Missing Wagon entry

[daniellouwrens]

Hi

I have downloaded a number of rolling stock files, made for use
with OR and all of them have nothing in the first Wagon line.

They look like this
SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0D0t______

Wagon (
ATSE
Type ( Engine )

My question is, does this matter in OR

Thanks

Daniel

[R. Steele]

Daniel, could you provide a link to the source, so I could download them myself?

[daniellouwrens]

Daniel, could you provide a link to the source, so I could download them myself?

Now you're asking a lot :-)

This was a labour of love over two weeks, finding stock for some LGE activities
and unfortunately I cleaned up the history in my weekly clean up the PC procedure.

Here are the main three sites

https://www.activitysimulatorworld.net/

http://actmsts.com/Materiel/annuaire.htm

http://msts-sncf.e-monsite.com/en/

but it took a bit of searching, I have not spoken or read
French or German for a long time, from memory some also came from

www.thetrain.de

My search method was using google and entering "MSTS xxxx", the x being the name of the engine or wagon.
(not teaching you to suck eggs)

I just found some direct links in my DL history, so here they are, not sure if they are all OR specific, I just
downloaded anything that seemed right.

http://download.activitysimulatorworld.net/asw/SNCF_A1AA1A68000_68500_Version1.1.exe

https://dts1.trainsim.com/download.php?fn=duplex.zip

https://dts1.trainsim.com/download.php?fn=eurtrain.zip

http://download.thetrain.de//download.php?id=7760656418001095175036&val=3730156834001531594803

https://dts1.trainsim.com/download.php?fn=tgv_rcab.zip

Regards

Daniel

[crstagg]

Hi

I have downloaded a number of rolling stock files, made for use
with OR and all of them have nothing in the first Wagon line.

They look like this
SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0D0t______

Wagon (
ATSE
Type ( Engine )

My question is, does this matter in OR

Thanks

Daniel

What is the filename of your example? is it "ATSE.eng"?

[daniellouwrens]

Yes it is....

[daniellouwrens]

Okay Charles.... I see the problem.

Question now is "does it matter in OR"?

Cheers

Daniel

[crstagg]

Yes it is....

Then the files should work OK in ORTS.

[crstagg]

Okay Charles.... I see the problem.

Question now is "does it matter in OR"?

Cheers

Daniel

I don't think so. One of the things I did for ConBuilder was compare what happened in MSTS and ORTS for the different tests that ConBuilder does when testing ENG files. When there is a Spelling difference between the filename and the ENG file's Engine line and its two wagon lines, MSTS will crash. ORTS seems to totally ignore the lines. The filename could be "ABCD" and the Engine and Wagon lines "WXYZ" and ORTS will use the ENG as if nothing is wrong. All in the difference in how the two Sims store the Train database.

[daniellouwrens]

Thanks Charles, I appreciate your help.

I would have tested it but I am in the process of moving data between drives
and as I have 4 x 2 TB drives that takes a lot of time.

But I should be finished tomorrow and will test it then just to be sure.

Regards

Daniel

[daniellouwrens]

Hi

I tested a few of the eng files in OR and they work fine, unfortunately
they do not show up in Conbuilder's Engine list in the screen for building a
consist nor when you load an existing con file that uses one of the engines.

I do have ORTS ON in CB.

Cheers

Daniel

[crstagg]

Hi

I tested a few of the eng files in OR and they work fine, unfortunately
they do not show up in Conbuilder's Engine list in the screen for building a
consist nor when you load an existing con file that uses one of the engines.

I do have ORTS ON in CB.

Cheers

Daniel

That is because ConBuilder was programed to duplicate the way MSTS stores the Trainset database. The index entries are the values in the Wagon line and the Engine line. So these files appear to ConBuilder as if the value is " ".

Having "Using ORTS ON" only eliminates the Startup test to verify that the Engine and Wagon lines agree with the filename. MSTS will crash if the don't. As stated before ORTS ignores those entries.