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                          DataMa v 1.22 - 26/06/2000
                         "RomCenter Data files maker"                               
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                              E. Bole-Feysot   
                           romcenter@emuhq.com
                         www.emuhq.com/romcenter
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               This software is freeware, selling is not allowed.
          I am not responsible for any damages caused by this software.

What's new?
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1.22 - 26/06/2000
 Datafile sorting
 Save bug fixed
 
1.21 - 19/06/2000
 LowerCase option for filename
 Fix the emulator version default name in properties
 Show message when a file is corrupted
 Faster scanner
 Progress dialog is accurate
 Save dialog filter added
 Multiple directories scanning fixed.

1.2 - 17/03/2000
 Nes and Snes header skipping
 Txt file filter
 Preview and edit datafiles
 Full property editor
 Romcenter 1.9x compliant
 Load zip and files
 
1.1 - 03/09/1999
 File size added to the data file
 Message if no file name is given
 File is not created if no zip found
 Author and comments field added to the dialog
 
1.0 - 11/08/1999
 initial release

What is datama ?
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DataMa is a little utility to create a RomCenter data file from a list of zipped roms.

What is romcenter ?
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RomCenter is a rom audit utility. It scans any zip files for roms, check missing, duplicated, bad roms and repair them.
You can download a version at www.emuhq.com/romcenter

How to use datama ?
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Unzip DataMa in a directory, and run it.
Choose "load rom" in menu, and select a directory.
Datama displays your rom directory content (crc, size...)
Select "save as" in the menu.
Enter the name you want to give to the data file, usually the system or emulator name, and other infos.
Select where you want to save your file, and that's it !

Snes and nes special feature
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RomCenter use header-free crc for snes and nes rom detection. This version of datama can do that. Simply select snes or nes before extracting roms.

Now what ?
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Copy it in the romcenter datas directory and try it.
Send me a copy to merge with other data files.


Data file format:
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Sample:
	[CREDITS]
	Author=Eric Bole-Feysot - romcenter@emuhq.com
	Version=1.0 - 01 mar 2000 (Version of this file)
	Comment=Please report any errors to romcenter@emuhq.com
	[DAT]
	version=1.90 (Version of the data file structure. Don't change)
	[EMULATOR]
	refname=raine (Generic name of the emulator)
	version=Raine v 0.24a (Version of the emulator)
	exe=d:\arcade\raine\raine.exe (Emulator executable)
	playcmd=-nogui -game (Command line options to run game)
	romspaths=d:\arcade\raine\ziproms\;f:\raine\;d:\download\emul\raine\; (Roms paths)
	[GAMES] (roms list)
	64Street64th Street64Street64th Street64th_04.rom98f83ef6NO65536
...
Format is
game dos namegame full nametclone dos nameclone full namerom namerom crcNOsize
The two fields 'N' are only used in mame. Do not change them.

Game and clone are usually the same.
You can enter the full name in the fields 2 and 4.

You can also fill the header with your name etc...

Copy it in the romcenter datas directory and try it.
