And another one!

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Hi David,

I have been having an intermittent problem with saving objects.  I create a shape, save it as an object, fill in the data, but when I open the user object file that I've put it in, it's not there.  A couple of times, I've had to exit AR and start again, as trying the save as object has not worked 3 times or more.  Then it will save correctly on the next attempt.

Another thought - would it be possible for the file name for the object to be understandable?  The only way to check that the file I was trying to create was there was to use the Date Modified column!

Kind regards
Nick, in Tasmania

[David]

Hi Nick: clearly this is not supposed to happen.
Did you change the user objects folder in the Options window?

David.

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Hi David,

I have changed the file location, but now I'm not sure when, in relation to the problem.  I've put it as a subfolder to my main AR file folder, as I got fed up working down to the files in Windows Explorer!

I've just tried to save two objects - the second saved ok, but the first did not.  There should now be six objects in that file, there are only five.  I say this, because I think that at one point during my previous efforts there was a file on disk, but it didn't show when I displayed the object file.

Nick

[David]

Hi Nick,

I think that's the problem then. As a normal Windows user, you can't write in the 'Program Files' folder unless you run AR as an Administrator.

I suggest you move the user objects library to something like C:\AnyRailUserObjects or any other directory that's not in 'Program Files'.

David.

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Sorry David, I wasn't very clear - the user object files path is My Documents\AnyRail Files\Object Files.

Nick

[David]

OK, back to square one.

Could you please check your objects directory and see if there are any files there with the word 'failed' in the filename?

David.

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Have checked all subfolders - no files containing "failed" found.

Nick

[David]

Rereading your original post, I don't understand the phrase

when I open the user object file that I've put it in

Normally, when you save a user object, it is added as a button to the correct Scale/Manufacturer library.
Do you mean it doesn't appear there?

David.

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Yup, that's what I mean!

2330hrs here now - wayyyy past my bedtime now that I'm no longer driving the taxi!

I shall waken in the morning, greatly refreshed, and see what marvellous prognostications you have for me!

Nick

[David]

Hi Nick,

Good morning 

I'm sorry, I don't have a clue yet! But of course I want to solve this issue.

Would it be possible for you to send me a layout file (*.any file) with a drawing that you wanted to objectify but failed?

David.

[Nick the Cabin Boy]

Hi David,

I've attached a file which contains a heap of surfaces drawn to represent various structures.  Many of these took two or three tries to save.

Hope this helps!

Nick

[glakedylan]

David and friends

I was able to copy and paste a structure I had made in a former trackplan.
Then, with it in a new plan, I was able to save it to User Objects.
Finally in opening a new file, I was able to download the image into the new plan. It showed up with others that had downloaded under the appropriate tab and section.

Hope that helps.

Sincerely
Gary L Lake Dillensnyder