RDBEd - DAT & RDB Editor

RDBEd is a database editor for RetroArch/Libretro. It can read and write RDB and DAT files.

Features

• Load and Save RDB Files (RetroArch/Libretro Database)
• Load and Save DAT Files (in clrmamepro format)
• Sort, filter and search functionality
• Copy and paste from and to multiple fields
• Built in webbrowser for looking up information
• Export modifications to extend libretro-database building
• Validation and data generation tools
• Customizable user interface

Using

Download

You can find a binary download under the Releases page.
Just extract and run RDBEd.exe.

Requirements

Requires .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed (included in Windows 8 and newer).

Running with Mono (Linux/macOS)

To run RDBEd with Mono, install the packages 'mono-runtime' and 'libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil'.

Menu

File -> New File

File -> Open File

File -> Import File

Import an additional file over the current edited data according to a specified key field.
Options:

• File: Select the file to import
• Merge Key: Select the key field to combine the two datasets
• Add entries without match as new
• Mark fields with conflicts during import (and keep both values)

File -> Save

File -> Save As

File -> Export Modifications DAT

Save all modifications done in a session to a new DAT file.
Options:

• Output DAT: The output file to write to
• Merge Key: The key field to export for all rows

File -> Export DAT

File -> Export RDB

File -> Exit

Tools -> Unify Meta Data with Equal Field

Unify all meta data fields of entries that share the exact same value of the key field.
Fields merged: Genre, Users, Release, Rumble, Analog, Coop, EnhancementHW, Franchise, OriginalTitle, Developer, Publisher, Origin, Region, Tags
Rows with conflicts during the process will be marked with a warning flag so they can be checked afterwards.

Tools -> Generate Region and Tags from Name

Fill out the region and tags field according to the no-intro naming convention.
Tags generated are 'Unlicensed', 'Pirate', 'Arcade', 'Demo', 'Beta', 'Sample', 'Prototype' and languages.

Tools -> Create Delta DAT from Two Files

Create a new DAT file with all changes between the two selected input files (can be either RDB or DAT).

Tools -> Dump RDB File

Export the raw contents of an RDB file to a human readable text file to analyze or compare.

Validate -> Validate Unique Field

Will mark all values of a field that are not unique in the loaded dataset with a warning.

Validate -> Validate Field Values

Fields can be validated with a regular expression.
It also comes with a preset to validate SNES serial numbers.
More presets could be added in the future.

Validate -> Clear Warning Flags

Clears all warning flags (red cells) that have been set.

Controls

Visible Columns

Show and hide columns by right clicking the header.

CTRL + Up / CTRL + Down

Move the editing cursor to the next row with an empty field.

License

RDBEd is available under the GPL-3.0 license.
If you are interested in parts of this program under a more permissive or public domain license, feel free to contact me.