Kickstart

[mikesimpson]

So that when I click the "Swap Rolling Stock" button the one in the Contents of Consist window changes to reflect the one I replaced it with.

But what happens when you want to swap stem loco with tender. Which vehicle I need to select: the engine or the tender or both of them ???

Adam

Hi Adam

If you wish to swap a steam loco with tender for another steam loco with tender. Then you need to make a list of locos and swap loco for loco. Then make a list of tenders and swap tender for tender. Both should then show in the consist.

If you want to swap a steam loco with tender for a tank engine or diesel, then select the tender and click Delete this item, then swap the loco for another loco.

With v1.0.9 you can not ADD an extra item, so swapping a diesel with a loco/tender is not possible.

[sniper297]

Been fiddling with trying to make an auto restore bat, trouble is I've forgotten too much in my old age.

CALL XCOPY /s .\*\scenarios.bak scenarios.bin
CALL XCOPY .\*\scenario.bak scenario.bin /s /y

Neither of those work, but if we can sort out the correct syntax, something like that would automatically restore all scenarios back to what they were when the end user first tried KickStart. Obviously you could try something more sophisticated, but just plain .bak copied to .bin for this would fix the error and eliminate the need to either hunt for .bak and .bin files in all the subfolders.

[adam3544]

Hi Adam

If you wish to swap a steam loco with tender for another steam loco with tender. Then you need to make a list of locos and swap loco for loco. Then make a list of tenders and swap tender for tender. Both should then show in the consist.

If you want to swap a steam loco with tender for a tank engine or diesel, then select the tender and click Delete this item, then swap the loco for another loco.

With v1.0.9 you can not ADD an extra item, so swapping a diesel with a loco/tender is not possible.

Thank you Mike.
Intestingly, when I deleted the tender and swapped steam engine with diesel, this scenario crashed completely (black screen).
I'll re-install the whole program KRS.

Adam

[mikesimpson]

Couple of observations re Kickstart.

1. You can not select the passenger carriages in trains like the HST in the list of available stock as these are stored in the Diesel folder, not the Passenger folder. Same possibly holds true for other multi-sets.

2. New version of the program now allows you to Swap single item as well as Swap all identical items.

3. New version allows you to duplicate an item, thus you can use this to add a new item to a consist, by duplicating an item, then swapping the duplicate with the one you wish to insert.

4. Please note if you duplicate items, then they are duplicates, locos will both have same numbers until I can work out how the numbering works.

Hopefully new version will be uploaded today.

[dlljones]

Re my earlier thread regarding routes not appearing - I've solved the problem - I have Vista and failed to open Kickstart as Administrator! Now that I've corrected my mistake it works fine! Silly me!!!!

Llew Back

[AdamsRadial]

Sniper297 wrote

CALL XCOPY /s .\*\scenarios.bak scenarios.bin

You don't need CALL in BAT files, XCOPY is a native command,, but I expect you've already sussed it

[rabid]

Sniper297 wrote

CALL XCOPY /s .\*\scenarios.bak scenarios.bin

You don't need CALL in BAT files, XCOPY is a native command,, but I expect you've already sussed it

LOL I must've mentioned it at least two or three times in the past few years!!

As you say CALL is used to run a BAT file from within a BAT file and is not meant to be used with an EXE such as XCOPY. It ensures that processing is returned to the "calling" batch file when the "called" batch file has finished. If you don't use CALL when you try to run a batch file from within another, the first terminates immediately. An EXE file will always return control to the BAT when it has finished so CALL is not appropriate or necessary.

[taurus1016]

Hi Mike. I have installed DB143 add-on from German Railroads.
http://shop.german-railroads.eu/product ... 4f4d3e9c62
KickStart can't find it because it in another folder.

I can't rename this folder, because I couldn't uninstall this item if it necessary. Could you advice me something? Thank You in advance.

[mikesimpson]

Hi Taurus1016,

Sorry about that, I forced the program to look for the RailVehicles folder to stop beginners from looking for rolling stock in other folders and getting in a mess.

Once again I forgot that not everyone has the English version of Windows...

I will make a change for you later today and post it on my own site at http://members.optusnet.com.au/virtualt ... loads.html

Further to the above. Kickstart looks for folders named Diesel, Electric, Freight, Passenger and Steam to find the rolling-stock. If the German language package uses German names, then I will need to produce a language package for this. Can you confirm how the sub-folders are named in the package you mentioned?

[sniper297]

Premature senility aggravated by WAY too much fun back in the '60s.

Anyway it's a moot point now, latest beta I got from Mike has new buttons to revert to original scenarios.bin and/or scenario.bin files, so we don't need the BATS in my belfry now.

[taurus1016]

Hi Taurus1016,

Sorry about that, I forced the program to look for the RailVehicles folder to stop beginners from looking for rolling stock in other folders and getting in a mess.

Once again I forgot that not everyone has the English version of Windows...

I will make a change for you later today and post it on my own site at http://members.optusnet.com.au/virtualt ... loads.html

Further to the above. Kickstart looks for folders named Diesel, Electric, Freight, Passenger and Steam to find the rolling-stock. If the German language package uses German names, then I will need to produce a language package for this. Can you confirm how the sub-folders are named in the package you mentioned?

Thank You for your answer, Mike. I have installed UK version of KRS, and German is not my domestic language. But I think that German speaking users ( and other users ) should thanks you if you correct this nice utility.

[CaptScarlet]

Further to the above. Kickstart looks for folders named Diesel, Electric, Freight, Passenger and Steam to find the rolling-stock. If the German language package uses German names, then I will need to produce a language package for this. Can you confirm how the sub-folders are named in the package you mentioned?

Here you are Mike,




John

[mikesimpson]

Thanks for the help, John and Syvatoslav.

I will do my best to handle these non-English entries. However, it may be that for foreign language versions, that rather than just get Diesel, Electric etc, I will just produce a list of all rolling stock as no doubt, there will be many other languages appearing in the future, and I cannot cater for them all.

[rabid]

I am getting a "Run-time Error '5':" when I try to swap a single item.



Running Vista x64 with UAC disabled. Even if I Run As Administrator the same message appears.

[mikesimpson]

I am getting a "Run-time Error '5':" when I try to swap a single item.



Running Vista x64 with UAC disabled. Even if I Run As Administrator the same message appears.

There is a newer version on my site at http://members.optusnet.com.au/virtualt ... loads.html

Could you please try it and see if it fixes the problem. Unfortunately, not having access to Vista 64, I do not know if this is a particular problem with the O/S, or a bug in my program.