From 3f1e25efc4c1e3d5e50fdf0dde719407fd7d3adb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miodrag Milanovic <mmicko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:50:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix softload of cassettes (no whatsnew)

---
 src/emu/imagedev/cassette.c | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/cassette.c b/src/emu/imagedev/cassette.c
index 0ff99eccc01..e2061814d12 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/cassette.c
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/cassette.c
@@ -270,7 +270,17 @@ bool cassette_image_device::call_load()
 		{
 			is_writable = !is_readonly();
 			cassette_flags = is_writable ? (CASSETTE_FLAG_READWRITE|CASSETTE_FLAG_SAVEONEXIT) : CASSETTE_FLAG_READONLY;
-			extension = filetype();
+			if (software_entry()==NULL) {
+				extension = filetype();
+			} else {
+				astring fname = astring(m_mame_file->filename());
+				int loc = fname.rchr(0,'.');
+				if (loc!=-1) {					
+					extension = fname.substr(loc + 1,fname.len()-loc).cstr();
+				} else {
+					extension = "";	
+				}
+			}
 			err = cassette_open_choices((void *)image, &image_ioprocs, extension, m_formats, cassette_flags, &m_cassette);
 
 			/* this is kind of a hack */