Dinierto Dinierto
14 Oct 2016, 16:36

@paradadf said in Is it just me, or does the text search function on the Scraper not work?:

@Dinierto do I really need to explain you why you are a complete ...?

Well, lets start!

Paradadf: The internal scraper is bad and slow. Use external tools like Universal XML Scraper or sselph's scraper instead. There is plenty of info about that on the forum.

Dinierto: I already did. The problem is that they don't work for all games, and often use screenshots instead of box art, so I still have to go back and fix many games. Once in a while there are titles that none of the utilities match and the internal scraper won't find either. In this case I try the text search, but as I stated, that seems to be completely broken. It seems like no matter what you type into the dialog, it just searches for the original title anyway.

How I answered to this...

"they don't work for all games"
"titles that none of the utilities match"

you haven't read this, have you?
https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/3842/how-to-screenscraper

If you would have read the tutorial I pointed to, you would know exactly HOW TO make it work for every single game and therefore get all the matches using either UXS or sselph's scraper!!!

"use screenshots instead of box art"

And you can with both scrapers select exactly what kind of media (screenshot, boxart, logo, etc.) you get.
For an easy way to use sselph's scraper take a look at this:
https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/2594/batch-scrape-your-roms-on-your-pc-fastscraper/9
For UXS and the how to change which media is downloaded look at this (use google translate if you need):
https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/3595/soft-universal-xml-scraper-español/50

I not only gave you the links where you can learn HOW TO get the media you want, but also corrected your wrong statements, so people that reads it learn it right. How are you suppose to learn it... well, READING!

Finally I wrote:

Please, the next time you write that something isn't possible, do a little research before.

As I'm not sure you can follow, you stated:

"they don't work for all games"
"titles that none of the utilities match"
"use screenshots instead of box art"

I explained to you how to make it work for all games, how to match every game and how to get the media you want. And I also told you that the internal scraper is bad and slow.

Finally, you are so insolent that responded saying:

Hey, how about next time you respond, you don't assume what I have and haven't done.

You can't say you use the external scrapers and have read the tutorials, if you come up with statements like the ones you did before.

Guess what, those scrapers don't find every game. I've used them all and there are still games that don't get found.

Do you remember the first link I posted for you? And the other two?

you haven't read this, have you?
https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/3842/how-to-screenscraper

You know what... I WROTE THEM MYSELF... so how you dare to be that insolent?

Wow, you are really full of yourself aren't you. I appreciate the tutorial, which I have read, but I guess my insolence must be overwhelming because it says that not all games are in the database. Perhaps your worshipfulness can elaborate even more for my simpleton mind.