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ADE crashes with new MSFSF2020 update

As mysteriously as the Startup screen appeared it has now mysteriously disappeared. They must have retracted the change that they made.
 
So I'm confused (again!). I use STEAM version - My SDK Path is V:\MSFS_SDK and I have just compiled an ADE airport with no issue. However, the naming standards I have ALWAYS followed are:
  • my Project names (and folders) go something like "YMML_Melbourne"
  • with xml "YMML_Melbourne.xml"
  • and "ironpot_ymml_modellib" etc
  • my actual PACKAGE name in the packages folder is (and always has been for all compiles) "airport-icao-name". So this one would be "airport-ymml-melbourne"
So is it being suggested that the minus sign '-' NOT be used? The documentation says to do so in the PACKAGE name but Jon, you appear to say not to.... or were you referring to all the other folder names? You've seen my folder structures and naming standards.

With all this, I have not had an issue with the latest upgrades in MSFS or ADE. I'm just buzzing on...

EDIT
OK - just realised that you are referring to not using the "<" or the ">" signs (old fart... go slower please!) which I know as Less or Greater than in the names (really?). Reminds me of all the Help Desk emails sent (not by me) with a picture of the error embedded in the message that said Click Here.... How many people replied "I'm clicking the button in the message but nothing is happening" :rotfl::banghead:

But I still would like clarification on the use of '-' (MINUS) in the package name


/Philip
 
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As regards the MarketplaceData "error" when compiling using ADE:

Compiling In-Sim does not produce any error or warning associated with MarketplaceData UNLESS you want to prepare your package for publication and you do that by clicking the Marketplace Data button in the Inspector panel and following the details here: SDK Adding Marketplace Data

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I am assuming that the fspackagetool.exe which ADE uses has a parameter that controls this and is not being fed the data? Its default is then to ignore and continue but throws up the error/warning.
EDIT
Nope it doesn't have a parameter... as Dick said - It should post as a warning if nothing. Perhaps this tool pre-existed MSFS 2020 and is a mutation that no-one is/has modified.
 
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Ironpot said:
So I'm confused (again!). I use STEAM version - My SDK Path is V:\MSFS_SDK and I have just compiled an ADE airport with no issue. However, the naming standards I have ALWAYS followed are:
  • my Project names (and folders) go something like "YMML_Melbourne"
  • with xml "YMML_Melbourne.xml"
  • and "ironpot_ymml_modellib" etc
  • my actual PACKAGE name in the packages folder is (and always has been for all compiles) "airport-icao-name". So this one would be "airport-ymml-melbourne"
So is it being suggested that the minus sign '-' NOT be used? The documentation says to do so in the PACKAGE name but Jon, you appear to say not to.... or were you referring to all the other folder names? You've seen my folder structures and naming standards.

With all this, I have not had an issue with the latest upgrades in MSFS or ADE. I'm just buzzing on...

/Philip
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In my opinion the dash (-) will work just as well as the underscore (_). You never want to use <, >, | or : in a path name. Doing so could cause problems.
 
I think perhaps that I need to tighten the naming rules in ADE. It automatically replaces any spaces in the project name with dash (although the user could edit it back to a space

I need to handle the MarketPlace Asset Group at some point
 
scruffyduck said:
OK this is my final test and I have run out of ways to force spaces into the package tool arguments

"E:\Projects_Alpha_19\egcw test\egcw test.xml" -outputdir "E:\Projects_Alpha_19\egcw test\." -tempdir "E:\Projects_Alpha_19\egcw test\_PackageInt" -rebuild

This build fine. So I am satisfied that ADE is not involved and that is correctly quotes paths with spaces in. However the final recommendation goes back to Dick

DO NOT INCLUDE SPACES IN ANY FOLDER OR PROJECT OR PACKAGE NAME
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The problem is the install package which suggests the default install directory is C:\MSFS SDK ! (note space!)
Up to the last version the package also made it clear how to change this path but the last version caught many people out by hiding the option under a button called "Options"......
Surely if spaces cause problems they shouldn't suggest default paths that have them??
At least every update keeps us on our toes!
 
scruffyduck said:
I think perhaps that I need to tighten the naming rules in ADE. It automatically replaces any spaces in the project name with dash (although the user could edit it back to a space
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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but just wanted to mention that you don't want to use a slash, /, anywhere either. Be careful when creating a project from stock. Some airports have a slash in them ("Toronto/Pearson" for example) and ADE (I think) tries to escape the slash with a backslash, which really messes up the folder/file names. If you see the backslash/slash combo "\/", when setting up a project, change it to a dash.
 
JimBrown said:
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but just wanted to mention that you don't want to use a slash, /, anywhere either. Be careful when creating a project from stock. Some airports have a slash in them ("Toronto/Pearson" for example) and ADE (I think) tries to escape the slash with a backslash, which really messes up the folder/file names. If you see the backslash/slash combo "\/", when setting up a project, change it to a dash.
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I have seen those and they appear to come from MSFS when ADE loads from stock. There is a problem in that the package name is generated from the airport name. I will add a fix to replace a '\/' with a dash. Hopefully in the next hot fix
 
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