Available since 1.8.9.4 beta 4
You have Roms whose file name is not correct and which sometimes cannot be found during a scrape. ARRM allows, based on their CRC32/MD5 to search for the correct name in the Datfiles, by selecting the Roms and clicking on Rename with DAT Useful for scraping correctly when roms filenames are not correct.
Available since 1.9.1.7 beta 9
If the previous search does not return anything, the search will be done via MD5 / CRC32
Since version 1917 Beta 9 these files can be modified via the Tools tab see: Configuration files
Here's how:
Available from version 1.9.0.2 Beta 8
It is possible to update the ARRM database with new dat files (.dat/.xml) to be able to use the Rename with DAT function
To update the ARRM database, you need to put your datfiles (.dat/.xml) files in the folder:
%appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\tosec
The files (.xml/.dat) must respect certain formats in order to be taken into account by ARRM. See: Reecognized formats
You can see which .xml or .dat file format is compatible by looking at the files present in the folder: %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\tosec\samples
Click on the DAT to Database button present in the Update tab.
ARRM will go through all the .dat files present and update the database with the new information collected. This can be quite long.
When a .dat/.xml file has been processed, you can delete it from this directory, otherwise it will be scanned again the next time you press the DAT to Database button.
Available from version 1.9.1.2 Beta 3
It is possible to update the Arcade dedicated ARRM database with new datfiles (.dat/.xml).
This Arcade database is used with the function Rename with DAT or Filter Arcade Clone on Arcade systems.
As a reminder, Rename with DAT allows to find in the ARRM database, the correct title of an Arcade game based on its file name (standardized for Arcade) while Filter Arcade Clone allows you to filter out Roms that are clones of other Arcade games.
To update the ARRM database you must put your DAT files (.dat or .xml) in the folder:
%appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\dat
The files (dat/xml) must respect certain formats in order to be taken into account by ARRM. See: Reecognized formats
You can see which .xml or .dat file format is compatible by looking at the files present in the folder: %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\dat\samples
Click the Arcade to Database button. New records will be added or modified to the existing database. It can be long.
When a .dat / .xml file has been processed, you can remove it from this directory, otherwise it will be scanned again the next time you press the Arcade to Database button
%appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\dat\samples
These .dat/.xml files must respect this structure.
If you have made a bad manipulation (adding inappropriate files during the previous phases, which could cause a slowdown in access to the databases, I advise you to recover the following files in the ARRM archive corresponding to your version of ARRM:
recalbox_gamelist.mdb for the database Arcade
tosec_dat_database.mdb for the database Tosec
then copy them to the folder: %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database