Revision as of 11:09, 25 November 2019

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19 and Trainz Plus. Picklists cannot be saved as .CDP files so they cannot be backed up using that method. This guide will show you how to backup a Picklist.

For instructions on how to create a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Create a Picklist
For instructions on how to move a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Move a Picklist

Access Your Current Picklists

Step 1: Open CM and Your Picklists

From the Trainz Launcher

select Manage Content
in Content Manager open the Content menu
select Edit Picklist

This will display all your current Picklists.

If you are using a Default picklist there is NO way to select it for moving or backup

Step 2: Select the Picklist to be backed up

right mouse click on the required Picklist
select Open Picklist from the popup menu

This will open the Picklist

Step 3: Select Picklist Contents

left mouse click on any one of the items
press Ctrl-A to Select All the items

Step 4: Transfer List to a New Window

right mouse click on any one of the items
select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu

Step 5: Copy Assets in Picklist

The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter

click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl-A to select them all
copy the asset list to the clipboard (press Ctrl-C)

Transfer the List to Notepad (or any text editor)

Step 1: Open Notepad or any other suitable text editor program

click inside the Notepad window and then press Ctrl-V (paste)

Step 2: Save the Picklist as a text (.txt) file

from the Notepad File menu select Save or press Ctrl-S. If you are not using Notepad, make that the file format is text (.txt) for compatibility
select a suitable backup location for the backup file
enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save

How to Restore a Picklist

Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above steps.

Step 1: Open Notepad or any other suitable text editor program

load the saved Picklist text file, from Step 2 of Transfer the List to Notepad process explained above, into Notepad
select all the text - press Ctrl-A
copy the text to the clipboard - press Ctrl-C

Step 2: Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter

in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being transferred, open Content Manager
start a new filter
paste (Ctrl-V) the asset list into the Asset KUID box

Step 3: Create a New Picklist

The pasted asset list will appear in the CM display window, as shown below.

select an entry and then select all (Ctrl-A)
right mouse click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus