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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2238 |
DemoBase 64
Optic and me talked about a demobase project on IRC.
I think it's time now, while disks are still working.
Let's assemble a team, and divide the work, and get crackin'! :-)
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There is a lot of collectors, and I heard Graham has a big one.
Join!!
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
doing the same like earthshaker
one (silly) question though, how do you get a directory of ALL your demofiles? is there any way to do that, cause I wanna have a printed list of my collection. |
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Earthshaker
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 118 |
Quote: doing the same like earthshaker
one (silly) question though, how do you get a directory of ALL your demofiles? is there any way to do that, cause I wanna have a printed list of my collection.
I use Clearmame Pro, don't know for sure, but it should be possible to make one with it. |
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
Quote: i myself do the following: d0000.zip to d9999.zip. unpacking and content handling is done by a database frontend. i hate clicking through directories and stuff, especially with packed d64 files.
Earthshaker wrote:
"group name - (year-month-day) - demo name"
what if a demo was released by more than one group?
Did you build that db front-end yourself, and to what kind of db is it connected (mysql)? |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 598 |
thanks earthshaker,
but being a technical worldwonder I wonder how this proggy works? 8) yup I really need some help here
cheers mate
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Graham
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Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 990 |
Quote: Did you build that db front-end yourself, and to what kind of db is it connected (mysql)?
I build it myself. You can't expect everyone to install a SQL server, and i also don't see the advantage of it. SQL is a horrible language... |
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Graham
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Registered: Dec 2002
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Quote: Well then it would be something like:
<example>
Genesis Project + Fire Eagle + Contex - (1989) - Aachen Meeting.d64
I also sort the demos in folders by group. So if, like in this case, there are 3 groups who produced the demo, i put the demo in every folder.
You ARE aware that most filesystems have restrictions concerning file length? What about the DOTY demos? |
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
Quote: I build it myself. You can't expect everyone to install a SQL server, and i also don't see the advantage of it. SQL is a horrible language...
Feh, I have Oracle 8i running on a machine here ;)
I've been thinking about building something similair before, but decided against it, as I want my collection to be transferable. Still, it would solve a lot of problems .. |
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Earthshaker
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 118 |
Quote: You ARE aware that most filesystems have restrictions concerning file length? What about the DOTY demos?
I am aware of it. But i am not as handy as you concerning programming my own db, not handy at all.
The DOTY productions are something else, i have them in a seperate folder, still working on finding a good solution to that problem. ;) |
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Earthshaker
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 118 |
Quote: thanks earthshaker,
but being a technical worldwonder I wonder how this proggy works? 8) yup I really need some help here
cheers mate
If you fire up the program you click away the begin (profiler) screen and go to 'about'. In there there's a button 'dir2dat'. With that you can create you're own datfile from your already sorted collection.
If you need any help, please contact me through my email. We could even exchange datfiles. |
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Jakuchu
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Registered: May 2005
Posts: 3 |
I've been also thinking about idea similar to this one.. GameBase offers a good frontend for playing Commodore games, so why not create a DemoBase too. I just don't have a huge collection of demos yet, so... |
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