TRAIN DATABASE?

davep · Post by **davep** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 7:28 pm

Anyone know of the whereabouts of the beasty called the Train Database within MSTS? Is it editable?

Fingers crossed

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 8:38 pm

The "train database" is built dynamically every time MSTS is started. I don't know the order, but it reads all the consists, activities, routes, (TRK file I think), paths and probably services.

When you get "error reading train database" it ususally means you have a consist pointing to some non-existant stock (or you've been renaming folders!)

-Alan

davep · Post by **davep** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 2:07 pm

Yes, I have been re-naming folders - but before I installed them and I can't puzzle out why it's giving me the error. It's obviously smarter than I am

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 2:45 pm

But the supplied consists will still be looking for the old names...

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:53 pm

Rename them back, or use activity analysis or similar to fix your consists.

In the latter case you will not be able to make activities for other people.

It is a limitation of MSTS, but one we have to accept.

-Alan

davep · Post by **davep** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:56 pm

Thanks Alan. Your original comments started me thinking, and yes Buffy - you are quite right. What was causing the error was indeed the consist file. Changed that and all OK.

Cheers Guys.

Dave (davep)