VGMPlay for MSX

Grauw, can I do a feauture request? I downloaded vgz packages from vgmrips and want to play them from within the zip archive using sofarun. Problem is, sofarun unpacks the file and saves it in a 8.3 format with UNZ extension. Sofarun does remember it's originally a vgz file and boots vgmplay.com. Vgmplay recognizes the file as a vgz format but instead of just playing it, it aborts and wants me to change the extension.

It would be very convenient if vgmplay just starts playing the song.

Thank you

I guess simplest and still good to go with SR way could be to add the cmdline switch to force format (so it does tale it from command line and ignores an extension if switch is given). That shouldn't be hard to implement imho

In VGMPlay 1.2 I used to just check the 3rd character of the extension (“z”), so that’s a coincidence . In newer builds of VGMPlay it checks for “.vgz”.

@Pencioner Hmrm I’m not a big fan of adding command line options, I don’t want to put unnecessary burden on the user. I’d rather just implement it properly, and until then the extension-based check is good enough I think. The extension should be correct normally. It would be nice if SofaRun preserved the extension.

Maybe SofaRun could keep the extension. I do not remember why I forced .UNZ at the time (that was now years ago). I’ll check.