Remove "Sync Game IDs" warning when importing on Game Manager

GBM/Forms/frmMain.vb

@@ -1104,12 +1104,12 @@ Public Class frmMain
         End If
 
         If bOfficial Then
-            mgrMonitorList.SyncGameIDs(sLocation, oSettings, True)
+            mgrMonitorList.SyncGameIDs(sLocation, True)
         Else
             sLocation = mgrCommon.OpenFileBrowser("XML_Import", frmGameManager_ChooseImportXML, "xml", frmGameManager_XML, Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments), False)
 
             If sLocation <> String.Empty Then
-                mgrMonitorList.SyncGameIDs(sLocation, oSettings, False)
+                mgrMonitorList.SyncGameIDs(sLocation, False)
             End If
         End If
 

GBM/Managers/mgrMonitorList.vb

@@ -794,19 +794,13 @@ Public Class mgrMonitorList
         Return oList
     End Function
 
-    Public Shared Function SyncGameIDs(ByVal sPath As String, ByRef oSettings As mgrSettings, ByVal bOfficial As Boolean) As Boolean
+    Public Shared Function SyncGameIDs(ByVal sPath As String, ByVal bOfficial As Boolean) As Boolean
         Dim sWarning As String
 
         If bOfficial Then
-            If (oSettings.SuppressMessages And mgrSettings.eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync) = mgrSettings.eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync Then
-                sWarning = mgrMonitorList_ConfirmOfficialGameIDSync
-            Else
-                sWarning = mgrMonitorList_ConfirmInitialOfficialGameIDSync
-                oSettings.SuppressMessages = oSettings.SetMessageField(oSettings.SuppressMessages, mgrSettings.eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync)
-                oSettings.SaveSettings()
-            End If
+            sWarning = mgrMonitorList_ConfirmOfficialGameIDSync
         Else
-                sWarning = mgrMonitorList_ConfirmFileGameIDSync
+            sWarning = mgrMonitorList_ConfirmFileGameIDSync
         End If
 
         If mgrCommon.ShowMessage(sWarning, MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
@@ -833,9 +827,6 @@ Public Class mgrMonitorList
     Public Shared Function DoImport(ByVal sPath As String, ByVal bOfficial As Boolean, ByRef oSettings As mgrSettings, Optional ByVal bStartUpWizard As Boolean = False, Optional ByVal bWinConfigsInLinux As Boolean = False) As Boolean
         If mgrCommon.IsAddress(sPath) Then
             If mgrCommon.CheckAddress(sPath) Then
-                If bOfficial And Not bStartUpWizard And Not ((oSettings.SuppressMessages And mgrSettings.eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync) = mgrSettings.eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync) Then
-                    SyncGameIDs(sPath, oSettings, True)
-                End If
                 ImportMonitorList(sPath, True, bWinConfigsInLinux)
                 Return True
             Else

GBM/Managers/mgrSettings.vb

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Public Class mgrSettings
 
     <Flags()> Public Enum eSuppressMessages
         None = 0
-        GameIDSync = 1
+        Unused = 1 'Do not remove to maintain compatability, re-use for a future field.
         BackupImport = 2
         WinConfigsInLinux = 4
         WineConfig = 16
@@ -318,11 +318,6 @@ Public Class mgrSettings
         End Set
     End Property
 
-    Sub New()
-        'The GameIDsync message should be suppressed on all new databases
-        SuppressMessages = SetMessageField(SuppressMessages, eSuppressMessages.GameIDSync)
-    End Sub
-
     Private Sub SaveFromClass()
         Dim oDatabase As New mgrSQLite(mgrSQLite.Database.Local)
         Dim sSQL As String

GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb

@@ -6368,7 +6368,7 @@ Namespace My.Resources
         End Property
         
         '''<summary>
-        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to Do you want to sync your game identifiers with this export file?[BR][BR]You should only do this if you&apos;re managing your own game configurations.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see &quot;Tools&quot; section of the online manual before using this feature..
+        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to Do you want to sync your game identifiers with this export file?[BR][BR]This tool is provided for very specific situations, please read the &quot;Tools&quot; section of the online manual before using this feature..
         '''</summary>
         Friend ReadOnly Property mgrMonitorList_ConfirmFileGameIDSync() As String
             Get
@@ -6377,16 +6377,7 @@ Namespace My.Resources
         End Property
         
         '''<summary>
-        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to GBM now uses a unique identifier for each game.  For the import feature to recognize game configurations from a prior version, they need to use the same identifiers.[BR][BR]Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official list?[BR][BR]This feature is available anytime from the &quot;Tools&quot; menu.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see &quot;Tools&quot; section of the online manual before using this feature..
-        '''</summary>
-        Friend ReadOnly Property mgrMonitorList_ConfirmInitialOfficialGameIDSync() As String
-            Get
-                Return ResourceManager.GetString("mgrMonitorList_ConfirmInitialOfficialGameIDSync", resourceCulture)
-            End Get
-        End Property
-        
-        '''<summary>
-        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official game list?[BR][BR]This allows the import feature to recognize game configurations from a prior version.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see &quot;Tools&quot; section of the online manual before using this feature..
+        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official game list?[BR][BR]This tool is provided for very specific situations, please read the &quot;Tools&quot; section of the online manual before using this feature..
         '''</summary>
         Friend ReadOnly Property mgrMonitorList_ConfirmOfficialGameIDSync() As String
             Get

GBM/My Project/Resources.resx

@@ -2020,9 +2020,6 @@
   <data name="frmFilter_FieldGameID" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Game ID</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="mgrMonitorList_ConfirmInitialOfficialGameIDSync" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>GBM now uses a unique identifier for each game.  For the import feature to recognize game configurations from a prior version, they need to use the same identifiers.[BR][BR]Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official list?[BR][BR]This feature is available anytime from the "Tools" menu.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see "Tools" section of the online manual before using this feature.</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="mgrMonitorList_ErrorGameIDVerFailure" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>This file cannot be used to sync game indentifiers.  It was created with an older version of GBM.</value>
   </data>
@@ -2030,7 +2027,7 @@
     <value>This export file was created with a version of GBM prior to 1.1.5 and may contain incompatible configuration data.[BR][BR]Do you still want to import configurations from this file? (Not Recommended)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="mgrMonitorList_ConfirmFileGameIDSync" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Do you want to sync your game identifiers with this export file?[BR][BR]You should only do this if you're managing your own game configurations.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see "Tools" section of the online manual before using this feature.</value>
+    <value>Do you want to sync your game identifiers with this export file?[BR][BR]This tool is provided for very specific situations, please read the "Tools" section of the online manual before using this feature.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="frmMain_gMonToolsSyncGameID" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>S&amp;ync Game IDs</value>
@@ -2042,7 +2039,7 @@
     <value>&amp;Official List...</value>
   </data>
   <data name="mgrMonitorList_ConfirmOfficialGameIDSync" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official game list?[BR][BR]This allows the import feature to recognize game configurations from a prior version.  If you use GBM on multiple PCs, please see "Tools" section of the online manual before using this feature.</value>
+    <value>Do you want to sync your game identifiers with the official game list?[BR][BR]This tool is provided for very specific situations, please read the "Tools" section of the online manual before using this feature.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="frmSettings_btnResetMessages" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>&amp;Reset Warnings</value>

GBM/readme.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Game Backup Monitor v1.1.8 Readme
 http://mikemaximus.github.io/gbm-web/
 gamebackupmonitor@gmail.com
 
-March 21, 2019
+March 22, 2019
 
 New in 1.1.8
 
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ All Platforms:
 	- "Windows" and "Linux" are the only valid choices at this time and only Linux users are allowed to change this field.
 - Changed how GBM initilizes on startup to fix some long standing issues.
 - Fixed some inconsistencies with form icons and when forms are shown in the task bar.
-	 	
+- GBM no longer provides a warning about "Syncing Game IDs" when importing configurations in the Game Manager.
+	- The warning was very confusing and is no longer relevant to most users.
+	- The "Sync Game IDs" Tool will continue to be available for now, but the messaging has been changed warning not to use it without reading the manual first.
+
 Windows:
 
 - Updated SQLite to 3.27.2