How to Backup a Picklist

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Revision as of 11:42, 2 September 2021

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19 and Trainz Plus. This guide will show you how to backup a Picklist.

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This page is also available in text only format suitable for copying and pasting at How to Backup a Picklist TEXT

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  • 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
  • For instructions on how to rename a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Rename a Picklist (but most of the instructions for doing this are found on this current page)


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Main Points:
DotPoint.JPG Picklists (as a list of assets) cannot be saved as .CDP files so they cannot be backed up using that method
DotPoint.JPG Picklists can be saved as text files
DotPoint.JPG Picklists can be imported from text files


Access Your Current Picklists

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Steps		 DotPoint1.JPG Open CM and Your Picklists

From the Trainz Launcher
  1. select Manage Content
  2. in Content Manager open the Content menu
  3. select Edit Picklist

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This will display all your current Picklists.

DotPoint.JPG If you are using a Default picklist there is NO way to select it for moving or backup
  DotPoint2.JPG Select the Picklist to be Backed Up:
  1. right mouse click on the required Picklist
  2. select Open Picklist from the popup menu

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This will open the Picklist
  DotPoint3.JPG Select Picklist Contents:
  1. left mouse click on any one of the items
  2. press Ctrl-A to Select All the items
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  DotPoint4.JPG Transfer List to a New Window:
  1. right mouse click on any one of the items
  2. select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu
PickListListinNewWindow.png
NotePad.PNG Notes:
 The option Export to CDP appears in the menu list but this will export all the selected assets (with ALL their meshes, textures, config.txt files, etc) and not just a list of <kuids>. The resulting .cdp file and can easily be many megabytes in size.
  DotPoint5.JPG Copy Assets in Picklist:

The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter
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  1. click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl-A to select them all
  2. copy the asset list to the clipboard (press Ctrl-C)
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Transfer the List to Notepad (or Any Text Editor)

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Steps		 DotPoint1.JPG Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor:
  1. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
  2. click inside the Notepad window and then press Ctrl-V (paste)

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  DotPoint2.JPG Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File:
  1. from the Notepad File menu select Save or press Ctrl-S. If you are not using Notepad, make sure that the file format is text (.txt) for compatibility
  2. select a suitable backup location for the backup file
  3. enter a filename - the same name as the Picklist would be a good idea - then save
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How to Restore a Picklist

DotPoint.JPG Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above steps
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Steps		 DotPoint1.JPG Open Notepad or Other Text Editor:
  1. open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc)
  2. load the saved Picklist text file, from Step 2 of Transfer the List to Notepad process explained above, into Notepad
  3. select all the text - press Ctrl-A
  4. copy the text to the clipboard - press Ctrl-C
  DotPoint2.JPG Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:
  1. in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being restored or transferred, open Content Manager
  2. start a new filter
  3. paste (Ctrl-V) the asset list into the Asset KUID box
  4. delete from the filter the line Installed - this will ensure that any Picklist assets that are on the DLS but not installed on your system will be identified
  • if any assets are identified as Available for download (i.e. they are not installed) then download and install them first

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  DotPoint3.JPG Create a New Picklist:

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

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  DotPoint4.JPG Enter a Name for the Picklist:

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Enter a name for the Picklist and click Ok

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