Compare Popper Media - A PopperAutoRecord Companion .bat file

Use this utility to see which Popper Media recordings are "out of date" and move them to a folder for manual deletion.  You can undo what this does, by simply moving the media files back.

You'll need to make some adjustments to the .bat file to match your setup.

set "sourceDirTables=C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables"
set "targetDirPlayfield=C:\vPinball\PinUPSystem\POPMedia\Visual Pinball X\PlayField"
set "deleteDirPlayfield=C:\vPinball\Popper Media to Delete\Playfield"

set "targetDirBackglass=C:\vPinball\PinUPSystem\POPMedia\Visual Pinball X\BackGlass"
set "deleteDirBackglass=C:\vPinball\Popper Media to Delete\Backglass"

^^^ These need to be changed.

sourceDirTables should be the path to where your tables are kept.

targetDirPlayfield and targetDirBackglass should be adjusted to reflect your pinup popper path.  For me, I keep PinUpSystems in C:\vPinball\ - you might keep it somewhere else and should adjust accordingly.

deleteDirPlayfield and deletedirBackglass should be the path where you want these files dumped.

Now that the configuration is out of the way - what the devil does this do and why?

I use Pinup Popper to as my table manager and Front End.  I like it and am really happy with how I have everything configured to a Retrowave theme.

Thing is, I add new tables and tinker with old ones more than I actually play.  I find enjoyment in this, much how someone with more skills than me might enjoy working on a vintage vehicle.

I update or outright change tables frequently, whether it's because of a new author, VPW release, or lately @cheese3075 playfield mods.   When @hauntfreaks releases a new backglass, that's swiftly installed.  I'm particularly fund of Full DMD backglasses, as that's what I have.  - and so forth, I do have my habits.

In doing these frequent updates, my recorded media in Popper becomes outdated.  I tend to do things in batches, so I can't remember what is new and what isn't.

Anyway, this makes it so I do not have to remember anything.  I run bat the file and it compares the date of the media in the backglass against the the directb2s file of the same name.  If the directb2s file is newer, it moves the media.  Same is done for the .vpx file for the tables.

Then you can run PopperAutoRecord to record media only where the media doesn't exist.  Now you've updated media.  Yay!

This isn't a perfect utility - it is going to "pick up" tables that you've edited and saved, even if it's not a new table.  For me, this isn't as big of a deeal as PopperAutoRecord will just record a new copy anyway.