Atomic Systems

Not sure if it's me but I seem to have seen a change to the Utilities Packager just recently
When packaging up a new model, I have noticed that I cannot export any files that I use which are shared across other locos - they show up as BLUE which indicates as "protected assets".

I'm sure this was not the case until recently so wondering if this is a new "feature" and how do I get around it??

Steve

You can add extra files to a .rwp archive file. We do this to add a bat file and 7za.exe to the Assets folder inside the .rwp archive.
We open up the .rwp using 7zFM, then drag and drop extra files inside. Then close the extract.

brysonman46 wrote:You can add extra files to a .rwp archive file. We do this to add a bat file and 7za.exe to the Assets folder inside the .rwp archive.
We open up the .rwp using 7zFM, then drag and drop extra files inside. Then close the extract.

From memory, I just use 7Zip in 2-Panel mode (View / 2-Panel) to add files to a .ap.

Navigate to the place in the .ap you want to add the files in one pane, navigate to the files you want to add in the second pane, and then just drag the files into the .ap panel. Repeat as often as you like.

are these protected files your assets Steve ? I had an issue like this and it was because they had got owned in an package info file somehow. .pi files are just simple text files that list contents of a release. I think what happened was someone else had got ownership of my tracks - but I forget how exactly. There was a thread about this so it might be worth searching on .pi files ?

Actually just thinking about this I have just "shared" the same assets in several rwp packages - like couplings / sound files etc in the last few days so it may be something to do with the file protections at your end.

Thanks all for the replies. I think I sussed it out myself in the end.

Richard
Yes, the assets are all my own and I realised after I wrote this what has happened.
To test my self-installers, I create the RWP, run it in to get the .PI file and then bundle it to the Installer and install it myself.

So I think the Packager thinks I have installed a 3rd party pack and therefore is using the "protected assets" flag to stop me copying and passing it on to others.

I also quickly worked out that all I needed to do was remove the .PI file from the appropriate folder and the Packager allows me to do what I like.

I hadn't seen this before so assumed it was a new feature but it maybe that I had run things differently.