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I have made an interim release which can be downloaded here
www.scruffyduck.co.uk/files/sde_interim.build.zip
It is not available from my website pages
As mentioned in my previous post I cannot guarantee that some code that worked in 2604 may not in 2613. So please do not replace 2604 with this but place it in a new folder. I would appreciate some testing to see if I have fixed bugs reported to me, or introduced some new ones.
This build has the following:
Added raw data and BGL Format views. Information can now be displayed about the offset, record length and raw hex of each object. You can select your view from the View Drop down list. The BGL Format view only works for some objects as it is a work in progress
Added sorting of objects in the tree. This is set to alpha but is not fully functional
Added correct handling of Runway Start Elements loaded from XML. These seem to be used in some SceneGenX files. Runway Starts only turn up in XML and SDE will change them to Starts on compilation.
Added some multiple elements in the airport record such as taxiway elements used to display as a long list in the tree. They are now displayed with a group parent node. This is on-going and not all elements are so defined in this build.
Fixed decoding of airport services(fuel availability). The original method failed to get this data for all airports and in some cases got it wrong. The new method seems to be much better
Fixed handling of old style FS9 GUIDs and correct conversion to FSX Format. This should sort out problems with XML loaded from the Object Placement Tool (OPT) as well as correctly handling Guids from any XML files generated by tools for FS9.
Fixed errors reading XML instanceId.
Fixed Handling of Boolean attributes in XML files which use YES and NO rather than the more usual TRUE and FALSE. I have only see the YES/NO in SceneGenX files. SDE will change them to TRUE/FALSE
Changed the property grid used in the Test App. The third part grid used to date failed to work properly for one user. The default grid appears to be OK.
Updated control of Airport element display order when loading XML. Previous versions of SDE displayed elements in the order they were found in the original XML. This version generates a specific order (hard coded in this build). Note this is a work in progress and not completed
There are still some situations in which SDE may not read third party XML correctly but the only stuff I am seeing now is where there is a failure of validation against the schema. If you cannot get XML in because it won't validate then you can turn off Validate Incoming XML and try again. Be aware though that I cannot guarantee that SDE will take it in and not throw an error.
All feedback on this much appreciated.
www.scruffyduck.co.uk/files/sde_interim.build.zip
It is not available from my website pages
As mentioned in my previous post I cannot guarantee that some code that worked in 2604 may not in 2613. So please do not replace 2604 with this but place it in a new folder. I would appreciate some testing to see if I have fixed bugs reported to me, or introduced some new ones.
This build has the following:
Added raw data and BGL Format views. Information can now be displayed about the offset, record length and raw hex of each object. You can select your view from the View Drop down list. The BGL Format view only works for some objects as it is a work in progress
Added sorting of objects in the tree. This is set to alpha but is not fully functional
Added correct handling of Runway Start Elements loaded from XML. These seem to be used in some SceneGenX files. Runway Starts only turn up in XML and SDE will change them to Starts on compilation.
Added some multiple elements in the airport record such as taxiway elements used to display as a long list in the tree. They are now displayed with a group parent node. This is on-going and not all elements are so defined in this build.
Fixed decoding of airport services(fuel availability). The original method failed to get this data for all airports and in some cases got it wrong. The new method seems to be much better
Fixed handling of old style FS9 GUIDs and correct conversion to FSX Format. This should sort out problems with XML loaded from the Object Placement Tool (OPT) as well as correctly handling Guids from any XML files generated by tools for FS9.
Fixed errors reading XML instanceId.
Fixed Handling of Boolean attributes in XML files which use YES and NO rather than the more usual TRUE and FALSE. I have only see the YES/NO in SceneGenX files. SDE will change them to TRUE/FALSE
Changed the property grid used in the Test App. The third part grid used to date failed to work properly for one user. The default grid appears to be OK.
Updated control of Airport element display order when loading XML. Previous versions of SDE displayed elements in the order they were found in the original XML. This version generates a specific order (hard coded in this build). Note this is a work in progress and not completed
There are still some situations in which SDE may not read third party XML correctly but the only stuff I am seeing now is where there is a failure of validation against the schema. If you cannot get XML in because it won't validate then you can turn off Validate Incoming XML and try again. Be aware though that I cannot guarantee that SDE will take it in and not throw an error.
All feedback on this much appreciated.
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