Extracting Files - Fix for Ealing Broadway on the Oxford - Paddington route

[ForestHIllsRob]

The Read Me for this fix states "Extract the file using 'Stored Paths' to a temporary location, such as your desktop."

How exactly does one "Extract the file using 'Stored Paths'?"

Thanks again,

Robert

[t1metraveller]

Hi Robert,

Stored paths are the inherent folder structure of the files in the .zip itself, from when and where they were compressed. Extracting them recreates that structure wherever they are extracted.

In other words, if you extract the .zip to a temp folder on your desktop, after the extraction is complete, within that temp folder the original folder structure of the files will be maintained.

Just extract as you normally would, into a folder on the desktop. Move the .zip there first, then extract "here".

Hope this helps.

Bill

[Basherz]

I would have to say in addition to what Bill has said, in that, in the "unzipped" file structure they have included, there are two "Content" folders included. Copying the furthest one in the structure into the RailSim Folder is what you'd need. (See pic below)

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/Basherz_2008/Trackfix.jpg

[OTTODAD]

What a peculiar method to package and Zip a download !

The download is a MK2_TrackFIX.zip which contains another ZIP called Content.zip.

Un-zipping one after the other you then look at multiple folders, the only one which is relevant being the unzipped Routes folder in the Content\Content\Routes path.

It is this Routes folder which needs to be copied into the Rail Simulator\Content folder, asking for permission to overwrite the existing one !

O t t o

[Basherz]

No Otto, it is the second "Content" folder that needs to copied into the root of the "Rail Simulator" folder. It is far better this way than getting some people to have to dig in thier folders "not understanding" what they are doing in the first place!!

[OTTODAD]

No Otto, it is the second "Content" folder that needs to copied into the root of the "Rail Simulator" folder. It is far better this way than getting some people to have to dig in their folders "not understanding" what they are doing in the first place!!

All you need is the Routes folder and copy it into the Rail Simulator\Content folder !

I am sure that everybody knows where to find it in My Computer, there being only one in RS.

Could well be that somebody copies the Content\Content folder. A bit confusing, wouldn't you say ?

O t t o

[Basherz]

I know what is needed, but does everyone?? It would seem some people arn't as "highly intelligent" as you.

[OTTODAD]

I know what is needed, but does everyone?? It would seem some people arn't as "highly intelligent" as you.

That is precisely the reason why I am suggesting KISS, "Keep It Simple, Stupid".

I you have been around these forums for as long as I have would know what some guys can get up to, causing me to post over 18000 replies in response to their problems ! ;)

O t t o

[Basherz]

Perhaps it is you posting "just to appear" important. You're posts generally are unimportant, and just you making out that you have another "great find".

You really do publish so much "verbage" on here, it really puts "the more intelligent of us" off.

You do it your way, I'll do it mine and follow the RS theme of things.

[OTTODAD]

This is what the original unzipped Mk2_TrackFIX.zip folders look like:

http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/rsa/rs-fix-unzipped-a.jpg (http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk)

Confusing for some to know what to COPY/PASTE, the opening poster had a problem with understanding, you tried to explain !

Perhaps this can teach you and others the meaning of KISS ?

This is how I do it sometimes when dealing with computing dummies and before the even more foolproof RS_Tools_TMB - RouteSetup.exe came along. RSDL should ask Mike Simpson for permission to use it, I am sure he would be happy doing, already having done a lot to help RS users with his utilities !

I first ZIP the add-on Rail Simulator folders and convert that ZIP into a self-extracting Payware WINZIP Executable and then add it to the final download ZIP. This is what the unzipped download then looks like:

http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/rsa/rs-fix-unzipped.jpg (http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk)

and this is what it's README says:

http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/rsa/rs-fix-readme.jpg (http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk)

As the README says now run the WINZIP Executable and if necessary change the RS path for the add-on to be installed into:

http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/rsa/rs-fix-install.jpg (http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk)

That done and here is the updated OX-PADD tile in it's proper folder:

http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/rsa/rs-fix-installed.jpg (http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk)

Now what could be simpler ?

It is sometimes necessary to post multiple times in a thread before a problem can be solved and I usually do not give up until a solution has been found, like in this thread:

http://forums.flightsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?t=273762

I don't think that there are many of my posts which do not help with a problem, or present different ways and sometimes better methods of doing things, feeding ideas to some of the Utilities creators, like Mike Simpson, Paul Gausden, the ConBuilder team and others, my tutorials appearing in this forum's HOW-TO section and at Steam4Me.

There is also a lot on my web site to help others enjoy their Train Simulators, linked to at the bottom of all my messages and so far had only a few who had problems installing any of them, not having read the included READMEs.

After 30 years in computing, programming and supporting Accounting software, mine and that of others, teaching users how to use them and the hardware they are running on, I have learned the meaning of KISS the hard way and how to make others understand what I want them to do !

Other than some of my replies which were provoked by somebody making personal remarks, like you just did, getting fewer to read after I have made them "Invisible" as they are not teaching me anything anyway, show me some posts of mine which are not helpful one way or the other.

Have asked this before and as yet have not seen a single one posted or PMd to me.

O t t o

P.S.: My version of the self-installing Mk2_TrackFIX is attached.

[Hack]

I have made them "Invisible" as they are not teaching me anything anyway

I believe it is because you refuse to listen. Perhaps if you actually read the information posted, folks might not be so quick to get riled whenever you posted some worthless font of misinformation. :rolleyes: