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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 14:23 #119620
braders_97
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HI all ive been making a rtt for BHM but i get 40 trains in then have a break save it and shut it when i reopen the trains ive done dont exsist and timetable has been wiped. any help would be appreciated
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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 15:22 #119627
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Have you tried searching our PC for the file? Is it plausible you're not saving it in the directory SimSig is expecting the timetables to be in?
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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 15:33 #119631
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Can you confirm that you're going to 'Timetable' (above and to the right of the simulation clock) and then 'Save As'?
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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 16:13 #119637
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Steamer in post 119631 said:
Can you confirm that you're going to 'Timetable' (above and to the right of the simulation clock) and then 'Save As'?
I'm leaning towards this, too. If you go File -> Save As then that saves the simulation including the timetable. If that is what you did then when you start SimSig, select Load a Previously Saved Simulation and your timetable will be there.

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 16:22 #119639
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GeoffM in post 119637 said:
Steamer in post 119631 said:
Can you confirm that you're going to 'Timetable' (above and to the right of the simulation clock) and then 'Save As'?
I'm leaning towards this, too. If you go File -> Save As then that saves the simulation including the timetable. If that is what you did then when you start SimSig, select Load a Previously Saved Simulation and your timetable will be there.
Just to clarify, 'braders_97' should then save the timetable in the manner I described. The timetable should then appear in the list of timetables available when starting a new simulation.

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 16:59 #119640
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One important thing to keep in your mind. When you are running a sim, there is a copy of the timetable held in the sim data. This copy is saved in the sim data if you save the game.

There is another copy of the TT on your hard disk if you have used Timetable > Save As. However, if you have not done that there is no separate copy of the TT on your hard disk so no TT to pick up when you open a new run of the sim.

Because there are two copies of the TT (one on your disc and one in the sim) it is easy to get them out of sync and possibly lose some valuable edits. You have to bear in mind:

1) If you edit the TT then save the sim but don't save the TT, loading a new game from the TT on your disc will lose your edits. You have go back to your last saved game and re-load it to get your edits.
2) If you edit and save the TT then close the sim without saving the .ssg file, re-loading the sim from your last save will give you a run without your TT edits. If you then save the TT you have over-written your edits and lost them forever.

The only safe way to keep the data in sync while you are TT writing or editing is to save both sim and TT before exiting. That way, loading a saved game or a new game with the saved TT will give you the same TT rather than risking getting out of sync and losing some valuable TT additions or edits.

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 18:22 #119643
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ive checked my whole pc and theres nothing there and the file name im saving it as is saving in the right place as save as then i re load and it loads the saved tt but empty
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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 18:33 #119645
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braders_97 in post 119643 said:
ive checked my whole pc and theres nothing there and the file name im saving it as is saving in the right place as save as then i re load and it loads the saved tt but empty
Can you help us by telling us what steps you take to save things, please.

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 18:48 #119647
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braders_97 in post 119643 said:
ive checked my whole pc and theres nothing there and the file name im saving it as is saving in the right place as save as then i re load and it loads the saved tt but empty
On the one hand you're saying the file doesn't exist; on the other hand you're saying it loads... those statements are not compatible.

I wonder if you're pressing the Save button in the F4 dialogue without actually selecting any trains to save. I could see the confusion if that is the case (it's a brand new feature so there are bound to be learning issues).

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 18:52 #119648
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thanks all im going to try it if i lose it again ill show what im doing
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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 21:50 #119654
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You need to make sure the tt editor window is closed before you save the timetable.

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my self made timetable keeps going missing i cant finish making it 26/07/2019 at 22:02 #119655
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KymriskaDraken in post 119654 said:
You need to make sure the tt editor window is closed before you save the timetable.

Kev
Thats only if you edit the front page of the TT ie description or version

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