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I have been using Mame and ClrMame Pro for years and it has always bugged me that I have never been able to get the Software List import (not using hash) to work properly.  I have looked at endless videos and done a ton of Googling and am close but not there yet. 

Why not just stick with hash?  2 reasons.  First, it bugs me when I can't get something working that should work ;p Second (and more important), I am about to invest time into importing Mame SL systems into Launchbox so I want to be certain to have the correct directory structure and naming convention in place.  If I can't pass ClrMamePro using all default settings for Mame I may not have my directory structures correct.

Today I set out to figure out what I am doing wrong so I started with clean Mame and Clrmame installs.

The issue I am encountering is the ClrMamePro System feature is not auto-assigning [BIOS] to M:\Mame\Roms and [Soft] to M:\Mame\software, instead 99% is setting to M:\Mame\Roms:

- Summary
   - Running Mame .234, ClrMamePro 4.041, all Mame settings are default (Mame ini rompath=roms and swpath=software)
      - Directory M:/Mame/roms = Audited roms + Non-SL CHDs - all split sets confirmed
      - Directory M:/Mame/software = Audited SL sets using hash method - all split sets confirmed
   - Started a new Mame 234 profile, answered Yes to import Software Lists
   - Added M:/Mame/software, along with M:/Mame/roms to the Roms list in the Profile setting
   - Chose Systems /Auto-Assign
      - All of the [BIOS] files assign to M:/Mame/roms
      - Most (not all) [SOFT] assign to M:/Mame/roms
         - Exceptions that (correctly) assign M:/Mame/software
            - gamecom - [SOFT] Tiger Game.com cartridges
            - ibm5170 - [SOFT] IBM PC/AT disk images
            - msx1_cass - [SOFT] MSX1 cassettes
- Questions:
   - Thoughts on why only 3 of the [SOFT] auto assignments correctly point to M:/Mame/software and the rest to M:/Mame/roms ?
      - Note all 678 SL CHDs passed ClearMamePro using the hash method
   - When Auto-Assign is working correctly should I see M:/Mame/software or should it show the complete path like M:/Mame/software/ibm5170 ?
   - Is my directory structure correct?

Thanks for reviewing.

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