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.. _plugins-data:
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Data Plugin
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The data plugin loads information from various external support files so it can
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be displayed in MAME. If the plugin is enabled, info is show in the **Infos**
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tab of the right-hand pane on the system and software selection menus. The info
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viewer can be shown by clicking the toolbar button on the system and software
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selection menus, or by choosing **External DAT View** from the main menu during
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emulation (this menu item will not appear if the data plugin is not enabled, or
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if no information is available for the emulated system).
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To set the folders where the data plugin looks for supported files, choose
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**Configure Options** on the system selection menu, then choose
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**Configure Directories**, and then choose **DATs**. You can also set the
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``historypath`` option in your **ui.ini** file.
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Loading large data files like **history.xml** can take quite a while, so please
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be patient the first time you start MAME after updating or adding new data
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files.
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The following files are supported:
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history.xml
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From Gaming-History (formerly Arcade-History)
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mameinfo.dat
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From `MASH’s MAMEINFO <https://mameinfo.mameworld.info/>`_
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messinfo.dat
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From `progetto-SNAPS MESSINFO.dat
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<https://www.progettosnaps.net/messinfo/>`_
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gameinit.dat
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From `progetto-SNAPS GameInit.dat
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<https://www.progettosnaps.net/gameinit/>`_
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command.dat
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from `progetto-SNAPS Command.dat
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<https://www.progettosnaps.net/command/>`_
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score3.htm
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`Top Scores <http://replay.marpirc.net/txt/scores3.htm>`_ from
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the `MAME Action Replay Page <http://replay.marpirc.net/>`_
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Japanese mameinfo.dat and command.dat
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From `MAME E2J <https://e2j.net/downloads/>`_
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sysinfo.dat
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From the defunct Progetto EMMA site
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story.dat
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From the defunct MAMESCORE site
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If you install `hi2txt <https://greatstoneex.github.io/hi2txt-doc/>`_, the data
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plugin can also show high scores from non-volatile memory or saved by the
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:ref:`hiscore support plugin <plugins-hiscore>` for supported games.
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Note that you can only use a single file of each type at a time. You cannot,
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for example, use the English and Japanese **mameinfo.dat** files simultaneously.
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The data plugin creates a **history.db** file in the **data** folder in the
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plugin data folder (see the :ref:`homepath option <mame-commandline-homepath>`).
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This file stores the information from the support files in a format suitable for
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rapid loading. It uses the SQLite3 database format.
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