TSRE No longer opens route

[docmartin]

I have been using TSRE-Testing-v8.005r - I find this is the version that works best for me - happily ever since it was released to add scenery to my WIP Chiltern Route. Now, however, when I tried to add some more scenery objects on world tile w-006080+014925.w the editor refused to open the route. Reverting to an earlier version of the world tile made no difference so the problem lies elsewhere.
I attach the TSRE log file produced on the failed attempt to open the route.
I hope someone can help.
Martin
tsre-log-20250712-0751.zip

[kapitaen]

Hmm, I can't see any errors. Last time TSRE tried to load the chiltern.ref, maybe it failed. Move the chiltern.ref to another directory and then try to load the route.

Jan

[docmartin]

Well done, Jan! You have identified the problem. I guess the .ref file had become too big for TSRE. I first moved the ref file out of the Chiltern directory as you suggested and TSRE opened OK. I then cut the ref file down to just those new scenery items I need to place at this point in the development of the route and TSRE also opened OK with this much smaller ref fie.
As always, many thanks for your help.
Martin

[rdayt]

You have an error in your ref file.
A missing quotation mark will cause TSRE to crash to desktop while loading.
Have you made any changes recently?

Randy

[docmartin]

Many thanks, Randy. You are absolutely right - I found a missing quotation mark in the last item I had added to the ref file. Now with the full ref file TSRE opens up OK.
Martin

[rdayt]

Every once in a while I get one.

Randy

[eric]

The release candidate for 8.005 is out, so maybe give that a spin.

I'll look to see if there can be some better guardrails for the missing quote marks or a bad REF file. That alone shouldn't cause the editor to fail loading.