The information in this Wiki Page applies to TANE, TRS19, Trainz Plus and TRS22.
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Picklists (as a list of assets) cannot be saved as .CDP files so they cannot be backed up using that method |
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Picklists can be saved as text files |
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Picklists can be imported from text files |
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Access Your Current Picklists
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Open Content Manager and Your Picklists
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Open the Filter List
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Select the Picklist to be backed up. This will open the Picklist |
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In TRS19 SP4, Trainz Plus SP4 (and later) and TRS22 you CAN select and backup the Default Picklist |
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| In T:ANE and TRS19 SP3, Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions |
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in Content Manager open the Content menu |
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select Edit Picklist
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| This will display all your current Picklists |
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Right Click on the required Picklist |
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select Open Picklist from the popup menu
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| This will open the Picklist |
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In T:ANE, TRS19/Trainz Plus SP3 and earlier Trainz versions you CANNOT select and backup the Default Picklist |
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Select the Picklist Contents:
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Left Click on any one of the items |
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press Ctrl + A to Select All the items
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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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Left Click inside the Asset KUID box and press Ctrl + A to select them ALL |
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copy the asset list to your operating system clipboard (press Ctrl + C ) |
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Transfer the List to Notepad (or Any Text Editor)
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Open Notepad or Any Other Suitable Text Editor:
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open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc) |
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Left Click inside the Notepad window and then press Ctrl + V (paste)
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Save the Picklist as a Text (.txt) File:
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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 |
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select a suitable backup location for the backup file |
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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
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Restoring a Picklist basically involves reversing the above two steps |
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Open Your Text Editor:
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open your favourite text editor (MS Notepad, Notepad++, etc) |
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locate and load the saved Picklist text file into your text editor |
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select all the text - press Ctrl + A |
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copy the text to your operating system clipboard - press Ctrl + C |
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Open CM in the Destination Trainz and Create a New Filter:
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 Create a New Picklist:
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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)
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This page was created by Trainz user pware in January 2019 and was last updated as shown below.
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