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lwasher (1 posts)
Feb-07-02, 01:50 PM (EST) "Working with .S files" After reading several postings, I finally figured out how to use ffeditc_unicode.exe to make an .s file readable with wordpad.
Can somebody tell me how to compress these files back into the original format?
One more question - If you leave the .S file in the binary format that Wordpad can read, will MSTS accept it?I'm very new at this MSTS thing, so be patient if this is really a dumb question.Thanx
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Working with .S files dvdhoven Feb-08-02 1 RE: Working with .S files washer Feb-08-02 2 RE: Working with .S files SR1950 Feb-09-02 3 RE: Working with .S files dvdhoven Feb-09-02 4 RE: Working with .S files SR1950 Feb-09-02 5 RE: Working with .S files dvdhoven Feb-10-02 6

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dvdhoven (560 posts)
Feb-08-02, 12:33 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Working with .S files" Hi,You compress it in the same way as you uncompress it. ffedit_unicode "sees" if the file is compressed or not, according this information the file is compressed or uncompressed.
So you use the same command for both ways.You can let .s file uncompressed, but the game can hamper as the loading time is longer.Dick van den Hoven
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washer (10 posts)
Feb-08-02, 03:59 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Working with .S files" Dear Sir;Thank you so very much for your help. I know how to do it now!Sincerly,
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SR1950 (84 posts)
Feb-09-02, 01:01 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Working with .S files" >After reading several postings, I finally
>figured out how to use
>ffeditc_unicode.exe to make an .s
>file readable with wordpad.
>Can somebody tell me how to
>compress these files back into
>the original format?
>One more question - If you
>leave the .S file in
>the binary format that Wordpad
>can read, will MSTS accept
>it?
>I've found some very useful info on here, and I've figured out how to decompress .s files to change the referenced .ace files.It helped me create new stations, with different names, but same type building!Yeah, I think you'd want to recompress the .s files - one I was playing with was about 105kb when decompressed, and around 5kb all buttoned up! Thanks to all! Lew Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
dvdhoven (560 posts)
Feb-09-02, 04:24 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Working with .S files" LAST EDITED ON Feb-09-02 AT 04:25 AM (EST)>I've found some very useful info
>on here, and I've figured
>out how to decompress .s
>files to change the referenced
>.ace files.
>
>It helped me create new stations,
>with different names, but same
>type building!
>
>Lew Hi,
There is no need anymore to decompress .s files of the 6 default routes to find out which .ace files they use.
I have created cross-reference files where you can see it in a glance.
They are in the file library and here:http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c6020554091167c.zip

Dick van den Hoven
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SR1950 (84 posts)
Feb-09-02, 05:24 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Working with .S files" LAST EDITED ON Feb-09-02 AT 05:30 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON Feb-09-02 AT 05:29 PM (EST)>>I've found some very useful info
>>on here, and I've figured
>>out how to decompress .s
>>files to change the referenced
>>.ace files.
>>
>>It helped me create new stations,
>>with different names, but same
>>type building!
>>
>>Lew
>
>Hi,
>There is no need anymore to
>decompress .s files of the
>6 default routes to find
>out which .ace files they
>use.
>I have created cross-reference files where
>you can see it in
>a glance.
>They are in the file library
>and here: >Dick van den Hoven Thanks, Dick. I saw those. They should be very useful. That wasn't my problem, however. When I reskinned a station building ( to rename it ), I had to create a new .ACE file for the changes I made, e.g. a new station name sign. I then saved it under the filename newstation.ace.Then I had to decompress the origstation.s file to change the .ACE reference to newstation.ace. I then changed that .s filename to newstation.sIf I had left the original station .ace file the same name I couldn't have used it for additional stations of the same type but of different names. But the .s file had to be changed too.I wanted to used one type, sort of as a route "standard" station.Hmm. I guess that sounds confusing. But the system works. Thanks, y'all.LewPS: To facilitate using FFEDIT, I ceated a working folder in the C:\ root directory, and copied all of the FFEDIT folder to it, so I didn't have to go through all that DOS changing of directories. I just copy the .S file I need to change to this folder. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
dvdhoven (560 posts)
Feb-10-02, 02:55 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Working with .S files" Hi,Yes, of course for changing the .ace file name you need to decompress and compress.And copying the ffedit folder to the c:\ root, is a good trick, I did it a long time ago. The DOS box is not user friendly Dick van den Hoven
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