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]

Well, I have not been able to duplicate the problem since the night first encountered. Seems that I changed out cars available through Trainstore and problem went away. Unstored all rolling stock and could not get the error to reoccur.

Then I got the following error when trying to start AM after it loaded the rolling stock upon selecting the activity:

Type mismatch Wagon Data( "ATSF_74971" "Santa Fe Ga-152 weathered") and I got the Abort, Retry, Ignore option.

This occured with each of that particular group of car (Ga-152) so I stored them all and problem went with them.

I have not had a chance to look closely at the files to determine the issue. But at least I'm getting the issues resolved.

Just wish I had more time to spend on MSTS right now.


I've said it before, and I'll say it again...... Steve, your AG and AM software are truly outstanding and It keeps me coming back for more.

Thanks,

Glenn

[sgdavis]

I got the following error when trying to start AM after it loaded the rolling stock upon selecting the activity:

Type mismatch Wagon Data( "ATSF_74971" "Santa Fe Ga-152 weathered") and I got the Abort, Retry, Ignore option.

This occured with each of that particular group of car (Ga-152) so I stored them all and problem went with them.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...... Steve, your AG and AM software are truly outstanding and It keeps me coming back for more.

Thanks,

Glenn

Dear Glenn,

First thanks for your kind words!

Next, on your error, where did you get the car "ATSF_74971" "Santa Fe Ga-152 weathered"? If you'll tell me the file name and where I can download it I'll check those cars. If I can get AM to work with these then the program will be more robust for everyone.

Thanks,

Steve