Railworks America

Hi say I did a RWTools scan on my Laptop on my Surfliner route listed the missing files.So I looked in some of the folders with the missing assets.All it showed was the Routes ap files so how do I? Expand them so they can show the Folders? Of the missing files I have winzip 7-zip.But when I right clicked the ap file 7-zip did not show up this is windows 8.1.I have on my laptop I have 7-zip installed on my laptop hope you can help.

RIGHT-click on the RailSimulatorUSAssets.ap file; go to 7-Zip in the popup menu. Select "Extract Here".

I do not see that when I right click the ap file. Should I uninstall winzip odd that 7-zip don't show in the list? I have it installed 7-zip please let me know soon.This is win 8.1 on my laptop.

You can also unpack ap files from RW-Tools (get the latest version).
As a bonus it will remove the read-only restriction from the extracted files, which is important.

Click on Files / Find all ap files, then when RW-Tools finishes building the list you have buttons for unpacking.
RW-Tools now comes with documentation for these new functions.

Ok but how o I do with with winzip or 7-zip?I have both installed but when I right click the ap file 7-zip will not show up can you.Please tell me more how too use 7-zip?

Just right click and choose "Extract all...." it will ask where, send it to your Desktop.

Unfortunately winzip cannot extract .ap files until the suffix is changed from .ap to .zip. (I have written to winzip about this - no response).
7-zip a free download from the web and needs to be installed on your computer, then it will extract .ap files without alteration, and then as AC says use the "extract" feature built into it.
Regards
pH

This is odd I have 7-zip installed on my laptop.When I wnat to right click the ap files.7-zip is not in the drop down menue.

This might help: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=10867
pH

peterhayes wrote:Unfortunately winzip cannot extract .ap files until the suffix is changed from .ap to .zip. (I have written to winzip about this - no response).
7-zip a free download from the web and needs to be installed on your computer, then it will extract .ap files without alteration, and then as AC says use the "extract" feature built into it.
Regards
pH

You can change the file association in Win7 to automatically unzip .ap files with WinZip without changing the file extension to .zip. I have it and it works like a champ. Go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Default Programs and select "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" and follow the prompts.
So easy even I can do it!
M.

Ok can you post some pic please am lil foggy on doing this?Explain more in detail.

UPSD70ACe wrote:Ok can you post some pic please am lil foggy on doing this?Explain more in detail.

OK, stand by, I'll put something together.
M.

This is odd why 7-zip wont show when I rigth click a file.Thanks

OK, no, now I think I see what's going on here. I have never tried to "extract" a .ap file, so I just tried it on "stevenspassassets.ap" Right click on that file, I don't get the usual dialog box about "extract all... 7Zip" etc. Double click and I get "Windows can't open this file".

Oh, dear Lord. I truly am shark bait. Just throw me in the water.

I clicked to highlight the file and now I get the dialog box with 7Zip and it's actions. First try I just right clicked. Second try left click to highlight first. Hope you're still reading, Tim.

Chris
If 7-zip is set up correctly in Windows Explorer then a right click will give you the 7-zip menu and highlighting that gives all of the 7-zip options - extract etc etc.
pH