[ardi]

This topic has been moved from http://gbatemp.net/t...nds-iconhandler,
because the project is renamed from "NDS IconHandler" to "NDS ExplorerEx"


i have created an Windows-Explorer-Extension (NDS ExplorerEx). Its shows the NDS-Game-Image as Icon and Game-infos as ToolTip.

Features

• shows the ROM-Image as icon
  
• shows ROM-infos as tooltip
  
• trim & untrim ROMs
  
• rename ROMs

History

v.1.1.0

• only one Installer for x86 and x64
  
• shows CRC (original-rom-crc from database and the real file-crc) in Info-Tip
  
• fix auto-update-stuff
  
• fix some little bugs
  
• includes rom-database v5968

v.1.0.8

• database now based on http://advanscene.com/
  
• added a column-handler (currently available columns: "ROM-Code", "Genre", "Publisher")
  
• added a pattern for renaming (customizable in settings)
  
• automatic product- & database-update

v.1.0.7

• added patchmode (you can select more as one ROM and can trim/untrim or rename)
  
• added a Rominator-database-converter (drag the ds.rod over the ds.rod2nds-rom.dat.exe its wil create the nds-rom.dat in the same folder as your ds.rod. Copy the nds-rom.dat to %APPDATA%NDS ExplorerEx and have fun)

v.1.0.6

• Fix problem when installing (on some systems)

v.1.0.5

• check Header- & Banner-CRC
  
• added ContextMenu-Handler (for rename & trim/untrim)

v.1.0.4

• little fix
  
• now with Installer
  
  NOTE: when the v1.0.0.3 is installed, then uninstall it with the old-stuff uninstall.bat before you install v1.0.4

v.1.0.0.3

• renamed "NDS IconHandler" to "NDS ExplorerEx"
  
• added a ToolTip-Handler (shows now ROM-Infos in ToolTip see Image)
  
• fixed wrong icons by Hombrews without Image

v.1.0.0.2

• fix some wrong icons

v.1.0.0.1

• first release

Download:

NDS ExplorerEx v1.1.0 on filetrip.net

have fun

Edited by ardi, 19 March 2012 - 09:06 AM.

[ardi]

NDS ExplorerEx v1.0.5 available

[ardi]

NDS ExplorerEx v1.0.6 available

[drewmerc]

Win32 NDS ExplorerEx86 v1.0.6 filetrip.net is linking to the 64bit version

[ardi]

Win32 NDS ExplorerEx86 v1.0.6 filetrip.net is linking to the 64bit version

Thanks ... fixed

[Mazor]

Good work, hope you'll keep maintaining this.

[drewmerc]

Thanks ... fixed

now i've had time to try this i must say thank you very much

[ardi]

v.1.0.7

• added patchmode (you can select more as one ROM and can trim/untrim or rename)
• added a Rominator-database-converter (drag the ds.rod over the ds.rod2nds-rom.dat.exe its wil create the nds-rom.dat in the same folder as your ds.rod. Copy the nds-rom.dat to %APPDATA%\NDS ExplorerEx\ and have fun)

Edited by ardi, 19 January 2011 - 07:09 AM.

[teentitans14]

hey ardi,
really great program. i downloaded the newest ds.rod and i drag it onto the ds.rod2nds-rom.dat.exe and it creates a new dat file, but the dat size is 0kb. is there something i'm doing wrong?
thanks

[rave420]

all my roms are in *.rar's , so i get very very little use out of this, even though i would LOVE to have the ingame icon show up instead of the .rar icon.

i understand that reading the icon from a rom file and a packed rar are completley different things, but do you think there is a way to implement this for rar files containt a .nds and other image files and .nfo?

i'm eager to read your response

[Dter ic]

you've could of requested a mod to change the title for you, intead of creating a new thread beause of a new name

Edited by Dter ic, 06 February 2011 - 09:06 PM.

[obaz]

ardi
you create beautiful peace of software.

sujestion :

1. add IPF filter, so windows search can search information in roms. (for example - rpg typed in search box will bring all rpg titles)

2. make 3-d party information (genre, pulisher, e.t.c) awalable in windows explorer (pic attached). or as workaround add option to rename files by mask like name - publisher - genre - wi-fi. I belive it will help to organize roms.

[gumbyx84]

Questions:

• Can you edit the ROM name stored in the ROM itself? If so, how do you know if you are changing the actual file name or the internal name?
• What database is the ROM info pulled from?
• How does it know what the trimmed and clean ROM dump sizes are?

I agree with obaz that being able to organize by Genre would be nice. Not sure if its possible as the genre is pulled from (what I expect) an external database, not the file itself. Not sure if Explorer can sort by anything other then file data (file type, size, etc.).

[teentitans14]

still can't get the ds.rod converter to work. anyone else having problems with this?

[arjaylight]

This software is great! Thank you for coming up with this.

I have a couple of questions,
does the trim functionality will remove wifi or ds wireless play?
where can i get Rominator-database-converter (ds.rod2nds-rom.dat.exe)?