Bulk Remove Custom Fields

[JoeViking245]

Bulk Remove Custom Fields

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Bulk clear Custom Fields Values or remove the Custom Field entirely from LaunchBox.

Inspired in part by this BitBucket ticket (and the rest out of boredom)
https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/8475/mass-delete-remove-custom-fields

 

Notes about Custom Fields:
Custom Fileds are comprised of a Name and a Value.  When you edit a game and look in the Custom Fields section, every Custom Field [Name] in your entire LaunchBox collection will be available.  Whether a Value is assigned to it for that game, or not.

Only Custom Fields that have a Value assigned to it somewhere in your LaunchBox collection will actually exist.
aka, if you're seeing a Custom Field Name, something somewhere in your collection has a Value assigned to it.

 

Installing:

• Download and unblock the zip file.
• Copy the contents of the zip into /LaunchBox/Plugins/
  • i.e.  D:\LauncBox\Plugins\BulkRemoveCustomFields\BulkRemoveCustomFields.dll

 

How to use:
Start LaunchBox, click Tools and select Bulk Remove Custom Fields

Select a Platform to get a list of all Custom Fields [that have an associated Value] for that platform.
Or check Select All to get a list of all Custom Fields from all Platforms.

Example #1:
To remove all Custom Fields whose Name is "Has Bezel" and their Value is "yes" (lowercase "y")
    Check Show All [to show ALL distinct Custom Field Names and Values]
    Check the box next to "Has Bezel" "yes"
    Click Delete Selected

 

Example #2:
To remove all Custom Fields whose Name is "Has Bezel", regardless of their Value 
    Un-Check Show All [to show ONLY the Custom Field Name]
    Check the box next to "Has Bezel"
    Click Delete Selected

To remove a Custom Field entirely from LaunchBox, check Select All and follow Example #2.

Options:
Select All
    Show all Custom Fields for every Platform

Show All
    Show Custom Fields Names and Values

CAUTION:  If you click Delete Selected and then click Yes, those selected are now GONE!
Reprise:  If you had LaunchBox's Automatic Backup feature enabled, you can use the Restore Data Backup to bring them back.

 

Q: Why is it listing the same Custom Field more than once?
A: It's not.  Custom Fields are CasE sENsiTiVe.  A Custom Field with the Name Saves High Scores is different from Saves high scores.  Same goes for Custom Field Values.  True is not the same as true.

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• Submitter
  JoeViking245
• Submitted
  03/04/2024
• Category
  Third-party Apps and Plugins