ORTS - 2 Folders

[OTTODAD]

I somehow installed it into 2 folders at different times.

Which is the folder I should use ?

O t t o

[longiron]

Otto,
You can have multiple installations of OR on your system - it will do no harm or cause conflicts. I keep my versions in C:\Program Files for consistency with other apps, but it's up to you. I even label the folders based on the version, such as "OpenRails_v128", "OpenRails_v98" which doesn't affect the software.

[OTTODAD]

You can have multiple installations of OR on your system - it will do no harm or cause conflicts.

What I wanted to know is why one copy has more files in it than the other.

Both seem to be working O.K., but just wondered which is the proper one to use.

O t t o

[TBlake]

What I wanted to know is why one copy has more files in it than the other.

Both seem to be working O.K., but just wondered which is the proper one to use.

O t t o

The top picture is openrails v0.128,, and the bottom picture is both v0.022 & v.128,

Here is how you can tell the difference

ORTS.exe = version 0.022
OpenRails.exe = version 0.128

And you will find the file that keeps track of the different MSTS installs & Mini-Routes you have, in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Open Rails\folder.dat

TBlake
'Tony'

[OTTODAD]

The top picture is openrails v0.128,, and the bottom picture is both v0.022 & v.128,

Here is how you can tell the difference

ORTS.exe = version 0.022
OpenRails.exe = version 0.128

And you will find the file that keeps track of the different MSTS installs & Mini-Routes you have, in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Open Rails\folder.dat

Thanks a lot, Tony !

Before taking these screenies I have copied the v.0.128 folder contents into the v/0.022 one, which I suppose I should have done in the first place and shall use only that one in future !

Would it be better to keep all ORTS related files like the folder.dat in it's folder, making it more self-contained for backing it up ?

O t t o

[TBlake]

Thanks a lot, Tony !

Would it be better to keep all ORTS related files like the folder.dat in it's folder, making it more self-contained for backing it up ?

O t t o

If you move folder.dat, you will lose any Mini-Routes you might have installed into openrails,
(As windows looks in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\(application) to see if there is any information it needs to run a program.)

And when you start openrails again, it would just make another default one in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Open Rails\

Best way, would be to have a .bat file, copy folder.dat into your ORTS/openrails folder just before you do a back-up.

TBlake
'Tony'

[OTTODAD]

If you move folder.dat, you will lose any Mini-Routes you might have installed into openrails,
(As windows looks in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\(application) to see if there is any information it needs to run a program.)

And when you start openrails again, it would just make another default one in C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Open Rails\

Best way, would be to have a .bat file, copy folder.dat into your ORTS/openrails folder just before you do a back-up.

I am saying that the ORTS programmers should keep all the files ORTS uses in the ORTS folder and never mind what Windows does, likely do get lost if there is a System crash, unless you have a NORTON GHOST Image of it.

I am using BATCH files for doing some BACK-UP jobs like this one below.

O t t o

@ECHO OFF
ECHO.
ECHO BACKUP OTTODAD ADDRESSBOOK AND FAVORITES
ECHO *****************************************
ECHO.
PAUSE
ECHO.
@ECHO ON
ATTRIB "C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\IDENTITIES\*.*" -R -H -S /S
@ECHO OFF
ECHO.
PAUSE
XCOPY "C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\ADDRESS BOOK\*.*" "N:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\APPLICATION DATA\MICROSOFT\ADDRESS BOOK\*.*" /S /Y
ECHO.
PAUSE
XCOPY "C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\FAVORITES\*.*" "N:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\FAVORITES\*.*" /S /Y
ECHO.
PAUSE
XCOPY "C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\IDENTITIES\*.*" "N:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\OTTODAD\LOCAL SETTINGS\APPLICATION DATA\IDENTITIES\*.*" /S /Y
ECHO.
PAUSE

[TBlake]

I am saying that the ORTS programmers should keep all the files ORTS uses in the ORTS folder

Should not be too hard for them to have a checkbox on the menu for that:
Fake code:

if backup checkbox = yes then 

copy %user%\Application Data\Open Rails\folder.dat
to %application%\folder.dat

TBlake
'Tony'