> Is there anything out there to make creating softlists a little easier?
>
> I'm thinking of a tool where you fill in the common parameters such as part
> name="flop1" interface="floppy_5_25" and it will scan a folder creating a software
> element for each file found filling in the rom name, size, crc, sha1.
>
> Then the user would go through each entry filling in the description, year,
> publisher, etc.
there is no such a tool, unfortunately
I typically use Dir2Dat option in clrmame and then I do some regex replacements to add the missing <part> and <dataarea> bits. this completes the automatic part, and then you have to start filling the info.
Alternatively, if I don't have clrmame handy, I tend to use php or perl scripts.
Some time ago I also hacked up the -romident command in MESS to output the necessary info, but I stopped using this because everytime I have to change the part or interfaces name I find it easier to modify a (php/perl/regex) script than to recompile the emu 
I think I can help you with this, just let me know which of the approaches above would fit better your skills / computer setup
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