Marker files not co-operating in RE

micksasse · Post by **micksasse** » Sat May 10, 2003 9:27 pm

Evenin' each.

Now then, I'm sure this problem was mentioned somewhere in a previous thread, but I'm afraid I can't locate it - so apologies if I am asking a repeat question.

The problem is that I've just added a number of (probably about 30 or so) extra markers to my route. I did this using TS Tools, so there shouldn't be a problem with the syntax (e.g. it automatically deals with spaces etc.) - I've never had a problem before with the markers.

What happens is that when i load the route up into RE, View--Markers is unticked, and the markers are not shown. It won't let me select View--Markers - that is, I click on View--Markers, and I get back to the main screen in the usual way, but it doesn't show them - and checking the View menu again shows Markers still unticked.

What has gone wrong?

Thanks a lot, each.

PS This problem is only happening with my route - other ones are showing their markers as normal.

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Sun May 11, 2003 8:32 am

hi

is it named exactly the same as your route and is it being saved to your route folder .

e.g. route name micksasse

so marker file is micksasse.mkr

http://forums.atomic-systems.com/viewto ... highlight=

steve in ozz

micksasse · Post by **micksasse** » Sun May 11, 2003 9:31 am

Yes, it is. As I say, I haven't had the problem with this route and this marker file before, and all I've done is to add a number (quite a lot) of new marker points using TSTools. I can't imagine there's a maximum number of markers you can place, is there? (and even if there is, I can't imagine I've reached it yet!)

cheers

micksasse · Post by **micksasse** » Sun May 11, 2003 9:38 pm

Someone? Anyone?

tar

mdanie · Post by **mdanie** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:09 am

Hi,
I can't explain what or why this is happening (assuming you've checked the syntax carefully) but I (and many others) had major problems with marker files when adding extra markers.

The safest approach seems to be to place a tree at the exact long/lat for each position in RE then use the line of trees to build your route in sections finally deleting the trees. I know you can't label them, but it's a safe and effective method.

good luck

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:58 pm

You have checked markers on in the 'view' drop down menu in RE haven't you?

micksasse · Post by **micksasse** » Mon May 12, 2003 10:43 pm

saddletank wrote:You have checked markers on in the 'view' drop down menu in RE haven't you?

Yes - again and again and again! But it don't like it!

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:41 pm

None of this surprises me - I do think the markers are flaky (like many things in the RE) - after a while I find they can all move by a great jump - I suppose this is the RE memory leak

Make sure you've got the format bang on:-

Heres the top and bottom slice from the woodhead.mkr file
==========================================
SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0I0t______
Marker ( -2.228323 53.476406 piccadilly_station_01to12 2 )
Marker ( -2.228323 53.476006 piccadilly_station_13to14 2 )
Marker ( -2.226823 53.476306 piccadilly_approach_01to12 0 )
...
Marker ( -1.232633 53.338435 51eastKivertonPark 2)
Marker ( -1.213682 53.335750 52east 0)
Marker ( -1.207535 53.334200 82north 0)
Marker ( -1.198561 53.332657 53east 1)
Marker ( -1.183439 53.330569 54east 1)
Marker ( -1.168318 53.328719 55east 0)
Marker ( -1.160658 53.327108 Shireoaks 0)

==========================================
Notice the blank line on the end

steam4me · Post by **steam4me** » Tue May 13, 2003 4:23 am

I find the safest way to create a marker file is to copy an existing one (eg SettCa.mkr) into my new route, then open it and delete all but the last marker, then copy in my own markers. Save and rename to myroute.mkr and it works well.

See also
http://www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/tra ... rkers.html

Hope this helps.

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Tue May 13, 2003 6:52 am

steam4me wrote:I find the safest way to create a marker file is to copy an existing one (eg SettCa.mkr) into my new route, then open it and delete all but the last marker, then copy in my own markers. Save and rename to myroute.mkr and it works well.

See also
http://www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/tra ... rkers.html

Hope this helps.

Sounds about what I did way back in October 2001 on Woodhead...

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Tue May 13, 2003 7:05 am

I did find a problem with markers in TS Tools when it didn't appear to have handled a space properly. I had to delete several entries before it would work again. Now I just write one continuous word or code the location according to numbers hand written on the map.

davec · Post by **davec** » Thu May 15, 2003 7:50 pm

the TsTools problem with spaces will be fixed in V2 and in the final V1 update. My advice - put quotes around all character strings, then you can't go wrong. (well, you can, but not as wrong as you could if you didn't ... if you see what i mean ... ok, I need more coffee......