Error when importing Mame roms

[maabus]

I am updating my Mame roms to 231. I deleted all the 230 roms, and i'm running the full mame import. I am getting an error at the end when it is parsing the roms. 

Data at the root level is invalid. Line 5642825, position 1. 

 

Does anyone know what this error is? 

[maabus]

I figured out what is happening. When launchbox is creating the listxml the following is getting appended to the end of the XML. I found this out because i created an xml for a program i'm working on and i got the same error message. 

 

Why would devreorder logs be added to the xml, and is there any way to stop it without having to remove devreorder? 

 

</mame>
11:16:17.494    00009888    devreorder: Calling hooked DirectInput8Create

11:16:17.496    00009888    devreorder: Loaded "C:\WINDOWS\system32\dinput8org.dll"

11:16:17.507    00009888    devreorder: in CreateHooks

11:16:17.507    00009888    Current process name: mame.exe

11:16:17.507    00009888    devreorder: using system-wide devreorder.ini

11:16:17.507    00009888    Ignored list:

11:16:17.507    00009888    devreorder: in CreateHooks

11:16:17.507    00009888    Current process name: mame.exe

11:16:17.507    00009888    Ignored list:

11:16:17.507    00009888    devreorder: using UNICODE interface

11:16:17.507    00009888    devreorder: CreateHook EnumDevicesW status MH_OK

11:16:17.517    00009888    devreorder: EnableHook EnumDevicesW status MH_OK

11:16:49.439    00009888    devreorder: Unloading C:\WINDOWS\system32\dinput8org.dll

[Kiinkyfoxx]

Hi @maabus

I had the same issue as yourself and the only way I have found so far is to rename the files in System32 and SysWOW64 when I do the update and then return them to the correct names for Devreorder to work again afterwards.

If you find another way then I would be interested to hear about it, I have just set up a very basic AHK to allow me to do it with the press of a couple of buttons rather than having to rename the files manually

 

full_command_line := DllCall("GetCommandLine", "str")

if not (A_IsAdmin or RegExMatch(full_command_line, " /restart(?!\S)"))
{
    try
    {
        if A_IsCompiled
            Run *RunAs "%A_ScriptFullPath%" /restart
        else
            Run *RunAs "%A_AhkPath%" /restart "%A_ScriptFullPath%"
    }
    ExitApp
}

;Allow LaunchBox and Mame to update
1::
filemove, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8.dll, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8dev.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8org.dll, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8.dll, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8dev.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8org.dll, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8.dll, 1
return


;Allow Devreorder to work again 
2::
filemove, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8.dll, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8org.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8dev.dll, C:\Windows\system32\dinput8.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8.dll, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8org.dll, 1
filemove, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8dev.dll, C:\Windows\sysWOW64\dinput8.dll, 1
return

;Close AHK
3::
ExitApp

I'm sure you have figured this out yourself or maybe even come up with a better solution but I have included the ahk above just in case it is any use to you or others.

1 - renames the files to allow you to do the update in LaunchBox

2 - puts the files back to the correct names after you have done the update

3-  closes the ahk

Cheers

[maabus]

Thanks Kiinkyfoxx i appreciate the help!