[Ted Craven]

FWIW, I have had various reports regarding versions of Synthesis and the file exported by RDSS.

Synthesis SMT apparently can use the exported RDSS file. Other Synthesis versions give the error message you describe. The reason is because the other Synthesis versions are checking for a component file in the distributed EXE from TrackMaster TMPP version which is absent in the RDSS version (that component was not needed by Validator or Speculator, which were the basis of of RDSS).

For other versions of Synthesis, you have to download the TMPP format file directly from TrackMaster, or use a manual input version. Even if you do download the TMPP, beware how Synthesis makes use of adjustments provided in the TrackMaster file. Val and Spec were updated to compensate for a 2006 change in Speed Rating by Equibase/TrackMaster, but Synthesis was not.

I don't have a solution to the copy protection message mentioned.

cheers,

Ted