Run-time error 6? Options

[sgdavis]

I have received a couple of reports from users that they will see a Run-time error 6 when trying to replace rolling stock using Activity Master. I have never seen this error or caused it to occur. However I've seen it on other people's machines, and it is nearly always caused by a file or file structure error in the user's \TRAINSET folder. Our suggestion is to run Conbuilder or RouteRiter, both excellent and in my opinion "Must have" utilities, to check all the rolling stock files first, before using Activity Master to replace.

I will continue to try and hunt down this elusive run-time error and come up with a better way for Activity Master to dea with it or a better more informative error message, however so far every time I have seen this it has been curable by using Route Riter or ConBuilder.

Some users have reported this on only one route. In that case it's generally because the user is using TrainStore (which I use and also highly recommend), and, when the rolling stock giving the problems is "stored" (because the route is stored) then the problems go away, and when that rolling stock is unstored the problems appear.

If you DO get this error please post to this forum, I want to track it down. I'll want to know what route and what activity you were working on.

Thanks,

Steve

[Curt]

Hi Everybody,
I'm new to this product (purchased AG and AM 5/08) and forum, and I'm hoping I'm not bringing up a problem that has obvious solution that I may have over-looked. I've viewed the Tutorials for AM, and thought I had a decent understanding of it, but I am very new on the AM learning-curve. I was trying to replace all of the rollingstock on the EB Manifest activity on the SLI Seligman route. I, too, received the "Run Time Error 6 Overflow" message, which closed me out of AM. My "trainset" folder is pretty large (1,000+/- engines; 2,000+/- cars), and I do use ConBuilder. What steps can I take to get passed this? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[sgdavis]

Hi Everybody,
I'm new to this product (purchased AG and AM 5/08) and forum, and I'm hoping I'm not bringing up a problem that has obvious solution that I may have over-looked. I've viewed the Tutorials for AM, and thought I had a decent understanding of it, but I am very new on the AM learning-curve. I was trying to replace all of the rollingstock on the EB Manifest activity on the SLI Seligman route. I, too, received the "Run Time Error 6 Overflow" message, which closed me out of AM. My "trainset" folder is pretty large (1,000+/- engines; 2,000+/- cars), and I do use ConBuilder. What steps can I take to get passed this? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Curt,

Regrettably, I know of no simple answer. I myself never get this run time error so I still haven't figured out why some users do. Here are some suggestions, perhaps you have already done this:

1. Click the "Generate Debug file" box, then try whatever you were doing, then send me the file "debug.txt" which you will find in your \Program Files\Activity Master folder, either by posting it here or emailing it directly to me at SteveDavis@skylinecomputing.com
2. Try using TrainStore and store all but the route you are working with. That will cut down on the number of rolling stock items ActivityMaster has to consider -- although it should handle up to 16,000 items.
3. Check all your rolling stock using RouteRiter or ConBuilder and make sure there are no problems with it (Activity Master SUBSTITUTES rolling stock but doesn't FIX BAD FILES -- use these two great utilities to do that).
4. If all of that fails I will need to help you live on line. I have a troubleshooting site that I can use to view your computer screen and work with you "live". To use this I have to be on line also. I am in the US on Central Time and am home from work after 6 pm most days. So please let me know what day and time you'd like for us to get together ... we'll have to agree on a time. Then go to http://r7.help20.com/965 Click "Run" when asked (you may be asked twice).

Thanks and sorry about the problems. If I can't get this working I will of course refund your purchase price.
--Steve