How to use clrmamepro to process (& check/clean) roms to MESS-style. (For FBAlpha!)
Step 1: Get and install ClrMamePro @
http://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/download.htmStep 2: Make 2 folders on your desktop or emu folder: newroms and processedroms
Step 3: load FBA, Misc -> Generate Dat file -> Megadrive only[or the system(s) you wish to convert roms for], save it to "new roms" folder.
Step 4: Put all the roms you wish to convert into the "new roms" folder.
... Setting up ClrMamePro ...
Step 1: load Clrmamepro - At the >Profiler< window: click "Add Datfile"
Select "new roms\[dat file you created].dat"
Step 2: Now find it in the left side, and click "load / update" (Hint: its under [NEW DATFILES])
Step 3: When the nice UI appears, click Rebuilder.
To set the source folder, click [...] and select "new roms" folder.
Step 3.5: ..and for the Destination, click [...] and select the "processedroms" folder.
Step 4: under Options, leave the first 3 checked and the 4th unchecked.
Finally: click [Rebuild...], it will process your roms, give it a moment...
The hard part is done. Future operations are a lot more simple. Put all megadrive(for example) roms into "new roms" folder, load clrmamepro, click "Load/Update", click "Rebuilder" then click "Rebuild...". That's it.