RaggieSoft StoreTrainer v1.0 (Win32 Retro PC Game & Trainer Manager)

Why StoreTrainer Was Built (2018–2020)

Many classic 1990s and 2000s PC games require either specific command-line switches (such as resolution overrides, -windowed, or mod directory flags) or companion memory-resident game trainers that must be launched in the proper working directory before or alongside the game executable.

Built inside a Windows 2000 Professional SP4 VM using pure Win32 API calls (shell32.dll ShellExecuteA, comdlg32.dll GetOpenFileNameA, and SHBrowseForFolder) without heavy third-party ActiveX/OCX dependencies, StoreTrainer runs natively on a Pentium-era Windows 95/98 retro rig just as cleanly as on a modern Windows 11 workstation.

Zero-Database .sfile Flat-File Specification

True to RaggieSoft's zero-database philosophy, StoreTrainer stores each game profile as a human-readable 6-line sequential text file (<GameName>.sfile) alongside StoreTrainer.cfg:

Line 1: GameName     (Display title in the StoreTrainer list)
Line 2: GameFile     (Full path to the game .exe binary)
Line 3: GameArgs     (Optional command-line switches for the game)
Line 4: TrainerFile  (Full path to the companion trainer .exe, or empty)
Line 5: TrainerArgs  (Optional command-line switches for the trainer)
Line 6: GamePath     (Working directory passed to ShellExecuteA)
Line 7: TrainerPath  (Trainer working directory passed to ShellExecuteA)