v3arcade Game ImpEx System
 

Game ImpEx System
For v3arcade 1.0.6


Description
A tool to quickly and easily import new games, update previous games with new information or export games.

I stated in my original release of Addon Pack 1 (now merged with this) that ideally, it needed some kind of ImpEx feature to easily share the updated game information (author, instructions). This does exactly that, and more!! In fact, it provides a darn good replacement for v3arcade's current method of game installation - great news for those who are having problems with it!


Credits
A HUGE thanks to [high]Dream[/high] for allowing me to release this, as the code is largely based on his "Import / Export vBRadio Stations" modification.


Version Notes
[high]1.0.0[/high] -- Initial release.
1.0.1 -- Critical update, fixed game import/update check routine.
1.0.2 -- Fixed missing "filesize" column query problem.


Future Plans
Fully phrased (yeah, I'm feeling lazy).

+ Notes +

While I've tested the system, I haven't tested this installation package. If you previously used Addon Pack 1, I recommend you backup your data (author, instructions), uninstall it, install this and restore your backed up data.


+ FAQ +

What happens if I try to import a game that already exists in my database?
The system will automatically update your game entry with the new information.

I've installed it, what now?
With any of my future game releases (and hopefully it's a trend that catches on), a .xml file will be included in the package instead of the old .game.php file. You import the .xml file via the ImpEx system and voila! Game installed. If you want to test it, I've attached Pacman to this post (.xml exported from my site).

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niiiice!

Nice

thanks Oblivion Knight

** installed **

Hmm... guess I will be adding XML files to my site downloads. About the only comment I would have on this is to not include the category ID and have the importer ask at the time of import what category you want it in. Some (like myself) have rearranged the games into diferent categories and this would prevent us from having to go back through the games and edit the category ID.

But I like! Have you suggested adding this as an option to John?

Good call, I'll try and get that added sometime later today.. :)

No, I haven't suggested it to John.

Great! I look forward to the change! All files on my site will start coming with this as soon as I write a conversion script to go from PHP to XML. That should not take long.

Thanks, OK!

looks awesome, looking forward to this :D

SCORE!

Thank you OK. You tend to make my my life much easier.

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