When i start any activities i get error warning Error Load Overlay Widget File: Monitor.dat then i get MSTS Send Error. What does this mean please??
Art.
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john13
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Hi Art
I can't find a file called Monitor.dat on my system and I only have a few routes installed. Sounds like it's associated with a recent installation?
I tried Google - there are a few foreign pages with both MSTS and this file name, but I can't currently make sense of them. One mentions 'driver aid'
John
I can't find a file called Monitor.dat on my system and I only have a few routes installed. Sounds like it's associated with a recent installation?
I tried Google - there are a few foreign pages with both MSTS and this file name, but I can't currently make sense of them. One mentions 'driver aid'
John
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BobLatimer
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Hello Art
Within MSTS there is the GUI ( Graphic User Interface ) this creates all the overlays within the game, these are simply panels or dialog boxes which allow the user to input information into MSTS.
A Widget is just a scripted sub-routine which is called from the GUI.
In this particular instance we are concerned with the following:
MS Train Simulator\GUI\driveraids.dat
Here is just the top part of that file.
SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0w1t______
Skip ( This datafile defines the driver aids overlays available to the player in the sim )
Skip ( Track Monitor, Next Signal, In-Train Forces, Accelerometer, On-Screen Tips )
Skip ( Points Indicator, Progress Indicator (timetable), Train Operations )
Skip ( Track Monitor )
TrGUI_Overlay
(
TrGUI_Overlay_Type ( 0 )
TrGUI_Widget ( monitor )
TrGUI_Drag_Bitmap ( track_monitor_drag )
TrGUI_Region
(
TrGUI_Region_Name ( TrackMonitor )
TrGUI_Region_Surf ( track_monitor_bk )
TrGUI_Region_Area ( 0 0 160 342 )
TrGUI_Region_Cursor ( arrow_cur )
TrGUI_Region_TextArea ( 18 5 118 14 )
TrGUI_Region_Font ( 9 255 255 255 )
TrGUI_Text_Pos ( "LCENTRE" )
)
)
The widget has called for the monitor.dat file but is unable to locate it.
Either it isn`t in the correct folder, it should be in: DRIVERAIDS folder or the file has become corrupt.
Hence the error : Error Load Overlay Widget File: Monitor.dat
If you have installed Transparent Driveraids just check that the Monitor.dat file is present in the DRIVERAIDS folder.
Kindest regards
Ray
Within MSTS there is the GUI ( Graphic User Interface ) this creates all the overlays within the game, these are simply panels or dialog boxes which allow the user to input information into MSTS.
A Widget is just a scripted sub-routine which is called from the GUI.
In this particular instance we are concerned with the following:
MS Train Simulator\GUI\driveraids.dat
Here is just the top part of that file.
SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0w1t______
Skip ( This datafile defines the driver aids overlays available to the player in the sim )
Skip ( Track Monitor, Next Signal, In-Train Forces, Accelerometer, On-Screen Tips )
Skip ( Points Indicator, Progress Indicator (timetable), Train Operations )
Skip ( Track Monitor )
TrGUI_Overlay
(
TrGUI_Overlay_Type ( 0 )
TrGUI_Widget ( monitor )
TrGUI_Drag_Bitmap ( track_monitor_drag )
TrGUI_Region
(
TrGUI_Region_Name ( TrackMonitor )
TrGUI_Region_Surf ( track_monitor_bk )
TrGUI_Region_Area ( 0 0 160 342 )
TrGUI_Region_Cursor ( arrow_cur )
TrGUI_Region_TextArea ( 18 5 118 14 )
TrGUI_Region_Font ( 9 255 255 255 )
TrGUI_Text_Pos ( "LCENTRE" )
)
)
The widget has called for the monitor.dat file but is unable to locate it.
Either it isn`t in the correct folder, it should be in: DRIVERAIDS folder or the file has become corrupt.
Hence the error : Error Load Overlay Widget File: Monitor.dat
If you have installed Transparent Driveraids just check that the Monitor.dat file is present in the DRIVERAIDS folder.
Kindest regards
Ray
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abclare
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Hi Ray, Yes i did i did install transpsrent driveraids & yes there is a file
Monitor.DAT (70.2kb) in this folder, there is a separate Widgets folder
is this correct? i just reinstalled it but still no go is it possible to delete
and reinstall this dowload? There is also a Monitor DAT File in Trainset Folder? One problem is i forgot to back-up the Driveraids folder when i downloaded the new one!!
Thanks Art.
Monitor.DAT (70.2kb) in this folder, there is a separate Widgets folder
is this correct? i just reinstalled it but still no go is it possible to delete
and reinstall this dowload? There is also a Monitor DAT File in Trainset Folder? One problem is i forgot to back-up the Driveraids folder when i downloaded the new one!!
Thanks Art.
