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	The Advanced Launcher is an add-on which was developed by XBMC-Community-Member Angelscry. This Add-On enables you to launch installed programs on your computer from inside the XBMC. Through this Add-On you practically can build a library from programs/games which are installed on your machine. The Add-On also makes use of some advanced features for emulator-applications. You can add specific Command-Line options in order to browse and launch your games which are running through an emulator. This again gives you the opportunity to index your Nintendo 64 games for instance which are present as ROM-Files on your system and launch them with the proper emulator. The Add-On also features scraping mechanisms. These will scrape the information about your games like XBMC does with TV Shows and Movies.		The Advanced Launcher is an add-on which was developed by XBMC-Community-Member Angelscry. This Add-On enables you to launch installed programs on your computer from inside the XBMC. Through this Add-On you practically can build a library from programs/games which are installed on your machine. The Add-On also makes use of some advanced features for emulator-applications. You can add specific Command-Line options in order to browse and launch your games which are running through an emulator. This again gives you the opportunity to index your Nintendo 64 games for instance which are present as ROM-Files on your system and launch them with the proper emulator. The Add-On also features scraping mechanisms. These will scrape the information about your games like XBMC does with TV Shows and Movies.

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	===File launcher===		===File launcher===

	(You’ll find more specific explanations on the items below - indicated with a *)		(You’ll find more specific explanations on the items below - indicated with a footnote link)

	# Select the "File launcher (e.g. game emulator)" option.		# Select the "File launcher (e.g. game emulator)" option.
	# Browse and select the executable file of the application you want to use (the emulator’s "exe"-file for instance)*.		# Browse and select the executable file of the application you want to use (the emulator’s "exe"-file for instance)<ref>If you want to add Windows-Games just choose any application, it does not matter what you select, the launcher will always launch the shortcut which is placed in the directory.</ref>.
	# Enter the arguments you want to use with the application**. To fill these arguments you have the possibility to use 5 variables:		# Enter the arguments you want to use with the application<ref>The arguments are defined by your application. If you use an emulator for instance, there is the highly possible chance that it can use command-line-arguments to pass a certain file. So normally you could just open a command-line window in Windows and type something like "Path\to\emulator.exe -s Path\to\ROM-File.rom" to launch a desired ROM-file inside the emulator. Advanced Launcher makes use of those command-line arguments. So in this case it would be the argument "-s" followed by the path to the actual ROM-File which is needed by the emulator to launch directly to load a ROM. You then should type the following into the argument-textbox: "-s %romfile%"<br /><br />If you do not know what command-line arguments you can use with what application you should look on the page of the emulator. It most likely will explain the command-line usage somewhere in the manual or the wiki.</ref>. To fill these arguments you have the possibility to use 5 variables:
	#:'''%rom%''' : this tag will be replaced by the complete path of the file.		#:'''%rom%''' : this tag will be replaced by the complete path of the file.
	#:'''%romfile%''' : this tag will be replaced by the filename (name + extension).		#:'''%romfile%''' : this tag will be replaced by the filename (name + extension).
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	#:'''%rompath%''': this tag will be replaced by the folder path of launched files.		#:'''%rompath%''': this tag will be replaced by the folder path of launched files.
	# Select the folder containing the file which will be launched with the application you choose (the folder of your ROM-Files for instance - we’ll call this folder ROM-Folder from this point onwards)		# Select the folder containing the file which will be launched with the application you choose (the folder of your ROM-Files for instance - we’ll call this folder ROM-Folder from this point onwards)
	# Indicate the files extensions that will be listed by the launcher. The extension must be separated using the \| character~~***~~.		# Indicate the files extensions that will be listed by the launcher. The extension must be separated using the \| character<ref>For Windows-Games type "lnk" ("l" as in "low") in order to start the right applications. Otherwise choose the file-extension of the ROM-Files. If you have more than one file-extension per file-type you can add multiple extension, separated with the "\|"-character.</ref>.
	# Indicate the title of the launcher. The Launcher will be displayed using this defined title.		# Indicate the title of the launcher. The Launcher will be displayed using this defined title.
	# Choose a platform. The selected option will correspond to the platform system of the started application or emulated system. This option will be used by the scrapers to identify the games in the ROM-Folder~~****~~.		# Choose a platform. The selected option will correspond to the platform system of the started application or emulated system. This option will be used by the scrapers to identify the games in the ROM-Folder<ref>For Windows-Games choose "IBM PC Compatible"</ref>.
	# Select the thumbnails path. This folder contains all the thumbnails of the items inside the ROM-Folder not of launcher itself! If there is already an image (jpeg, gif, png or bmp format) with the same name as an item in the folder you defined (including the _thumb suffix) this image will be automatically used with that item.		# Select the thumbnails path. This folder contains all the thumbnails of the items inside the ROM-Folder not of launcher itself! If there is already an image (jpeg, gif, png or bmp format) with the same name as an item in the folder you defined (including the _thumb suffix) this image will be automatically used with that item.
	# Select the fanarts path. This folder contains all the fanarts of the items inside the ROMFolder not of launcher itself If there is already an image (jpeg, gif, png or bmp format) with the same name as an item in the folder you defined (including the _thumb suffix) this image will be automatically used with that item.		# Select the fanarts path. This folder contains all the fanarts of the items inside the ROMFolder not of launcher itself If there is already an image (jpeg, gif, png or bmp format) with the same name as an item in the folder you defined (including the _thumb suffix) this image will be automatically used with that item.
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	~~<nowiki>*= If you want to add Windows-Games just choose any application, it does not matter what you </nowiki>select, the launcher will always launch the shortcut which is placed in the directory.~~		<small><references /></small>
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	~~<nowiki>**= The arguments are defined by your application. If you use an emulator for instance, there is the highly possible chance that it can use command~~-~~line~~-~~arguments to pass a certain file. So normally you could just open a command~~-~~line window in Windows and type something like "Path\to\emulator.exe~~ -s Path\to\ROM-File.rom" to launch a desired ROM-file inside the emulator. Advanced Launcher makes use of those command-line arguments. So in this case it would be the argument "-s" followed by the path to the actual ROM-File which is needed by the emulator to launch directly to load a ROM. You then should type the following into the argument-textbox: "-s %<~~/nowiki~~>~~romfile%"~~

	If you do not know what command-line arguments you can use with what application you should look on the page of the emulator. It most likely will explain the command-line usage somewhere in the manual or the wiki.

	<~~nowiki~~>***= For Windows-Games type </~~nowiki~~>~~"lnk" ("l" as in "low") in order to start the right applications. Otherwise choose the file~~-~~extension of the ROM~~-~~Files. If you have more than one file~~-~~extension per file~~-~~type you can add multiple extension, separated with the "\|"-character.~~

	~~<nowiki>****= For Windows-Games choose "IBM PC Compatible" </nowiki>~~

	You will notice that after adding a "File launcher" you have no items in it, regardless of the contents of the ROM-Folder. This is because Advanced Launcher needs to be instructed to add the items to the launcher. Highlight the specific launcher in Advanced Launcher and open up the Context-Menu ("c" on your keyboard) - pick the item "Add Items" from the list. In the next step you will be asked how the items in that folder should be scraped. In "automatic"-mode Advanced Launcher will scrape all items in the folder automatically using the scrapers you defined in the configuration. Advanced Launcher will use the best matching title and does the rest alone (including the import of Thumbnails and Fanarts). If you pick the manual-mode Advanced Launcher will prompt you for an item. Specify an item you want to add and Advanced Launcher will scrape it. You could also choose an item which is not located in the ROM-Folder but somewhere else. This can take a while - of course depending on the contents of your ROM-Folder. After it finishes importing, the File launcher will open itself and you’ll see all the scraped items.		You will notice that after adding a "File launcher" you have no items in it, regardless of the contents of the ROM-Folder. This is because Advanced Launcher needs to be instructed to add the items to the launcher. Highlight the specific launcher in Advanced Launcher and open up the Context-Menu ("c" on your keyboard) - pick the item "Add Items" from the list. In the next step you will be asked how the items in that folder should be scraped. In "automatic"-mode Advanced Launcher will scrape all items in the folder automatically using the scrapers you defined in the configuration. Advanced Launcher will use the best matching title and does the rest alone (including the import of Thumbnails and Fanarts). If you pick the manual-mode Advanced Launcher will prompt you for an item. Specify an item you want to add and Advanced Launcher will scrape it. You could also choose an item which is not located in the ROM-Folder but somewhere else. This can take a while - of course depending on the contents of your ROM-Folder. After it finishes importing, the File launcher will open itself and you’ll see all the scraped items.