Along with the Configuration Window, the **Stock List File** is the second central element to the Traffic program. The Stock List file itself usually ends with the file extensions *.stk or *.stb. Both file types are essentially identical to the program.  The only difference between them is that the *.stk file is a flat text file and can be edited with common text editing program, whereas the *.stb file is the binary version of the same file and cannot be edited with text editors. Both file types can contain identical contents; they are simply different ways of saving the same thing.  However, when two files contain the exact same data, the binary type will always be smaller in size.\\
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The contents, syntax and semantics of the Stock List file as well as instructions on manually editing the file itself are found in the section entitled "[[stocklistfile|Stock List File]]" in this help document.\\
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The most important visual depiction of the parts of the Stock List file is the Stock List Window.  This provides not only a way to view the relevant data about the pictures, but also serves as an instrument to edit the picture file and the properties of the pictures themselves.\\
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Detailed information about the individual functions is available in the chapter entitled [[stloverview|Stock List File]]. Alternately, clicking on the section of interest will open the help file directly.\\


The Stock List can be opened from the [[configurationwindow|Configuration Window]] via the menu bar commands **''[[cfgmfunktionen|Functions]] | Open Stock List''** or by clicking on the button labelled **''Stock List''** in the Configuration Window itself.