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

[beechcaptain]

I had it happen to me last night after using the EB template from the new Full Bucket Line template to create an activity.

I needed to replace about 75% of the rolling stock and when I slid the slider all the way to the right and then selected list for both options and went to make the RS changes, up came the Run time error 6 window and closed out AM.

I then reduced the slider to change only those not on my hard drive and did not get the error.

At that point, I decided to call it a night.

First time I have ever had that occur.

I'll post further details once I resume further trials this evening, honey do's permitting.



Glenn

[sgdavis]

I had it happen to me last night after using the EB template from the new Full Bucket Line template to create an activity.

I needed to replace about 75% of the rolling stock and when I slid the slider all the way to the right and then selected list for both options and went to make the RS changes, up came the Run time error 6 window and closed out AM.

I then reduced the slider to change only those not on my hard drive and did not get the error.

At that point, I decided to call it a night.

First time I have ever had that occur.

I'll post further details once I resume further trials this evening, honey do's permitting.



Glenn

Interesting. The last report of this I got also involved using the Specific List option and changing out all rolling stock. I just did this and couldn't get the error, so I'm still convinced it has something to do with the rolling stock in your Trainset folder. Have you tried using ConBuilder or RouteRiter to check all the rolling stock in your \TRAINSET folder before using AM on the activity? If so do you get any errors?

Also does this happen as soon as the "select replacement" list comes up, or, does it happen after you make your selections and then click the "replace rolling stock" button?

Also can you confirm that you are running version 1.5.6?

Thanks,

Steve