The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19, Trainz Plus and TRS22. This guide will show you how to move a Picklist from one installation of Trainz to another, on the same or different computers.

For instructions on how to backup a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Backup a Picklist
For instructions on how to manage a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Manage Filters and Picklists
For instructions on how to rename a Picklist, see the Trainz Wiki page How to Rename a Picklist (for TRS19 SP3 and earlier)

If you have made backup copies of your Picklists then you have already completed half the work. Use the steps described in the Wiki Page

How to Backup a Picklist (Restore Operation) to complete the move.

Access Your Current Picklists

Steps:

Open Content Manager and Your Picklists

From the Trainz Launcher select Manage Content

In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22

	Open the Filter List
	Select the Picklist to be backed up. This will open the Picklist

In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22 you CAN select and backup the Default Picklist

In T:ANE and TRS19 SP3, Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions

	in Content Manager open the Content menu
	select Edit Picklist
This will display all your current Picklists
	Right Click on the required Picklist
	select Open Picklist from the popup menu
This will open the Picklist

In T:ANE, TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions you CANNOT select and backup the Default Picklist

Select the Picklist Contents:

	Left Click on any one of the items
	press Ctrl + A to Select All the items

Copy the List to a New Window:

	Right Click on any one of the items
	select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu

Notes:

The option Export to CDP does appear 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 can easily be many megabytes in size.

Copy Assets in Picklist:

The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter
	Left Click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl + A to select them ALL
	copy the asset list to your operating system clipboard (press Ctrl + C )

Transfer the List to Another Copy of Trainz

Notes:

If you are transferring the Picklist to another computer then you will need to:-

Steps: To copy a Picklist between different computers:-
	paste the list from Step: above into a text editor such as Notepad
	save it as a text file
	copy the file to your second computer
On the second computer, reverse the steps by:-
	opening the text document (in Notepad)
	select and copy all the items in the list to the clipboard
Then proceed as described below

Steps:

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 Custom filter
	paste ( Ctrl + V ) the asset list into the Asset KUID box
	delete the filter line Installed if it is present (but before you do see Tips: on the right)

Before you delete the Installed filter line, change it from True to False. This will identify any assets in the pasted list that have not been installed in your new Content Manager. They will appear as Available for download.

Download and install each one and then delete the Installed filter line.

Create a New Picklist:


	check for any assets labelled as Available for download and download these assets
	select an entry and then select all ( Ctrl + A )
	Right Click on any entry and select Add to Picklist and then New Picklist from the popup menus

Name the Picklist:

Enter a name for the Picklist (the same name as the original would be a good idea) and Left Click the OK button (for T:ANE and TRS19) or the Save button (for Trainz Plus and TRS22)