chickenlover
Member
How do I import content from TS10 to TS12 and how do you choose wtch CMP you want CDP. files for trainz to go?
How do I?
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ray_whiley
Active member
Not having TS12, I would suggest making a CDP in TS2010 then importing it into TS12 as you would a CDP from the DLS.
As for choosing which CM the files will be imported to, I would suggest opening the version of Trainz you want them to be in and importing them using that version's CM. That's how I choose between 2009 and 2010 when importing.
Ray
As for choosing which CM the files will be imported to, I would suggest opening the version of Trainz you want them to be in and importing them using that version's CM. That's how I choose between 2009 and 2010 when importing.
Ray
chickenlover
Member
I don't get it.
captainkman
You are reading this.
He's teling you to make a CDP of the content in TS2010 that you want to put in TS12 and import the CDP files into TS12, but he doesn't know if this is do-able since he does not have TS12 himself. 
I believe you can copy some .ja files over but I don't know which ones so I'll let somebody else advise on how to do that.
And for importing content, just open the Content Manager of the version you want to put the content into and drag the CDPs into the main window, like Ray said.
Kieran.
I believe you can copy some .ja files over but I don't know which ones so I'll let somebody else advise on how to do that.
And for importing content, just open the Content Manager of the version you want to put the content into and drag the CDPs into the main window, like Ray said.
Kieran.
chickenlover
Member
I'm confused. I have no idea on what you mean by Dragging the CDP. files to the main window.
captainkman
You are reading this.
Select the CDP with the mouse and hold the left mouse button onto the tab for Content Manager on the Start bar and release the mouse in the big window with the details of assets. What's not to understand?
Kieran.
chickenlover
Member
I'm trying to but it is not working.
captainkman
You are reading this.
It has to work. You drag the CDP files into the window under the filter tabs and it should install automatically. Maybe check your Content Manager settings?
I can't get into Trainz to help any further. I'm reinstalling TS2010.
Kieran.
I can't get into Trainz to help any further. I'm reinstalling TS2010.
Kieran.
chickenlover
Member
Exactly wich tab is the one I need to use?
captainkman
You are reading this.
The one at the bottom of the screen - the one Windows makes when you open a program. If you put the mouse on it with a CDP file being dfragged, CM will open up and you can drop the CDP into it.
Kieran.
Kieran.
chickenlover
Member
I mean the ones in CMP.
It's not as difficult as you think.
1) Patch up to whatever you want to in TS12 and ensure everything is working.
2) Go into TS2010 and copy the .ja files into a separate folder somewhere else.
3) Go to the folder where you copied your .ja files to and rename them like this to keep them from over writing anything that exists there already that belongs to TS12.
TS10-1.ja
TS10-2.ja
etc.
4) When this is done, copy these to the same folder where they are in your TS12 installation.
5) Start up TS12 Launcher.
6) Add in your TS10 serial number.
7) Go into TS12 Content Manager and do a database repair.
When all this is done, you'll have the built-in routes from TS2010 in TS12.
You can now import any data from your TS2010 into Content Manager using the File and import menu. Now you'll have to download any missing content from the DLS and or repair anything that's broken that came in from your TS2010 install.
I may have the repair database step out of order because it's been awhile since I've done this, but this should work.
John
1) Patch up to whatever you want to in TS12 and ensure everything is working.
2) Go into TS2010 and copy the .ja files into a separate folder somewhere else.
3) Go to the folder where you copied your .ja files to and rename them like this to keep them from over writing anything that exists there already that belongs to TS12.
TS10-1.ja
TS10-2.ja
etc.
4) When this is done, copy these to the same folder where they are in your TS12 installation.
5) Start up TS12 Launcher.
6) Add in your TS10 serial number.
7) Go into TS12 Content Manager and do a database repair.
When all this is done, you'll have the built-in routes from TS2010 in TS12.
You can now import any data from your TS2010 into Content Manager using the File and import menu. Now you'll have to download any missing content from the DLS and or repair anything that's broken that came in from your TS2010 install.
I may have the repair database step out of order because it's been awhile since I've done this, but this should work.
John
chickenlover
Member
Ah.. Now that is what I was looking for! Great job, John!
chickenlover
Member
I'm now stuck. where do I copy the ja.files?
shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
If in doubt, I've got a similar guide on my tutorial website - the eventual place for the .ja files will be <trainz install folder>/Builtin.
Shane
Shane
chickenlover
Member
I looked at the website. Still no help.
shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
Best way of sorting this is if you can tell me which stages you've done so far.
Shane
Shane
chickenlover
Member
I... Have done no steps because I don't know what I am doing.
shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
As John has said, start with the patching if your build is lower than 49922.
Shane
Shane