TAD Monitor

[jimisham]

I've downloaded TadMonitor from the TARL website. I start following the instructions by extracting the TadMonitor.zip file.
This takes me to a window with a Config.php file. plus a lot of other files.
I open it, per the instuctions, and I'm told Windows does not recognize the file and I'm given two options, 'Use the web service to find an appropriate program' or 'select the program from a list'. The second option doesn't seem to have the answer so I go with the first option.
A Microsoft Windows Search window opens up and I'm given a choice of 'Microsoft Picture It! Document' or 'PHP HTML Scripting Language' which sounds right.
Going with the second choice takes me to a PHP Hypertext Preprocessor web site where I'm completely lost. I have no idea what to download.
Can anyone help me?

 

[mkerd261]

Use Notepad or Microsoft Write to open the file and edit. Works fine..

 

[jimisham]

I downloaded TAD Monitor into an empty folder in my C drive. I unzip it and end up with about 18 icons, one of which is config.php.
I open it up using Notepad and this is what I see:

TRS2006 TAD Monitor for Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006 Configuration File.
//
// // Change the following to Your TRS2006 Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//
$Basedir = 'C:\\Progra~1\\Auran\\TRS2006';

//
// Change the following to Your TAD Monitor Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//
$InstallDir = "C:\\TADMonitor";
//
// The Following Setting controls how Many backup copies of the Assets.tdx file to Keep
//
$BackupsToKeep = 3;

Doing a forum search for 'Installation Directory' seems to mean the TRS2006 folder in the Auran folder. Is the $InstallDir = done in the config file in the TRS2006 folder?
And where would the TAD Monitor Installation Directory be?

 

[bolivar]

This is the way I did it. Tried following the instructions but it did not work. If Trainz is installed in C drive then substitute it for my F drive. Hope this helps. Great utility once it is up and running.
<?php
//
// TRS2006 TAD Monitor for Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006 Configuration File.
//
// Revision 1.0
//
// Copyright (c) 2006 by Steven Forget. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth
// in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/
//
// This script, and supporting files, may not be redistributed in any form, as per section VI of the above license.
//
//
// Change the following to Your TRS2006 Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//
$Basedir = 'F:\\Trainz2006';

//
// Change the following to Your TAD Monitor Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//
$InstallDir = "F:\\TADMonitor";
//
// The Following Setting controls how Many backup copies of the Assets.tdx file to Keep
//
$BackupsToKeep = 3;

 

[jimisham]

Thanks for the reply, but I still haven't figured out where to make the two entries.

 

[bolivar]

What drive is Trainz installed in? What drive is TAD Monitor installed? They are the two entries required.

 

[jimisham]

TRS2006 is installed on drive C.
I download TAD Monitor into a folder with nothing else in it.
I unzip it and there's a window with 18 icons, including a config icon. The other icons are: fdftk.dll, fribid.dll, gds32.dll, libmysgl.dll, 2 called Monitor, 3 called php, php.ini-recom..., php-mysgl.dll, php51isapi.dll, php51nsapi.dll, php5tg.dll, php-cgi, php-win and TADMlog.
Following the instructions on the web site, I open up the config icon and this is what I see:
"php
//
// TRS2006 TAD Monitor for Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006 Configuration File.
//
// Revision 1.0
//
// Copyright (c) 2006 by Steven Forget. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth
// in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/
//
// This script, and supporting files, may not be redistributed in any form, as per section VI of the above license.
//
//
// Change the following to Your TRS2006 Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//

$Basedir = 'C:\\Progra~1\\Auran\\TRS2006';


//
// Change the following to Your TAD Monitor Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//

$InstallDir = "C:\\TADMonitor";

//
// The Following Setting controls how Many backup copies of the Assets.tdx file to Keep
//

$BackupsToKeep = 3;"

Doing a search for Installation Directory seems to mean it's the TRS2006 folder. If that's the case, I have no idea where to put this:

Change the following to Your TRS2006 Installation Directory.
// Note the Use of Double Backslash instead of single "\\"
// Also note that Names longer than 8 Characters must be reduced
// To there Dos equiviliant. Typically this is the First 6 Characters
// and "~1". For Example: "Program Files" becomes "Progra~1"
//

$Basedir = 'C:\\Progra~1\\Auran\\TRS2006';

And as far as I can tell, the TAD Monitor is still in the folder I downloaded it to. Doing a computer search, that's the only place it shows up.

 

[bolivar]

Type this. I am guessing you have a folder named TRS2006. If not type the exact wording of the folder.
$Basedir = 'C:\\TRS2006'

As for Tad Monitor
$InstallDir = 'C:\\TADMonitor' (I presume you have it in its own named folder. Once installed open the "monitor.bat' file and run it.