Here's how to easily make .NMS files !!!!!!!!

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Posted by ferris on 22, 2001 at 12:08 PM:

when in windows, go to a dos prompt.
go to the rom directory of the files you want to make a .nms file for
type dir >one.txt and hit enter. this will create a file one.txt with all of the long dos names of the files.

then, reboot your machine in pure DOS (hit F8 in win95 to choose dos)

do the same thing as above - go to the directory with the roms, type dir >two.txt this will create a file with all of the SHORT dos file names.

then, use microsoft excel and edit the two files - isolate the long names to one column and isolate the short file names to another column (by importing as space delimited or fixed width - play with it to get it right

then use the excel command 'concatenate' like this

=concatenate(A1,B1,C1)

where in column A you have the long names, column B you put the character | and in column C you have the short names.

copy the new column over to another column and select 'paste special' and choose 'values'

delete all but this column and save it as a text file.

Enjoy.....

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: when in windows, go to a dos prompt. : go to the rom directory of the files you want to make a .nms file for : type dir >one.txt and hit enter. this will create a file one.txt with all of the long dos names of the files. : then, reboot your machine in pure DOS (hit F8 in win95 to choose dos) : do the same thing as above - go to the directory with the roms, type dir >two.txt this will create a file with all of the SHORT dos file names. : then, use microsoft excel and edit the two files - isolate the long names to one column and isolate the short file names to another column (by importing as space delimited or fixed width - play with it to get it right : then use the excel command 'concatenate' like this : =concatenate(A1,B1,C1) : where in column A you have the long names, column B you put the character | and in column C you have the short names. : copy the new column over to another column and select 'paste special' and choose 'values' : delete all but this column and save it as a text file. : Enjoy.....

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