08-21-55 PM.log 8.29 kB · 0 downloads

I've seen occasional 7-zip errors even with the older version of the plugin, but typically trying again allowed it to work.  Are you seeing ongoing and consistent errors trying to extract any files?

[Fursphere]

Has anyone tried running this code through ChatGPT or something to see if it can help update it?

[duerra]

Curious if anyone else has tried that secondary build from above.  If so, are you consistently getting 7-Zip errors?  I want to update LaunchBox, but losing this plugin would be huge for me.

[Clutz450]

56 minutes ago, duerra said:

Curious if anyone else has tried that secondary build from above.  If so, are you consistently getting 7-Zip errors?  I want to update LaunchBox, but losing this plugin would be huge for me.

If you are talking about the build that i posted, I hope i was clear in stating that it doesn't work.  I don't know how to code, but I did get in touch with someone who did, but unfortunately knows nothing about LaunchBox.  He did the best he could to update everything as far as he could, and what I posted was for someone else to hopefully take it the rest of the way.  Now with that said, it's possible that what he changed wasn't correct either.  Ultimately, what we need is for @fraganator to come back and create a fix.  But in the meantime, if anyone is willing to try and help, we can try and work together to do this ourselves.  

[Fursphere]

I ran the code through ChatGPT and it had a bunch of suggestions specifically around .net upgrades, calling out lots of individual code sections.  

I got distracted and never got back to it. 

[Clutz450]

28 minutes ago, Fursphere said:

I ran the code through ChatGPT and it had a bunch of suggestions specifically around .net upgrades, calling out lots of individual code sections.  

I got distracted and never got back to it. 

The original code or the code that I posted.  Because I believe the guy who made the changes for me already did all the upgrades.

[Clutz450]

So I reached out to the LaunchBox team and they were able to give me the last version of LaunchBox setup file that worked with Archive Cache Manager.  So I guess I'll continue to use this old version until either @fraganator comes back, or until LaunchBox adds a similar feature.

[Fursphere]

8 minutes ago, Clutz450 said:

So I reached out to the LaunchBox team and they were able to give me the last version of LaunchBox setup file that worked with Archive Cache Manager.  So I guess I'll continue to use this old version until either @fraganator comes back, or until LaunchBox adds a similar feature.

Are you using this plugin for the unzipping feature or the caching feature (like, caching from a NAS or network share)?

I was using it primarily for unzipping PS1 and PS2 titles - but now DuckStation and PCSX2 support CHD formats, so I'm converting all my PS1/PS2 files over to CHDs, which makes this program obsolete.