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rcdbm-compatibility_list

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-09-01T07:45:20+00:00

RCDBM Compatibility list * RCDBM 0.91 through 1.0 is compatible with RC 4.1.1 onwards, however RC 4.1.1 and 4.2 early betas have an issue with the Update function, so it is suggested to use RC 4.2 final.

rcdbm-main-menus

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-03T13:13:56+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Menus * File * Recent DAT files: Contains recently opened DAT files. Last DAT file opened is placed first in the submenu. * Recent DAT folders: Contains recently opened uncompressed DAT folders. Last DAT folder opened is placed first in the submenu.

rcdbm-main-startprocess-add_rom_path_custom

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:25+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process / Add ROM path (Platform) This option has not been implemented yet.

rcdbm-main-startprocess-add_rom_path_platform

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:28+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process / Add ROM path (Platform) Adds a Platform ROM path to the database. The Platform ROM path is constructed from the user selection and the name of the tree nodes. As base path, the Base ROMs path defined on the Platform node is used. To that, the names of the node-to-be-processed and its parents are added.

rcdbm-main-startprocess-create

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:29+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process / Create Creates a database from the given DAT file. The database is stored in the path defined in menu File/Settings/RomCenter databases path. The name of the database is derived from the DAT file being processed. For example, if the treenode processed is

rcdbm-main-startprocess-fix

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:31+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process / Fix Fixes the selected database. Works exactly as the Fix button in RomCenter. For now, this operation uses some default “fix options” defined in rc.exe.

rcdbm-main-startprocess-update

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:32+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process / Update Updates a database from the given DAT file. The database must exist in the path defined in menu File/Settings/RomCenter databases path. The name of the database is derived from the DAT file being processed. For example, if the tree node processed is

rcdbm-main-startprocess

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-08-23T21:14:47+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Start Process Start Process button has a drop-down menu at its right part. This menu contains all options currently supported by RomCenter's command-line tool. * Create * Update * Add ROM path (Platform) * Fix When the options

rcdbm-main-tree-node-colors

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:54:17+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / TOSEC DAT contents / Treenode colors Folder icons ColorMeaningGrayFolder does not contain any DAT files (is probably a TOSEC supporting folder).(*) YellowFolder contains DAT files but Base ROM Path has not been configured on the parent Platform folder.

rcdbm-main-tree-node-configure

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:36+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / Tree node / Configure Platform * RomCenter Platform Databases Location: When Default is checked, RCDBM uses the Settings / RomCenter databases path to find this platform's databases. When Default is unchecked, the user can select a different path, in which all databases for the selected Platform must exist (in the same folder, not in any subfolders).

rcdbm-main-tree

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-05-04T14:05:33+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen / TOSEC DAT contents / Loading process In the tree, not all contents of the TOSEC DAT are loaded. For instance, CUEs and Scripts folders (which do not contain actual DAT files) are not loaded. The actual data are loaded in a specific way. The first tree node is always the filename of the selected DAT (

rcdbm-main

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-08-23T21:05:56+00:00

RCDBManager / Main screen At the top of the main screen, the main menu exists. The main screen consists of two tabs, the DAT Manager and the Process log. The DAT Manager tab is where most of the user's interactions take place. In the DAT file/folder field, the TOSEC DAT file (zip) to be processed must be filled, or the respective folder containing the unpacked TOSEC DAT (use the

rcdbm-settings

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-03T13:13:02+00:00

RCDBManager / Settings The Settings screen must be filled-out first in order for RCDBM to work properly. The available settings are: * RomCenter path: The path in which RomCenter has been installed/placed. * RomCenter databases path: The location of RomCenter's databases (relative to

rcdbm

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-09-04T08:44:20+00:00

RCDBM - RomCenter Database Manager This wiki was written for RCDBM version 1.x. RomCenter Database Manager (RCDBM) is a standalone tool, which uses RomCenter’s (RC) command-line tool to perform all actions supported by it, on multiple databases created using TOSEC datafiles. It is a 32-bit WinForms application written in .NET 4.0, so it should run properly under Windows (from XP up to 10) and perhaps Linux (using Wine). No tests on specific OSs have been performed though (except Windows 10), s…

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-05-19T06:32:38+00:00

Welcome to Wanderer's RomCenter tools Wiki Note: Modifications to this wiki by users have been disabled. Wanderer's RomCenter tools * RCDBManager: A tool that utilizes RomCenter's Command-Line tool (RCL) and TOSEC DATs to perform RCL's supported actions in multiple RomCenter databases.