[ALL] Fix device merging, add new parsing prototypes

SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/DatFile.cs

@@ -1429,6 +1429,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 							i--; // This make sure that the pointer stays on the correct since one was removed
 						}
 					}
+
+					// If the key is now empty, remove it
+					if (this[key].Count == 0)
+					{
+						Remove(key);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1460,6 +1466,19 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 					AddRange(key, sortedlist);
 				});
 			}
+			// If the merge type is the same, we want to sort the dictionary to be consistent
+			else
+			{
+				List<string> keys = Keys;
+				Parallel.ForEach(keys, Globals.ParallelOptions, key =>
+				{
+					// Get the possibly unsorted list
+					List<DatItem> sortedlist = this[key];
+
+					// Sort the list of items to be consistent
+					DatItem.Sort(ref sortedlist, false);
+				});
+			}
 
 			// Now clean up all empty keys
 			CleanEmptyKeys();
@@ -2659,7 +2678,8 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			BucketBy(SortedBy.Game, mergeroms, norename: true);
 
 			// Now we want to loop through all of the games and set the correct information
-			AddRomsFromDevices();
+			AddRomsFromDevices(true);
+			AddRomsFromDevices(false);
 
 			// Then, remove the romof and cloneof tags so it's not picked up by the manager
 			RemoveTagsFromChild();
@@ -2680,7 +2700,8 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			BucketBy(SortedBy.Game, mergeroms, norename: true);
 
 			// Now we want to loop through all of the games and set the correct information
-			AddRomsFromDevices();
+			AddRomsFromDevices(true);
+			AddRomsFromDevices(false);
 			AddRomsFromParent();
 
 			// Now that we have looped through the cloneof tags, we loop through the romof tags
@@ -2808,9 +2829,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Use device_ref tags to add roms to the children
+		/// Use device_ref and slotoption tags to add roms to the children
 		/// </summary>
-		private void AddRomsFromDevices()
+		/// <param name="dev">True if only child device sets are touched, false for non-device sets (default)</param>
+		private void AddRomsFromDevices(bool dev = false)
 		{
 			List<string> games = Keys;
 			foreach (string game in games)
@@ -2821,6 +2843,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				// If the game (is/is not) a bios, we want to continue
+				if (dev ^ (this[game][0].MachineType & MachineType.Device) != 0)
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				// If the game has no devices, we continue
 				if (this[game][0].Devices == null || this[game][0].Devices.Count == 0)
 				{
@@ -2942,7 +2970,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 				foreach (DatItem item in items)
 				{
 					// If the disk doesn't have a valid merge tag OR the merged file doesn't exist in the parent, then add it
-					if (item.Type == ItemType.Disk && (item.MergeTag == null || !this[parent].Select(i => i.Name).Contains(item.MergeTag)))
+					if (item.Type == ItemType.Disk && (((Disk)item).MergeTag == null || !this[parent].Select(i => i.Name).Contains(((Disk)item).MergeTag)))
 					{
 						item.CopyMachineInformation(copyFrom);
 						Add(parent, item);
@@ -2976,8 +3004,8 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			foreach (string game in games)
 			{
 				if (this[game].Count > 0
-					&& (this[game][0].MachineType == MachineType.Bios
+					&& ((this[game][0].MachineType & MachineType.Bios) != 0
-						|| this[game][0].MachineType == MachineType.Device))
+						|| (this[game][0].MachineType & MachineType.Device) != 0))
 				{
 					Remove(game);
 				}
@@ -3001,7 +3029,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 				}
 
 				// If the game (is/is not) a bios, we want to continue
-				if (bios ^ this[game][0].MachineType == MachineType.Bios)
+				if (bios ^ (this[game][0].MachineType & MachineType.Bios) != 0)
 				{
 					continue;
 				}

SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/Logiqx.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Represents parsing and writing of a Logiqx-derived DAT
 	/// </summary>
+	/// TODO: Separate out reading of other DAT types into their own classes
+	/// TODO: Add XSD validation for all XML DAT types
 	internal class Logiqx : DatFile
 	{
 		// Private instance variables specific to Logiqx DATs
@@ -423,6 +425,20 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 							subreader.MoveToContent();
 
 							// Create a new machine
+							MachineType machineType = MachineType.NULL;
+							if (Utilities.GetYesNo(xtr.GetAttribute("isbios")) == true)
+							{
+								machineType |= MachineType.Bios;
+							}
+							if (Utilities.GetYesNo(xtr.GetAttribute("isdevice")) == true)
+							{
+								machineType |= MachineType.Device;
+							}
+							if (Utilities.GetYesNo(xtr.GetAttribute("ismechanical")) == true)
+							{
+								machineType |= MachineType.Mechanical;
+							}
+
 							Machine machine = new Machine
 							{
 								Name = xtr.GetAttribute("name"),
@@ -433,11 +449,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 								SampleOf = xtr.GetAttribute("sampleof") ?? "",
 
 								Devices = new List<string>(),
-								MachineType =
+								MachineType = (machineType == MachineType.NULL ? MachineType.None : machineType),
-									xtr.GetAttribute("isbios") == "yes" ? MachineType.Bios :
-									xtr.GetAttribute("isdevice") == "yes" ? MachineType.Device :
-									xtr.GetAttribute("ismechanical") == "yes" ? MachineType.Mechanical :
-									MachineType.None,
 							};
 
 							// Get the supported value from the reader
@@ -1047,6 +1059,492 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			xtr.Dispose();
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Parse a Logiqx XML DAT and return all found games and roms within
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		public void ParseFileStripped(
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			// Prepare all internal variables
+			Encoding enc = Utilities.GetEncoding(filename);
+			XmlReader xtr = Utilities.GetXmlTextReader(filename);
+
+			// If we got a null reader, just return
+			if (xtr == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, read the file to the end
+			try
+			{
+				xtr.MoveToContent();
+				while (!xtr.EOF)
+				{
+					// We only want elements
+					if (xtr.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+					{
+						xtr.Read();
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					switch (xtr.Name)
+					{
+						// The datafile tag can have some attributes
+						case "datafile":
+							// string build = xtr.GetAttribute("build");
+							// string debug = xtr.GetAttribute("debug"); // (yes|no) "no"
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+						// We want to process the entire subtree of the header
+						case "header":
+							ReadHeader(xtr.ReadSubtree(), keep);
+
+							// Skip the header node now that we've processed it
+							xtr.Skip();
+							break;
+						// We want to process the entire subtree of the game
+						case "machine": // New-style Logiqx
+						case "game": // Old-style Logiqx
+							ReadMachine(xtr.ReadSubtree(), filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);							
+
+							// Skip the machine now that we've processed it
+							xtr.Skip();
+							break;
+						default:
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Warning("Exception found while parsing '{0}': {1}", filename, ex);
+
+				// For XML errors, just skip the affected node
+				xtr?.Read();
+			}
+
+			xtr.Dispose();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Read header information
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader">XmlReader to use to parse the header</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		private void ReadHeader(XmlReader reader, bool keep)
+		{
+			bool superdat = false;
+
+			// If there's no subtree to the header, skip it
+			if (reader == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, add what is possible
+			reader.MoveToContent();
+
+			while (!reader.EOF)
+			{
+				// We only want elements
+				if (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element || reader.Name == "header")
+				{
+					reader.Read();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Get all header items (ONLY OVERWRITE IF THERE'S NO DATA)
+				string content = "";
+				switch (reader.Name)
+				{
+					case "name":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString(); ;
+						Name = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name) ? content : Name);
+						superdat = superdat || content.Contains(" - SuperDAT");
+						if (keep && superdat)
+						{
+							Type = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Type) ? "SuperDAT" : Type);
+						}
+						break;
+					case "description":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Description = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description) ? content : Description);
+						break;
+					case "rootdir": // TODO: Is this Logiqx?
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						RootDir = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(RootDir) ? content : RootDir);
+						break;
+					case "category":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Category = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Category) ? content : Category);
+						break;
+					case "version":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Version = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Version) ? content : Version);
+						break;
+					case "date":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Date = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Date) ? content.Replace(".", "/") : Date);
+						break;
+					case "author":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Author = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Author) ? content : Author);
+						break;
+					case "email":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Email = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Email) ? content : Email);
+						break;
+					case "homepage":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Homepage = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Homepage) ? content : Homepage);
+						break;
+					case "url":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Url = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Url) ? content : Url);
+						break;
+					case "comment":
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Comment = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Comment) ? content : Comment);
+						break;
+					case "type": // TODO: Is this Logiqx?
+						content = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						Type = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Type) ? content : Type);
+						superdat = superdat || content.Contains("SuperDAT");
+						break;
+					case "clrmamepro":
+						if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Header))
+						{
+							Header = reader.GetAttribute("header");
+						}
+						if (ForceMerging == ForceMerging.None)
+						{
+							ForceMerging = Utilities.GetForceMerging(reader.GetAttribute("forcemerging"));
+						}
+						if (ForceNodump == ForceNodump.None)
+						{
+							ForceNodump = Utilities.GetForceNodump(reader.GetAttribute("forcenodump"));
+						}
+						if (ForcePacking == ForcePacking.None)
+						{
+							ForcePacking = Utilities.GetForcePacking(reader.GetAttribute("forcepacking"));
+						}
+						break;
+					case "romcenter":
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("plugin") != null)
+						{
+							// CDATA
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("rommode") != null)
+						{
+							// (merged|split|unmerged) "split"
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("biosmode") != null)
+						{
+							// merged|split|unmerged) "split"
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("samplemode") != null)
+						{
+							// (merged|unmerged) "merged"
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("lockrommode") != null)
+						{
+							// (yes|no) "no"
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("lockbiosmode") != null)
+						{
+							// (yes|no) "no"
+						}
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("locksamplemode") != null)
+						{
+							// (yes|no) "no"
+						}
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					default:
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Read game/machine information
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		private void ReadMachine(
+			XmlReader reader,
+
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			// If we have an empty machine, skip it
+			if (reader == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, add what is possible
+			reader.MoveToContent();
+
+			string key = "";
+			string temptype = reader.Name;
+			bool containsItems = false;
+			List<string> parent = new List<string>();
+
+			// Create a new machine
+			MachineType machineType = MachineType.NULL;
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isbios")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Bios;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isdevice")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Device;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("ismechanical")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Mechanical;
+			}
+
+			Machine machine = new Machine
+			{
+				Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				Description = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				SourceFile = reader.GetAttribute("sourcefile"),
+				Board = reader.GetAttribute("board"),
+				RebuildTo = reader.GetAttribute("rebuildto"),
+
+				Comment = "",
+
+				CloneOf = reader.GetAttribute("cloneof") ?? "",
+				RomOf = reader.GetAttribute("romof") ?? "",
+				SampleOf = reader.GetAttribute("sampleof") ?? "",
+
+				MachineType = (machineType == MachineType.NULL ? MachineType.None : machineType),
+			};
+
+			if (Type == "SuperDAT" && !keep)
+			{
+				string tempout = Regex.Match(machine.Name, @".*?\\(.*)").Groups[1].Value;
+				if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tempout))
+				{
+					machine.Name = tempout;
+				}
+			}
+			// Get the name of the game from the parent
+			else if (Type == "SuperDAT" && keep && parent.Count > 0)
+			{
+				machine.Name = String.Join("\\", parent) + "\\" + machine.Name;
+			}
+
+			while (!reader.EOF)
+			{
+				// We only want elements
+				if (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+				{
+					reader.Read();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Get the roms from the machine
+				switch (reader.Name)
+				{
+					case "comment": // There can be multiple comments by spec
+						machine.Comment += reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "description":
+						machine.Description = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "year":
+						machine.Year = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "manufacturer":
+						machine.Manufacturer = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "release":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem release = new Release
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Region = reader.GetAttribute("region"),
+							Language = reader.GetAttribute("language"),
+							Date = reader.GetAttribute("date"),
+							Default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default")),
+						};
+
+						release.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(release, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "biosset":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem biosset = new BiosSet
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Description = reader.GetAttribute("description"),
+							Default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						biosset.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(biosset, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "rom":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem rom = new Rom
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Size = Utilities.GetSize(reader.GetAttribute("size")),
+							CRC = reader.GetAttribute("crc")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MergeTag = reader.GetAttribute("merge"),
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+							Date = Utilities.GetDate(reader.GetAttribute("date")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						rom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(rom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "disk":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem disk = new Disk
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MergeTag = reader.GetAttribute("merge"),
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						disk.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(disk, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "sample":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem samplerom = new Sample
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						samplerom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(samplerom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "archive":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem archiverom = new Archive
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						archiverom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(archiverom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					default:
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If no items were found for this machine, add a Blank placeholder
+			if (!containsItems)
+			{
+				Blank blank = new Blank()
+				{
+					SystemID = sysid,
+					System = filename,
+					SourceID = srcid,
+				};
+
+				blank.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+				// Now process and add the rom
+				key = ParseAddHelper(blank, clean, remUnicode);
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create and open an output file for writing direct from a dictionary
 		/// </summary>
@@ -1221,9 +1719,9 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 
 				string state = "\t<" + (_depreciated ? "game" : "machine") + " name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.MachineName) + "\"" +
 								(ExcludeOf ? "" :
-									(rom.MachineType == MachineType.Bios ? " isbios=\"yes\"" : "") +
+									((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Bios) != 0 ? " isbios=\"yes\"" : "") +
-									(rom.MachineType == MachineType.Device ? " isdevice=\"yes\"" : "") +
+									((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Device) != 0 ? " isdevice=\"yes\"" : "") +
-									(rom.MachineType == MachineType.Mechanical ? " ismechanical=\"yes\"" : "") +
+									((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Mechanical) != 0 ? " ismechanical=\"yes\"" : "") +
 									(rom.Runnable == true ? " runnable=\"yes\"" : "") +
 									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.CloneOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.CloneOf.ToLowerInvariant())
 										? ""

SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/MameListxml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,819 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Web;
+using System.Xml;
+
+using SabreTools.Library.Data;
+using SabreTools.Library.DatItems;
+using SabreTools.Library.Tools;
+
+#if MONO
+using System.IO;
+#else
+using Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem;
+
+using FileStream = System.IO.FileStream;
+using StreamWriter = System.IO.StreamWriter;
+#endif
+using NaturalSort;
+
+namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents parsing and writing of a MAME XML DAT
+	/// </summary>
+	/// TODO: Verify that all read/write for this DatFile type is correct
+	internal class MameListxml : DatFile
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Constructor designed for casting a base DatFile
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="datFile">Parent DatFile to copy from</param>
+		public MameListxml(DatFile datFile)
+			: base(datFile, cloneHeader: false)
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Parse a MAME XML DAT and return all found games and roms within
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// </remarks>
+		public override void ParseFile(
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			// All XML-derived DATs share a lot in common so it just calls one implementation
+			// new Logiqx(this, false).ParseFile(filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+
+			// Prepare all internal variables
+			Encoding enc = Utilities.GetEncoding(filename);
+			XmlReader xtr = Utilities.GetXmlTextReader(filename);
+
+			// If we got a null reader, just return
+			if (xtr == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, read the file to the end
+			try
+			{
+				xtr.MoveToContent();
+				while (!xtr.EOF)
+				{
+					// We only want elements
+					if (xtr.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+					{
+						xtr.Read();
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					switch (xtr.Name)
+					{
+						case "mame":
+							Name = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name) ? xtr.GetAttribute("build") : Name);
+							Description = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description) ? Name : Name);
+							// string debug = xtr.GetAttribute("debug"); // (yes|no) "no"
+							// string mameconfig = xtr.GetAttribute("mameconfig"); CDATA
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+						// Handle M1 DATs since they're 99% the same as a SL DAT
+						case "m1":
+							Name = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name) ? "M1" : Name);
+							Description = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description) ? "M1" : Description);
+							Version = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Version) ? xtr.GetAttribute("version") ?? "" : Version);
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+						// We want to process the entire subtree of the machine
+						case "machine":
+							ReadMachine(xtr.ReadSubtree(), filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+
+							// Skip the machine now that we've processed it
+							xtr.Skip();
+							break;
+						default:
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Warning("Exception found while parsing '{0}': {1}", filename, ex);
+
+				// For XML errors, just skip the affected node
+				xtr?.Read();
+			}
+
+			xtr.Dispose();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Read machine information
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		private void ReadMachine(
+			XmlReader reader,
+
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			// If we have an empty machine, skip it
+			if (reader == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, add what is possible
+			reader.MoveToContent();
+
+			string key = "";
+			string temptype = reader.Name;
+			bool containsItems = false;
+
+			// Create a new machine
+			MachineType machineType = MachineType.NULL;
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isbios")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Bios;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isdevice")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Device;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("ismechanical")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Mechanical;
+			}
+
+			Machine machine = new Machine
+			{
+				Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				Description = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				SourceFile = reader.GetAttribute("sourcefile"),
+				Runnable = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("runnable")),
+
+				Comment = "",
+
+				CloneOf = reader.GetAttribute("cloneof") ?? "",
+				RomOf = reader.GetAttribute("romof") ?? "",
+				SampleOf = reader.GetAttribute("sampleof") ?? "",
+
+				MachineType = (machineType == MachineType.NULL ? MachineType.None : machineType),
+			};
+
+			while (!reader.EOF)
+			{
+				// We only want elements
+				if (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+				{
+					reader.Read();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Get the roms from the machine
+				switch (reader.Name)
+				{
+					case "description":
+						machine.Description = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "year":
+						machine.Year = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "manufacturer":
+						machine.Manufacturer = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "biosset":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem biosset = new BiosSet
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Description = reader.GetAttribute("description"),
+							Default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						biosset.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(biosset, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "rom":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem rom = new Rom
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Bios = reader.GetAttribute("bios"),
+							Size = Utilities.GetSize(reader.GetAttribute("size")),
+							CRC = reader.GetAttribute("crc")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MergeTag = reader.GetAttribute("merge"),
+							Region = reader.GetAttribute("region"),
+							Offset = reader.GetAttribute("offset"),
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+							Optional = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("optional")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						rom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(rom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "disk":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem disk = new Disk
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MergeTag = reader.GetAttribute("merge"),
+							Region = reader.GetAttribute("region"),
+							Index = reader.GetAttribute("index"),
+							Writable = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("writable")),
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+							Optional = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("optional")),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						disk.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(disk, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "device_ref":
+						machine.Devices.Add(reader.ReadElementContentAsString());
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "sample":
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem samplerom = new Sample
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						samplerom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(samplerom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "chip":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string type = reader.GetAttribute("type"); // (cpu|audio)
+						// string clock = reader.GetAttribute("clock");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "display":
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string type = reader.GetAttribute("type"); // (raster|vector|lcd|svg|unknown)
+						// string rotate = reader.GetAttribute("rotate"); // (0|90|180|270)
+						// bool? flipx = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("flipx"));
+						// string width = reader.GetAttribute("width");
+						// string height = reader.GetAttribute("height");
+						// string refresh = reader.GetAttribute("refresh");
+						// string pixclock = reader.GetAttribute("pixclock");
+						// string htotal = reader.GetAttribute("htotal");
+						// string hbend = reader.GetAttribute("hbend");
+						// string hbstart = reader.GetAttribute("hbstart");
+						// string vtotal = reader.GetAttribute("vtotal");
+						// string vbend = reader.GetAttribute("vbend");
+						// string vbstart = reader.GetAttribute("vbstart");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "sound":
+						// string channels = reader.GetAttribute("channels");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "condition":
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+						// string relation = reader.GetAttribute("relation"); // (eq|ne|gt|le|lt|ge)
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "input":
+						// bool? service = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("service"));
+						// bool? tilt = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("tilt"));
+						// string players = reader.GetAttribute("players");
+						// string coins = reader.GetAttribute("coins");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <control> elements...
+						// string type = reader.GetAttribute("type");
+						// string player = reader.GetAttribute("player");
+						// string buttons = reader.GetAttribute("buttons");
+						// string regbuttons = reader.GetAttribute("regbuttons");
+						// string minimum = reader.GetAttribute("minimum");
+						// string maximum = reader.GetAttribute("maximum");
+						// string sensitivity = reader.GetAttribute("sensitivity");
+						// string keydelta = reader.GetAttribute("keydelta");
+						// bool? reverse = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("reverse"));
+						// string ways = reader.GetAttribute("ways");
+						// string ways2 = reader.GetAttribute("ways2");
+						// string ways3 = reader.GetAttribute("ways3");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "dipswitch":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <diplocation> elements...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string number = reader.GetAttribute("number");
+						// bool? inverted = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("inverted"));
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <dipvalue> elements...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+						// bool? default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default"));
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "configuration":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <conflocation> elements...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string number = reader.GetAttribute("number");
+						// bool? inverted = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("inverted"));
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <confsetting> elements...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+						// bool? default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default"));
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "port":
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <analog> elements...
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "adjuster":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// bool? default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default"));
+
+						// // For the one possible <condition> element...
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+						// string relation = reader.GetAttribute("relation"); // (eq|ne|gt|le|lt|ge)
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "driver":
+						// string status = reader.GetAttribute("status"); // (good|imperfect|preliminary)
+						// string emulation = reader.GetAttribute("emulation"); // (good|imperfect|preliminary)
+						// string cocktail = reader.GetAttribute("cocktail"); // (good|imperfect|preliminary)
+						// string savestate = reader.GetAttribute("savestate"); // (supported|unsupported)
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "feature":
+						// string type = reader.GetAttribute("type"); // (protection|palette|graphics|sound|controls|keyboard|mouse|microphone|camera|disk|printer|lan|wan|timing)
+						// string status = reader.GetAttribute("status"); // (unemulated|imperfect)
+						// string overall = reader.GetAttribute("overall"); // (unemulated|imperfect)
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "device":
+						// string type = reader.GetAttribute("type");
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string fixed_image = reader.GetAttribute("fixed_image");
+						// string mandatory = reader.GetAttribute("mandatory");
+						// string interface = reader.GetAttribute("interface");
+
+						// // For the one possible <instance> element...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string briefname = reader.GetAttribute("briefname");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <extension> elements...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "slot":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+
+						// // While the subtree contains <slotoption> elements... (These get added as devices currently)
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string devname = reader.GetAttribute("devname");
+						// bool? default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default"));
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "softwarelist":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string status = reader.GetAttribute("status"); // (original|compatible)
+						// string filter = reader.GetAttribute("filter");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "ramoption":
+						// string default = reader.GetAttribute("default");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					default:
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If no items were found for this machine, add a Blank placeholder
+			if (!containsItems)
+			{
+				Blank blank = new Blank()
+				{
+					SystemID = sysid,
+					System = filename,
+					SourceID = srcid,
+				};
+
+				blank.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+				// Now process and add the rom
+				key = ParseAddHelper(blank, clean, remUnicode);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Create and open an output file for writing direct from a dictionary
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="outfile">Name of the file to write to</param>
+		/// <param name="ignoreblanks">True if blank roms should be skipped on output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the DAT was written correctly, false otherwise</returns>
+		public override bool WriteToFile(string outfile, bool ignoreblanks = false)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.User("Opening file for writing: {0}", outfile);
+				FileStream fs = Utilities.TryCreate(outfile);
+
+				// If we get back null for some reason, just log and return
+				if (fs == null)
+				{
+					Globals.Logger.Warning("File '{0}' could not be created for writing! Please check to see if the file is writable", outfile);
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fs, new UTF8Encoding(false));
+
+				// Write out the header
+				WriteHeader(sw);
+
+				// Write out each of the machines and roms
+				string lastgame = null;
+
+				// Get a properly sorted set of keys
+				List<string> keys = Keys;
+				keys.Sort(new NaturalComparer());
+
+				foreach (string key in keys)
+				{
+					List<DatItem> roms = this[key];
+
+					// Resolve the names in the block
+					roms = DatItem.ResolveNames(roms);
+
+					for (int index = 0; index < roms.Count; index++)
+					{
+						DatItem rom = roms[index];
+
+						// There are apparently times when a null rom can skip by, skip them
+						if (rom.Name == null || rom.MachineName == null)
+						{
+							Globals.Logger.Warning("Null rom found!");
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						// If we have a different game and we're not at the start of the list, output the end of last item
+						if (lastgame != null && lastgame.ToLowerInvariant() != rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant())
+						{
+							WriteEndGame(sw);
+						}
+
+						// If we have a new game, output the beginning of the new item
+						if (lastgame == null || lastgame.ToLowerInvariant() != rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant())
+						{
+							WriteStartGame(sw, rom);
+						}
+
+						// If we have a "null" game (created by DATFromDir or something similar), log it to file
+						if (rom.Type == ItemType.Rom
+							&& ((Rom)rom).Size == -1
+							&& ((Rom)rom).CRC == "null")
+						{
+							Globals.Logger.Verbose("Empty folder found: {0}", rom.MachineName);
+
+							lastgame = rom.MachineName;
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						// Now, output the rom data
+						WriteDatItem(sw, rom, ignoreblanks);
+
+						// Set the new data to compare against
+						lastgame = rom.MachineName;
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Write the file footer out
+				WriteFooter(sw);
+
+				Globals.Logger.Verbose("File written!" + Environment.NewLine);
+				sw.Dispose();
+				fs.Dispose();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Write out DAT header using the supplied StreamWriter
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sw">StreamWriter to output to</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the data was written, false on error</returns>
+		private bool WriteHeader(StreamWriter sw)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				string header = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n" +
+							"<mame build=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(Name) + "\"" +
+								// " debug=\"" + Debug + "\"" +
+								// " mameconfig=\"" + MameConfig + "\"" +
+								">\n\n";
+
+				// Write the header out
+				sw.Write(header);
+				sw.Flush();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Write out Game start using the supplied StreamWriter
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sw">StreamWriter to output to</param>
+		/// <param name="rom">DatItem object to be output</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the data was written, false on error</returns>
+		private bool WriteStartGame(StreamWriter sw, DatItem rom)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				// No game should start with a path separator
+				if (rom.MachineName.StartsWith(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString()))
+				{
+					rom.MachineName = rom.MachineName.Substring(1);
+				}
+
+				string state = "\t<machine name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.MachineName) + "\""
+							+ (rom.SourceFile != null ? " sourcefile=\"" + rom.SourceFile + "\"" : "")
+							+ ((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Bios) != 0 ? " isbios=\"yes\"" : "")
+							+ ((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Device) != 0 ? " isdevice=\"yes\"" : "")
+							+ ((rom.MachineType & MachineType.Mechanical) != 0 ? " ismechanical=\"yes\"" : "")
+							+ (rom.Runnable != null ? " runnable=\"" + rom.Runnable + "\"" : "")
+							+ (ExcludeOf ? "" :
+									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.CloneOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.CloneOf.ToLowerInvariant())
+										? ""
+										: " cloneof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.CloneOf) + "\"") +
+									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.RomOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.RomOf.ToLowerInvariant())
+										? ""
+										: " romof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.RomOf) + "\"") +
+									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.SampleOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.SampleOf.ToLowerInvariant())
+										? ""
+										: " sampleof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.SampleOf) + "\"")
+								) + ">\n"
+							+ "\t\t<description>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.MachineDescription) + "</description>\n"
+							+ (rom.Year != null ? "\t\t<year>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Year) + "</year>\n" : "")
+							+ (rom.Publisher != null ? "\t\t<publisher>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Publisher) + "</publisher>\n" : "");
+
+				foreach (Tuple<string, string> kvp in rom.Infos)
+				{
+					state += "\t\t<info name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(kvp.Item1) + "\" value=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(kvp.Item2) + "\" />\n";
+				}
+
+				sw.Write(state);
+				sw.Flush();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Write out Game start using the supplied StreamWriter
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sw">StreamWriter to output to</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the data was written, false on error</returns>
+		private bool WriteEndGame(StreamWriter sw)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				string state = "\t</machine>\n";
+
+				sw.Write(state);
+				sw.Flush();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Write out DatItem using the supplied StreamWriter
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sw">StreamWriter to output to</param>
+		/// <param name="rom">DatItem object to be output</param>
+		/// <param name="ignoreblanks">True if blank roms should be skipped on output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the data was written, false on error</returns>
+		private bool WriteDatItem(StreamWriter sw, DatItem rom, bool ignoreblanks = false)
+		{
+			// If we are in ignore blanks mode AND we have a blank (0-size) rom, skip
+			if (ignoreblanks
+				&& (rom.Type == ItemType.Rom
+				&& (((Rom)rom).Size == 0 || ((Rom)rom).Size == -1)))
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			try
+			{
+				string state = "";
+				switch (rom.Type)
+				{
+					case ItemType.Archive:
+						break;
+					case ItemType.BiosSet:
+						state += "\t\t<biosset name\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((BiosSet)rom).Description) ? " description=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(((BiosSet)rom).Description) + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((BiosSet)rom).Default != null
+								? ((BiosSet)rom).Default.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()
+								: "")
+							+ "/>\n";
+						break;
+					case ItemType.Disk:
+						state += "\t\t<disk name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).MD5) ? " md5=\"" + ((Disk)rom).MD5.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA1) ? " sha1=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA1.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA256) ? " sha256=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA256.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA384) ? " sha384=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA384.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA512) ? " sha512=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA512.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).MergeTag) ? " merge=\"" + ((Disk)rom).MergeTag + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).Region) ? " region=\"" + ((Disk)rom).Region + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).Index) ? " index=\"" + ((Disk)rom).Index + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Disk)rom).Writable != null ? " writable=\"" + (((Disk)rom).Writable == true ? "yes" : "no") + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Disk)rom).ItemStatus != ItemStatus.None ? " status=\"" + ((Disk)rom).ItemStatus.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Disk)rom).Optional != null ? " optional=\"" + (((Disk)rom).Optional == true ? "yes" : "no") + "\"" : "")
+							+ "/>\n";
+						break;
+					case ItemType.Rom:
+						state += "\t\t<rom name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
+							+ (((Rom)rom).Size != -1 ? " size=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Size + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).CRC) ? " crc=\"" + ((Rom)rom).CRC.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).MD5) ? " md5=\"" + ((Rom)rom).MD5.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA1) ? " sha1=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA1.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA256) ? " sha256=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA256.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA384) ? " sha384=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA384.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA512) ? " sha512=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA512.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Bios) ? " bios=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Bios + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).MergeTag) ? " merge=\"" + ((Rom)rom).MergeTag + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Region) ? " region=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Region + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Offset) ? " offset=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Offset + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Rom)rom).ItemStatus != ItemStatus.None ? " status=\"" + ((Rom)rom).ItemStatus.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Rom)rom).Optional != null ? " optional=\"" + (((Rom)rom).Optional == true ? "yes" : "no") + "\"" : "")
+							+ "/>\n";
+						break;
+					case ItemType.Sample:
+						state += "\t\t<sample name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
+							+ "/>\n";
+						break;
+				}
+
+				sw.Write(state);
+				sw.Flush();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Write out DAT footer using the supplied StreamWriter
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="sw">StreamWriter to output to</param>
+		/// <returns>True if the data was written, false on error</returns>
+		private bool WriteFooter(StreamWriter sw)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				string footer = "\t</machine>\n</mame>\n";
+
+				// Write the footer out
+				sw.Write(footer);
+				sw.Flush();
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Error(ex.ToString());
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+}

SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/OfflineList.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Represents parsing and writing of an OfflineList XML DAT
 	/// </summary>
+	/// TODO: Verify that all read/write for this DatFile type is correct
 	internal class OfflineList : DatFile
 	{
 		/// <summary>

SabreTools.Library/DatFiles/SoftwareList.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Web;
+using System.Xml;
 
 using SabreTools.Library.Data;
 using SabreTools.Library.DatItems;
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ using NaturalSort;
 namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// Represents parsing and writing of an SabreDat XML DAT
+	/// Represents parsing and writing of a SofwareList, M1, or MAME XML DAT
 	/// </summary>
+	/// TODO: Verify that all read/write for this DatFile type is correct
 	internal class SoftwareList : DatFile
 	{
 		/// <summary>
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Parse an SabreDat XML DAT and return all found games and roms within
+		/// Parse an SofwareList XML DAT and return all found games and roms within
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
 		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
@@ -56,7 +58,381 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 			bool remUnicode)
 		{
 			// All XML-derived DATs share a lot in common so it just calls one implementation
-			new Logiqx(this, false).ParseFile(filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+			// new Logiqx(this, false).ParseFile(filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+
+			// Prepare all internal variables
+			Encoding enc = Utilities.GetEncoding(filename);
+			XmlReader xtr = Utilities.GetXmlTextReader(filename);
+
+			// If we got a null reader, just return
+			if (xtr == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, read the file to the end
+			try
+			{
+				xtr.MoveToContent();
+				while (!xtr.EOF)
+				{
+					// We only want elements
+					if (xtr.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+					{
+						xtr.Read();
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					switch (xtr.Name)
+					{
+						case "softwarelist":
+							Name = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name) ? xtr.GetAttribute("name") ?? "" : Name);
+							Description = (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Description) ? xtr.GetAttribute("description") ?? "" : Description);
+							if (ForceMerging == ForceMerging.None)
+							{
+								ForceMerging = Utilities.GetForceMerging(xtr.GetAttribute("forcemerging"));
+							}
+							if (ForceNodump == ForceNodump.None)
+							{
+								ForceNodump = Utilities.GetForceNodump(xtr.GetAttribute("forcenodump"));
+							}
+							if (ForcePacking == ForcePacking.None)
+							{
+								ForcePacking = Utilities.GetForcePacking(xtr.GetAttribute("forcepacking"));
+							}
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+						// We want to process the entire subtree of the machine
+						case "software":
+							ReadSoftware(xtr.ReadSubtree(), filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+
+							// Skip the software now that we've processed it
+							xtr.Skip();
+							break;
+						default:
+							xtr.Read();
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Globals.Logger.Warning("Exception found while parsing '{0}': {1}", filename, ex);
+
+				// For XML errors, just skip the affected node
+				xtr?.Read();
+			}
+
+			xtr.Dispose();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Read software information
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		private void ReadSoftware(
+			XmlReader reader,
+
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			// If we have an empty software, skip it
+			if (reader == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, add what is possible
+			reader.MoveToContent();
+
+			string key = "";
+			string temptype = reader.Name;
+			bool containsItems = false;
+
+			// Create a new machine
+			MachineType machineType = MachineType.NULL;
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isbios")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Bios;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("isdevice")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Device;
+			}
+			if (Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("ismechanical")) == true)
+			{
+				machineType |= MachineType.Mechanical;
+			}
+
+			Machine machine = new Machine
+			{
+				Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				Description = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+				Supported = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("supported")), // (yes|partial|no) "yes"
+
+				CloneOf = reader.GetAttribute("cloneof") ?? "",
+
+				MachineType = (machineType == MachineType.NULL ? MachineType.None : machineType),
+			};
+
+			while (!reader.EOF)
+			{
+				// We only want elements
+				if (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+				{
+					reader.Read();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Get the elements from the software
+				switch (reader.Name)
+				{
+					case "description":
+						machine.Description = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "year":
+						machine.Year = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "publisher":
+						machine.Publisher = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
+						break;
+					case "info":
+						machine.Infos.Add(new Tuple<string, string>(reader.GetAttribute("name"), reader.GetAttribute("value")));
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "sharedfeat":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "part": // Contains all rom and disk information
+						containsItems = ReadPart(reader.ReadSubtree(), machine, filename, sysid, srcid, keep, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						// Skip the part now that we've processed it
+						reader.Skip();
+						break;
+					default:
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If no items were found for this machine, add a Blank placeholder
+			if (!containsItems)
+			{
+				Blank blank = new Blank()
+				{
+					SystemID = sysid,
+					System = filename,
+					SourceID = srcid,
+				};
+
+				blank.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+				// Now process and add the rom
+				key = ParseAddHelper(blank, clean, remUnicode);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Read part information
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="filename">Name of the file to be parsed</param>
+		/// <param name="sysid">System ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="srcid">Source ID for the DAT</param>
+		/// <param name="keep">True if full pathnames are to be kept, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="clean">True if game names are sanitized, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		/// <param name="remUnicode">True if we should remove non-ASCII characters from output, false otherwise (default)</param>
+		private bool ReadPart(
+			XmlReader reader,
+			Machine machine,
+
+			// Standard Dat parsing
+			string filename,
+			int sysid,
+			int srcid,
+
+			// Miscellaneous
+			bool keep,
+			bool clean,
+			bool remUnicode)
+		{
+			string key = "", areaname = "", partname = "", partinterface = "";
+			string temptype = reader.Name;
+			long? areasize = null;
+			List<Tuple<string, string>> features = new List<Tuple<string, string>>();
+			bool containsItems = false;
+
+			while (!reader.EOF)
+			{
+				// We only want elements
+				if (reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.Element)
+				{
+					if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement && reader.Name == "part")
+					{
+						partname = "";
+						partinterface = "";
+						features = new List<Tuple<string, string>>();
+					}
+					if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement && (reader.Name == "dataarea" || reader.Name == "diskarea"))
+					{
+						areaname = "";
+						areasize = null;
+					}
+
+					reader.Read();
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Get the elements from the software
+				switch (reader.Name)
+				{
+					case "part":
+						partname = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						partinterface = reader.GetAttribute("interface");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "feature":
+						features.Add(new Tuple<string, string>(reader.GetAttribute("name"), reader.GetAttribute("feature")));
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "dataarea":
+						areaname = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("size") != null)
+						{
+							if (Int64.TryParse(reader.GetAttribute("size"), out long tempas))
+							{
+								areasize = tempas;
+							}
+						}
+						// string width = reader.GetAttribute("width"); // (8|16|32|64) "8"
+						// string endianness = reader.GetAttribute("endianness"); // endianness (big|little) "little"
+						
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "rom": // TODO: Put this in a proper subreader under dataarea
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						// If the rom is continue or ignore, add the size to the previous rom
+						if (reader.GetAttribute("loadflag") == "continue" || reader.GetAttribute("loadflag") == "ignore")
+						{
+							int index = this[key].Count - 1;
+							DatItem lastrom = this[key][index];
+							if (lastrom.Type == ItemType.Rom)
+							{
+								((Rom)lastrom).Size += Utilities.GetSize(reader.GetAttribute("size"));
+							}
+							this[key].RemoveAt(index);
+							this[key].Add(lastrom);
+							reader.Read();
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						DatItem rom = new Rom
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							Size = Utilities.GetSize(reader.GetAttribute("size")),
+							CRC = reader.GetAttribute("crc")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							Offset = reader.GetAttribute("offset"),
+							// Value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+							// LoadFlag = reader.GetAttribute("loadflag"), // (load16_byte|load16_word|load16_word_swap|load32_byte|load32_word|load32_word_swap|load32_dword|load64_word|load64_word_swap|reload|fill|continue|reload_plain|ignore)
+
+							AreaName = areaname,
+							AreaSize = areasize,
+							Features = features,
+							PartName = partname,
+							PartInterface = partinterface,
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						rom.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(rom, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "diskarea":
+						areaname = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "disk": // TODO: Put this in a proper subreader under diskarea
+						containsItems = true;
+
+						DatItem disk = new Disk
+						{
+							Name = reader.GetAttribute("name"),
+							MD5 = reader.GetAttribute("md5")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA1 = reader.GetAttribute("sha1")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA256 = reader.GetAttribute("sha256")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA384 = reader.GetAttribute("sha384")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							SHA512 = reader.GetAttribute("sha512")?.ToLowerInvariant(),
+							ItemStatus = Utilities.GetItemStatus(reader.GetAttribute("status")),
+							Writable = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("writable")),
+
+							AreaName = areaname,
+							AreaSize = areasize,
+							Features = features,
+							PartName = partname,
+							PartInterface = partinterface,
+
+							SystemID = sysid,
+							System = filename,
+							SourceID = srcid,
+						};
+
+						disk.CopyMachineInformation(machine);
+
+						// Now process and add the rom
+						key = ParseAddHelper(disk, clean, remUnicode);
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					case "dipswitch":
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string tag = reader.GetAttribute("tag");
+						// string mask = reader.GetAttribute("mask");
+
+						// For every <dipvalue> element...
+						// string name = reader.GetAttribute("name");
+						// string value = reader.GetAttribute("value");
+						// bool? default = Utilities.GetYesNo(reader.GetAttribute("default")); // (yes|no) "no"
+
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+					default:
+						reader.Read();
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return containsItems;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -210,18 +586,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 				}
 
 				string state = "\t<software name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.MachineName) + "\""
-							+ (rom.Supported != null ? " supported=\"" + (rom.Supported == true ? "yes" : "no") + "\"" : "") +
+							+ (ExcludeOf ? "" :
-							(ExcludeOf ? "" :
 									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.CloneOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.CloneOf.ToLowerInvariant())
 										? ""
-										: " cloneof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.CloneOf) + "\"") +
+										: " cloneof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.CloneOf) + "\"")
-									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.RomOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.RomOf.ToLowerInvariant())
+								)
-										? ""
+							+ " supported=\"" + (rom.Supported == true ? "yes" : rom.Supported == false ? "no" : "partial") + "\">\n"
-										: " romof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.RomOf) + "\"") +
-									(String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.SampleOf) || (rom.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant() == rom.SampleOf.ToLowerInvariant())
-										? ""
-										: " sampleof=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.SampleOf) + "\"")
-								) + ">\n"
 							+ "\t\t<description>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.MachineDescription) + "</description>\n"
 							+ (rom.Year != null ? "\t\t<year>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Year) + "</year>\n" : "")
 							+ (rom.Publisher != null ? "\t\t<publisher>" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Publisher) + "</publisher>\n" : "");
@@ -295,24 +665,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 
 				switch (rom.Type)
 				{
-					case ItemType.Archive:
-						state += "\t\t\t<dataarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "archive" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
-								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t\t<archive name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
-							+ "/>\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t</dataarea>\n";
-						break;
-					case ItemType.BiosSet:
-						state += "\t\t\t<dataarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "biosset" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
-								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t\t<biosset name\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
-							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((BiosSet)rom).Description) ? " description=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(((BiosSet)rom).Description) + "\"" : "")
-							+ (((BiosSet)rom).Default != null
-								? ((BiosSet)rom).Default.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()
-								: "")
-							+ "/>\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t</dataarea>\n";
-						break;
 					case ItemType.Disk:
 						state += "\t\t\t<diskarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "cdrom" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
 								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
@@ -323,22 +675,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA384) ? " sha384=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA384.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
 							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Disk)rom).SHA512) ? " sha512=\"" + ((Disk)rom).SHA512.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
 							+ (((Disk)rom).ItemStatus != ItemStatus.None ? " status=\"" + ((Disk)rom).ItemStatus.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
+							+ (((Disk)rom).Writable != null ? " writable=\"" + (((Disk)rom).Writable == true ? "yes" : "no") + "\"" : "")
 							+ "/>\n"
 							+ "\t\t\t</diskarea>\n";
 						break;
-					case ItemType.Release:
-						state += "\t\t\t<dataarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "release" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
-								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t\t<release name\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
-							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Release)rom).Region) ? " region=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(((Release)rom).Region) + "\"" : "")
-							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Release)rom).Language) ? " language=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(((Release)rom).Language) + "\"" : "")
-							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Release)rom).Date) ? " date=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(((Release)rom).Date) + "\"" : "")
-							+ (((Release)rom).Default != null
-								? ((Release)rom).Default.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()
-								: "")
-							+ "/>\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t</dataarea>\n";
-						break;
 					case ItemType.Rom:
 						state += "\t\t\t<dataarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "rom" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
 								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
@@ -350,15 +690,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatFiles
 							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA256) ? " sha256=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA256.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
 							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA384) ? " sha384=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA384.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
 							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).SHA512) ? " sha512=\"" + ((Rom)rom).SHA512.ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
-							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Date) ? " date=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Date + "\"" : "")
+							+ (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Offset) ? " offset=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Offset + "\"" : "")
+							// + (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Value) ? " value=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Value + "\"" : "")
 							+ (((Rom)rom).ItemStatus != ItemStatus.None ? " status=\"" + ((Rom)rom).ItemStatus.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() + "\"" : "")
-							+ "/>\n"
+							// + (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(((Rom)rom).Loadflag) ? " loadflag=\"" + ((Rom)rom).Loadflag + "\"" : "")
-							+ "\t\t\t</dataarea>\n";
-						break;
-					case ItemType.Sample:
-						state += "\t\t\t<dataarea name=\"" + (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rom.AreaName) ? "sample" : rom.AreaName) + "\""
-								+ (rom.AreaSize != null ? " size=\"" + rom.AreaSize + "\"" : "") + ">\n"
-							+ "\t\t\t\t<sample type=\"sample\" name=\"" + HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(rom.Name) + "\""
 							+ "/>\n"
 							+ "\t\t\t</dataarea>\n";
 						break;

SabreTools.Library/DatItems/DatItem.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 
 		// Standard item information
 		protected string _name;
-		protected string _merge;
 		protected ItemType _itemType;
 		protected DupeType _dupeType;
 
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 
 		// Software list information
 		protected bool? _supported;
-		protected string _publisher;
-		protected List<Tuple<string, string>> _infos;
 		protected string _partName;
 		protected string _partInterface;
 		protected List<Tuple<string, string>> _features;
@@ -57,11 +54,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			get { return _name; }
 			set { _name = value; }
 		}
-		public string MergeTag
-		{
-			get { return _merge; }
-			set { _merge = value; }
-		}
 		public ItemType Type
 		{
 			get { return _itemType; }
@@ -370,20 +362,20 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 		}
 
 		// Software list information
-		public bool? Supported
+		public bool? Supported // yes = true, partial = null, no = false
 		{
-			get { return _supported; }
+			get { return _machine.Supported; }
-			set { _supported = value; }
+			set { _machine.Supported = value; }
 		}
 		public string Publisher
 		{
-			get { return _publisher; }
+			get { return _machine.Publisher; }
-			set { _publisher = value; }
+			set { _machine.Publisher = value; }
 		}
 		public List<Tuple<string, string>> Infos
 		{
-			get { return _infos; }
+			get { return _machine.Infos; }
-			set { _infos = value; }
+			set { _machine.Infos = value; }
 		}
 		public string PartName
 		{

SabreTools.Library/DatItems/Disk.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 		private byte[] _sha256; // 32 bytes
 		private byte[] _sha384; // 48 bytes
 		private byte[] _sha512; // 64 bytes
+		private string _merge;
+		private string _region;
+		private string _index;
+		private bool? _writable;
 		private ItemStatus _itemStatus;
+		private bool? _optional;
 
 		#endregion
 
@@ -50,11 +55,36 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			get { return _sha512.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() ? null : Utilities.ByteArrayToString(_sha512); }
 			set { _sha512 = Utilities.StringToByteArray(value); }
 		}
+		public string MergeTag
+		{
+			get { return _merge; }
+			set { _merge = value; }
+		}
+		public string Region
+		{
+			get { return _region; }
+			set { _region = value; }
+		}
+		public string Index
+		{
+			get { return _index; }
+			set { _index = value; }
+		}
+		public bool? Writable
+		{
+			get { return _writable; }
+			set { _writable = value; }
+		}
 		public ItemStatus ItemStatus
 		{
 			get { return _itemStatus; }
 			set { _itemStatus = value; }
 		}
+		public bool? Optional
+		{
+			get { return _optional; }
+			set { _optional = value; }
+		}
 
 		#endregion
 

SabreTools.Library/DatItems/Machine.cs

@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 		public string Description;
 		public string Year;
 		public string Manufacturer;
+		public string Publisher;
 		public string RomOf;
 		public string CloneOf;
 		public string SampleOf;
+		public bool? Supported;
 		public string SourceFile;
 		public bool? Runnable;
 		public string Board;
 		public string RebuildTo;
 		public List<string> Devices;
+		public List<Tuple<string, string>> Infos;
 		public MachineType MachineType;
 
 		#endregion
@@ -42,9 +45,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			Description = null;
 			Year = null;
 			Manufacturer = null;
+			Publisher = null;
 			RomOf = null;
 			CloneOf = null;
 			SampleOf = null;
+			Supported = true;
 			SourceFile = null;
 			Runnable = null;
 			Board = null;
@@ -65,9 +70,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			Description = description;
 			Year = null;
 			Manufacturer = null;
+			Publisher = null;
 			RomOf = null;
 			CloneOf = null;
 			SampleOf = null;
+			Supported = true;
 			SourceFile = null;
 			Runnable = null;
 			Board = null;
@@ -93,9 +100,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 				Description = this.Description,
 				Year = this.Year,
 				Manufacturer = this.Manufacturer,
+				Publisher = this.Publisher,
 				RomOf = this.RomOf,
 				CloneOf = this.CloneOf,
 				SampleOf = this.SampleOf,
+				Supported = this.Supported,
 				SourceFile = this.SourceFile,
 				Runnable = this.Runnable,
 				Board = this.Board,

SabreTools.Library/DatItems/Rom.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 		#region Private instance variables
 
 		// Rom information
+		private string _bios;
 		private long _size;
 		private byte[] _crc; // 8 bytes
 		private byte[] _md5; // 16 bytes
@@ -20,14 +21,23 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 		private byte[] _sha256; // 32 bytes
 		private byte[] _sha384; // 48 bytes
 		private byte[] _sha512; // 64 bytes
+		private string _merge;
+		private string _region;
+		private string _offset;
 		private string _date;
 		private ItemStatus _itemStatus;
+		private bool? _optional;
 
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Publicly facing variables
 
 		// Rom information
+		public string Bios
+		{
+			get { return _bios; }
+			set { _bios = value; }
+		}
 		public long Size
 		{
 			get { return _size; }
@@ -63,6 +73,21 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			get { return _sha512.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() ? null : Utilities.ByteArrayToString(_sha512); }
 			set { _sha512 = Utilities.StringToByteArray(value); }
 		}
+		public string MergeTag
+		{
+			get { return _merge; }
+			set { _merge = value; }
+		}
+		public string Region
+		{
+			get { return _region; }
+			set { _region = value; }
+		}
+		public string Offset
+		{
+			get { return _offset; }
+			set { _offset = value; }
+		}
 		public string Date
 		{
 			get { return _date; }
@@ -73,6 +98,11 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.DatItems
 			get { return _itemStatus; }
 			set { _itemStatus = value; }
 		}
+		public bool? Optional
+		{
+			get { return _optional; }
+			set { _optional = value; }
+		}
 
 		#endregion
 

SabreTools.Library/Data/Constants.cs

@@ -97,6 +97,332 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Data
 
 		#endregion
 
+		#region DTDs
+
+		public const string LogiqxDTD = @"<!--
+   ROM Management Datafile - DTD
+
+   For further information, see: http://www.logiqx.com/
+
+   This DTD module is identified by the PUBLIC and SYSTEM identifiers:
+
+   PUBLIC "" -//Logiqx//DTD ROM Management Datafile//EN""
+   SYSTEM ""http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/datafile.dtd""
+
+   $Revision: 1.5 $
+   $Date: 2008/10/28 21:39:16 $
+
+-->
+
+<!ELEMENT datafile(header?, game*, machine*)>
+	<!ATTLIST datafile build CDATA #IMPLIED>
+	<!ATTLIST datafile debug (yes|no) ""no"">
+	<!ELEMENT header(name, description, category?, version, date?, author, email?, homepage?, url?, comment?, clrmamepro?, romcenter?)>
+		<!ELEMENT name(#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT category (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT version (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT author (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT homepage (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT comment (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT clrmamepro EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST clrmamepro header CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST clrmamepro forcemerging (none|split|full) ""split"">
+			<!ATTLIST clrmamepro forcenodump(obsolete|required|ignore) ""obsolete"">
+			<!ATTLIST clrmamepro forcepacking(zip|unzip) ""zip"">
+		<!ELEMENT romcenter EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter plugin CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter rommode (merged|split|unmerged) ""split"">
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter biosmode(merged|split|unmerged) ""split"">
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter samplemode(merged|unmerged) ""merged"">
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter lockrommode(yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter lockbiosmode(yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST romcenter locksamplemode(yes|no) ""no"">
+	<!ELEMENT game(comment*, description, year?, manufacturer?, release*, biosset*, rom*, disk*, sample*, archive*)>
+		<!ATTLIST game name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ATTLIST game sourcefile CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST game isbios (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ATTLIST game cloneof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST game romof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST game sampleof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST game board CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST game rebuildto CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT year (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT manufacturer (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT release EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST release name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST release region CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST release language CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST release date CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST release default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT biosset EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset description CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT rom EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST rom name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom size CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom crc CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom merge CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom status (baddump|nodump|good|verified) ""good"">
+			<!ATTLIST rom date CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT disk EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST disk name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk merge CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk status (baddump|nodump|good|verified) ""good"">
+		<!ELEMENT sample EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST sample name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT archive EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST archive name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+	<!ELEMENT machine (comment*, description, year?, manufacturer?, release*, biosset*, rom*, disk*, sample*, archive*)>
+		<!ATTLIST machine name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine sourcefile CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine isbios (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ATTLIST machine cloneof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine romof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine sampleof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine board CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine rebuildto CDATA #IMPLIED>
+";
+		public const string MAMEDTD = @"<!ELEMENT mame (machine+)>
+	<!ATTLIST mame build CDATA #IMPLIED>
+	<!ATTLIST mame debug (yes|no) ""no"">
+	<!ATTLIST mame mameconfig CDATA #REQUIRED>
+	<!ELEMENT machine (description, year?, manufacturer?, biosset*, rom*, disk*, device_ref*, sample*, chip*, display*, sound?, input?, dipswitch*, configuration*, port*, adjuster*, driver?, feature*, device*, slot*, softwarelist*, ramoption*)>
+		<!ATTLIST machine name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine sourcefile CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine isbios (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ATTLIST machine isdevice (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ATTLIST machine ismechanical (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ATTLIST machine runnable (yes|no) ""yes"">
+		<!ATTLIST machine cloneof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine romof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST machine sampleof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT year (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT manufacturer (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT biosset EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset description CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST biosset default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT rom EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST rom name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom bios CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom size CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom crc CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom merge CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom region CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom offset CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST rom status (baddump|nodump|good) ""good"">
+			<!ATTLIST rom optional (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT disk EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST disk name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk merge CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk region CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk index CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST disk writable (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST disk status (baddump|nodump|good) ""good"">
+			<!ATTLIST disk optional (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT device_ref EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST device_ref name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT sample EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST sample name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT chip EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST chip name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST chip tag CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST chip type (cpu|audio) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST chip clock CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT display EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST display tag CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display type (raster|vector|lcd|svg|unknown) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST display rotate (0|90|180|270) #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display flipx (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST display width CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display height CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display refresh CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST display pixclock CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display htotal CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display hbend CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display hbstart CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display vtotal CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display vbend CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST display vbstart CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT sound EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST sound channels CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT condition EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST condition tag CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST condition mask CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST condition relation (eq|ne|gt|le|lt|ge) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST condition value CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT input (control*)>
+			<!ATTLIST input service (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST input tilt (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ATTLIST input players CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST input coins CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ELEMENT control EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST control type CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST control player CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control buttons CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control reqbuttons CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control minimum CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control maximum CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control sensitivity CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control keydelta CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control reverse (yes|no) ""no"">
+				<!ATTLIST control ways CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control ways2 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+				<!ATTLIST control ways3 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT dipswitch (condition?, diplocation*, dipvalue*)>
+			<!ATTLIST dipswitch name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST dipswitch tag CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST dipswitch mask CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ELEMENT diplocation EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST diplocation name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST diplocation number CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST diplocation inverted (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ELEMENT dipvalue (condition?)>
+				<!ATTLIST dipvalue name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dipvalue value CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dipvalue default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT configuration (condition?, conflocation*, confsetting*)>
+			<!ATTLIST configuration name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST configuration tag CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST configuration mask CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ELEMENT conflocation EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST conflocation name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST conflocation number CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST conflocation inverted (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ELEMENT confsetting (condition?)>
+				<!ATTLIST confsetting name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST confsetting value CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST confsetting default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT port (analog*)>
+			<!ATTLIST port tag CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ELEMENT analog EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST analog mask CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT adjuster (condition?)>
+			<!ATTLIST adjuster name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST adjuster default CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT driver EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST driver status (good|imperfect|preliminary) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST driver emulation (good|imperfect|preliminary) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST driver cocktail (good|imperfect|preliminary) #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST driver savestate (supported|unsupported) #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT feature EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST feature type (protection|palette|graphics|sound|controls|keyboard|mouse|microphone|camera|disk|printer|lan|wan|timing) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST feature status (unemulated|imperfect) #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST feature overall (unemulated|imperfect) #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT device (instance?, extension*)>
+			<!ATTLIST device type CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST device tag CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST device fixed_image CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST device mandatory CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ATTLIST device interface CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ELEMENT instance EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST instance name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST instance briefname CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ELEMENT extension EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST extension name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ELEMENT slot (slotoption*)>
+			<!ATTLIST slot name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ELEMENT slotoption EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST slotoption name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST slotoption devname CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST slotoption default (yes|no) ""no"">
+		<!ELEMENT softwarelist EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST softwarelist name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST softwarelist status (original|compatible) #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST softwarelist filter CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT ramoption (#PCDATA)>
+			<!ATTLIST ramoption default CDATA #IMPLIED>
+";
+		public const string SoftwareListDTD = @"<!ELEMENT softwarelist (software+)>
+	<!ATTLIST softwarelist name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+	<!ATTLIST softwarelist description CDATA #IMPLIED>
+	<!ELEMENT software (description, year, publisher, info*, sharedfeat*, part*)>
+		<!ATTLIST software name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+		<!ATTLIST software cloneof CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ATTLIST software supported (yes|partial|no) ""yes"">
+		<!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT year (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT publisher (#PCDATA)>
+		<!ELEMENT info EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST info name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST info value CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT sharedfeat EMPTY>
+			<!ATTLIST sharedfeat name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST sharedfeat value CDATA #IMPLIED>
+		<!ELEMENT part (feature*, dataarea*, diskarea*, dipswitch*)>
+			<!ATTLIST part name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!ATTLIST part interface CDATA #REQUIRED>
+			<!-- feature is used to store things like pcb-type, mapper type, etc. Specific values depend on the system. -->
+			<!ELEMENT feature EMPTY>
+				<!ATTLIST feature name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST feature value CDATA #IMPLIED>
+			<!ELEMENT dataarea (rom*)>
+				<!ATTLIST dataarea name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dataarea size CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dataarea width (8|16|32|64) ""8"">
+				<!ATTLIST dataarea endianness (big|little) ""little"">
+				<!ELEMENT rom EMPTY>
+					<!ATTLIST rom name CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom size CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom crc CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom offset CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom value CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST rom status (baddump|nodump|good) ""good"">
+					<!ATTLIST rom loadflag (load16_byte|load16_word|load16_word_swap|load32_byte|load32_word|load32_word_swap|load32_dword|load64_word|load64_word_swap|reload|fill|continue|reload_plain|ignore) #IMPLIED>
+			<!ELEMENT diskarea (disk*)>
+				<!ATTLIST diskarea name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ELEMENT disk EMPTY>
+					<!ATTLIST disk name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk md5 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk sha1 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk sha256 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk sha384 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk sha512 CDATA #IMPLIED>
+					<!ATTLIST disk status (baddump|nodump|good) ""good"">
+					<!ATTLIST disk writeable (yes|no) ""no"">
+			<!ELEMENT dipswitch (dipvalue*)>
+				<!ATTLIST dipswitch name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dipswitch tag CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ATTLIST dipswitch mask CDATA #REQUIRED>
+				<!ELEMENT dipvalue EMPTY>
+					<!ATTLIST dipvalue name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+					<!ATTLIST dipvalue value CDATA #REQUIRED>
+					<!ATTLIST dipvalue default (yes|no) ""no"">
+";
+
+		#endregion
+
 		#region Hash string length constants
 
 		public const int CRCLength = 8;

SabreTools.Library/SabreTools.Library.csproj

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\Hashfile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\Listrom.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\Logiqx.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DatFiles\MameListxml.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\Missfile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\OfflineList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DatFiles\RomCenter.cs" />

SabreTools.Library/Tools/Utilities.cs

@@ -563,6 +563,30 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Tools
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Get a sanitized Date from an input string
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="input">String to get value from</param>
+		/// <returns>Date as a string, if possible</returns>
+		public static string GetDate(string input)
+		{
+			string date = "";
+			if (input != null)
+			{
+				DateTime dateTime = DateTime.Now;
+				if (DateTime.TryParse(input, out dateTime))
+				{
+					date = dateTime.ToString();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					date = input;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return date;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create a specific type of DatFile to be used based on an input file and a base DAT
 		/// </summary>
@@ -794,6 +818,26 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Tools
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Get a sanitized size from an input string
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="input">String to get value from</param>
+		/// <returns>Size as a long, if possible</returns>
+		public static long GetSize(string input)
+		{
+			long size = -1;
+			if (input != null && input.Contains("0x"))
+			{
+				size = Convert.ToInt64(input, 16);
+			}
+			else if (input != null)
+			{
+				Int64.TryParse(input, out size);
+			}
+
+			return size;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Get SplitType value from input ForceMerging
 		/// </summary>
@@ -822,15 +866,16 @@ namespace SabreTools.Library.Tools
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="yesno">String to get value from</param>
 		/// <returns>Bool corresponding to the string</returns>
-		public static bool GetYesNo(string yesno)
+		public static bool? GetYesNo(string yesno)
 		{
 			switch (yesno?.ToLowerInvariant())
 			{
 				case "yes":
 					return true;
-				default:
 				case "no":
-					return false;				
+					return false;
+				default:
+					return null;
 			}
 		}