How to Move a Picklist

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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.


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


Access Your Current Picklists

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Steps:
DotPoint1.JPG Open Content Manager and Your Picklists
From the Trainz Launcher select  Manage Content 
In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22
DotPoint1Blue.png Open the Filter List
Pick List Filter
DotPoint2Blue.png Select the Picklist to be backed up. This will open the Picklist
NotePad.PNG 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
DotPoint1Blue.png in Content Manager open the Content menu
DotPoint2Blue.png select Edit Picklist
PickListEditPickList.png
This will display all your current Picklists
DotPoint3Blue.png Right Click on the required Picklist
DotPoint4Blue.png select Open Picklist from the popup menu
PickListOpenGrasses.png
This will open the Picklist
NotePad.PNG In T:ANE, TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions you CANNOT select and backup the Default Picklist
DotPoint2.JPG Select the Picklist Contents:
DotPoint1Blue.png Left Click on any one of the items
DotPoint2Blue.png press  Ctrl  +  A  to Select All the items
PickListSelectAll.png
DotPoint3.JPG Copy the List to a New Window:
DotPoint1Blue.png Right Click on any one of the items
DotPoint2Blue.png select List Assets in New Window from the popup menu


PickListListinNewWindow.png
NotePad.PNG 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.
DotPoint4.JPG Copy Assets in Picklist:
The Picklist assets will be listed by their kuids in the Asset KUID box of a new search filter
PickListSelectListofAssetsSelected.png
DotPoint1Blue.png Left Click inside the Asset KUID box and press  Ctrl  +  A  to select them ALL
DotPoint2Blue.png copy the asset list to your operating system clipboard (press  Ctrl  +  C )


Transfer the List to Another Copy of Trainz

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NotePad.PNG Notes:

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

Steps: To copy a Picklist between different computers:-
DotPoint1Blue.png paste the list from Step: DotPoint4.JPG above into a text editor such as Notepad
DotPoint2Blue.png save it as a text file
DotPoint3Blue.png copy the file to your second computer
On the second computer, reverse the steps by:-
DotPoint4Blue.png opening the text document (in Notepad)
DotPoint5Blue.png select and copy all the items in the list to the clipboard
Then proceed as described below


Steps:
DotPoint5.JPG Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:
DotPoint1Blue.png in the copy of Trainz where the Picklist is being transferred, open Content Manager
DotPoint2Blue.png start a new Custom filter
DotPoint3Blue.png paste ( Ctrl  +  V ) the asset list into the Asset KUID box
DotPoint4Blue.png delete the filter line Installed if it is present (but before you do see Tips: on the right)
PencilTips.PNG 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.
PickListSelectListofAssets.png
DotPoint6.JPG Create a New Picklist:
PickListTRS19Paste.png
DotPoint1Blue.png check for any assets labelled as Available for download and download these assets
DotPoint2Blue.png select an entry and then select all ( Ctrl  +  A )
DotPoint3Blue.png Right Click on any entry and select  Add to Picklist  and then  New Picklist  from the popup menus
PickListTRS19NewList.png


DotPoint7.JPG 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)
PickListTRS19NewListName.png


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This page was created by Trainz user pware in October 2018 and was last updated as shown below.


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