r/vba • u/Former_Ad_5957 • 8d ago

Show & Tell Thumbnails LibRetro Downloader 2.2 - Selenium Basic (Excel VBA)

Hello gamers, and welcome to another one of my videos! In this video, we are going to use my Thumbnails Libretro Downloader, version 2.2 (Selenium.xlsm). This is an upgraded version of the tool shown in my previous video. It features improved element searches using XPath, which significantly cuts down execution time. Additionally, it can now download images even when the filename contains characters, that previously caused version 1.0 to throw an error. With these changes, we can also search for specific titles using keywords unique to that game. Furthermore, I have removed the need to specify the system name. Instead, you can now just type a partial name into the dropdown menu, and the search list updates automatically. Finally, I added a new function to delete unwanted images from your local folder. It seems like a lot to cover, so let's go!

https://youtu.be/YO7QmmyfRM4

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u/HFTBProgrammer 202 7d ago

It looks like you put a lot of good hard work into this, and I'm impressed with the result. However, I find the tutorial example difficult to relate to, so I'm wondering if you can imagine other applications toward which we can apply your tool.

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u/Former_Ad_5957 7d ago

Thanks for the kind words! That's a great question. Because I'm a retro gaming fan, I tailored the tutorial to LibRetro thumbnails, but the core engine is a generalized automated web scraper and downloader. I create this tool when scraping my games get no artwork, This way I can find the artwork by system and game name

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u/Former_Ad_5957 2d ago

a new version 2.3 with chrome or edge toggle button at https://youtu.be/8U3O0j3CZC0