Hex for WCMLOS

[gptech]

I think we all agree that no matter if we call them Hex numbers, alpha-numeric descriptors, GUIDs or just plain old Complicated Random Arbitrarily Produced folder *names*, it causes confusion for many.
I hope I'm not the only one curious so Martin, why do you need to know the route GUID?

[smarty2]

Simple, to extract the ap file so it shows in RWTools, I went through each route looking in the route description folders, just my luck it didn't have the html file in there! I've even got route folders that have only scenario folders in them? It's all very confusing to an old duffer like me!

[gptech]

to extract the ap file so it shows in RWTools

so, no real reason or problems with the route.

[alanch]

Simple, to extract the ap file so it shows in RWTools, I went through each route looking in the route description folders, just my luck it didn't have the html file in there!

Why do you need it to show in RW Tools? You don't need to extract the whole of the .ap contents to just see the route listed in RW Tools - extracting RouteProperties.xml alone will do that, and RW Tools can do that for you.

I've even got route folders that have only scenario folders in them? It's all very confusing to an old duffer like me!

That means that something has installed scenarios for a route that you don't have - some RSC/DTG and third party installers do that.

[smarty2]

to extract the ap file so it shows in RWTools

so, no real reason or problems with the route.

Wanted to edit a scenario.

[gptech]

You don't need to extract the whole of the .ap contents to just see the route listed in RW Tools - extracting RouteProperties.xml alone will do that, and RW Tools can do that for you.

But to do that you need to know where to find the .ap archive, hence the initial question of "what's the Hex number for the route?"

to extract the ap file so it shows in RWTools

so, no real reason or problems with the route.

Wanted to edit a scenario.

That's grand, I wasn't being judgemental (or wasn't meaning to be), just checking that you didn't have some other problem. Plus, depending on what you were wanting to do, there may be simpler ways of finding the GUID.

[smarty2]

You did a bit! I wonder if Mike could find a way of getting his tools to read ap files to display the contents?

[davejc64]

.....and an alpha-numerical identifier is the same, no matter what language the user speaks.

You are right, alpha-numeric/hex identifiers or whatever people want to call them are gibberish in any language!

[alanch]

.....and an alpha-numerical identifier is the same, no matter what language the user speaks.

You are right, alpha-numeric/hex identifiers or whatever people want to call them are gibberish in any language!

They are not gibberish in machine language, and primarily they are designed to be read by machines - your computer.

[davejc64]

They are not gibberish in machine language, and primarily they are designed to be read by machines - your computer.

I was joking, or is that not allowed?

[alanch]

They are not gibberish in machine language, and primarily they are designed to be read by machines - your computer.

I was joking, or is that not allowed?

Of course joking is allowed. I was just being ironic, which I hope is also allowed.

[gptech]

Anybody know any ironic jokes?

I wonder if Mike could find a way of getting his tools to read ap files to display the contents?

He did say he'd build something in to extract the RouteProperties files as a 'one shot' exercise, which would be handy for many.

[mikesimpson]

You did a bit! I wonder if Mike could find a way of getting his tools to read ap files to display the contents?

If you go to Files/Open .ap file manager in RW_Tools, clicking on any .ap file will give you the full directory of its contents.

You can use this program to extract any individual file from the .ap (probably still need to make it read/write though to use it).

Mike