Need help copying CDP files to folders for CD burning

[whyfly2]

Some time ago, a gentleman named Ian told me how to copy assets from TRS06 to a CD so I can use them in TRS09. His instructions worked fine then. But here's what I'm finding now:

When I list the assets I want in TRS06's Content Manager, right-click each, then select "Save to CDP," the result is a message that says, " You cannot add the item "item name" as it is a built-in item." It seems to think that I'm trying to add it to TRS06. I'm not. I'm trying to save it to an separate folder for later CD burning

However, when I do the same to an item that I have previously added to TRS06 (probably from DLS), it packs it, then opens the directory list so I can chose a folder into which I can copy that item's CDP file.

Is there any way to copy a built-in CDP file from TRS06 Content Manager to a folder for later CD burning?

Thanks for your help?

Art

 

[HiBaller]

The word "add" in the context of the error message means that is can't ADD it to your CDP because it is built-in; not that it can't add it to your content.

When you select "Save to CDP" you are building a file by ADDING items to the file. CM cannot put a built-in item into a CDP.

Bill

 

[whyfly2]

Hi Bill,

I was trying to copy the cdp file (eg; NYC F7A.cdp) to a folder outside of Trainz, but I guess I can't do that. Thanks for your reply.

Art

 

[HiBaller]

Okay. I'm confused then. Your first post led me to believe you were in Content Manager and were trying to create a CDP.

Now, you tell me you already had the CDP and were trying to copy it to a CD.

Any file on your computer can be copied anywhere else (exceptions are system files and other protected files).

I can't imagine what a "built in CDP file" would be. By definition, a CDP file isn't built-in.

Is the CD in the drive able to receive files (I.E. is a CD-RW or CD-ROM).

Bill

 

[whyfly2]

Bill,

Let me restate the problem:

I'm in Content Manager. I search for the asset whose cdp file I want to save to a different partition so I can burn it to a CD. When I find that asset, say "NYC F7A", I right-click it and pick "Save to CDP."

This is where the problem occurs. Some assets can be saved as a cdp file to another folder outside of Trainz. But some result in this message: " You cannot add the item "asset-name" as it is a built-in item." Why?

Thanks for your efforts.

Art

 

[narrowgauge]

Is the one you are trying to save a builtin item? If so why do you want so make a CDP?

If you really want to to save it then clone it and try changing that to a CDP. Otherwise, open it for edit, copy all the files to a folder named NYC F7A and burn that to a CD/DVD.

If you commit it you may get some errors, so use Revert to Original.

Peter

 

[narrowgauge]

Whyfly2

Well! What happened?

Peter