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Altitude Error in XML?

biggard

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Hey everyone, here is my code for an object im working on.......(so the project can remain secret, I have taken out the Lat and Long coordinates).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<FSData version="9.0" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

<SceneryObject lat="32 41.8996" lon="-16 46.4351" alt="191" pitch="0" bank="0" heading="044" AltitudeIsAgl="FALSE" imageComplexity="NORMAL">

<LibraryObject name="0B84F14011D9D2D105008C8F7848001B" scale="1.0" />

</SceneryObject>

<ModelData name="0B84F14011D9D2D105008C8F7848001B" sourceFile="platformbeta.mdl" />
</FSData>
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When I goto compile this xml file, the BGL COMP states that AltitudeIsAgl="False" is an invalid attribute. Everything else checks out though. The bold is the only thing that is changed (other than the heading and coordinates) from the original export from gmax. So...how do I fix this? Weird thing is, when I did it the first time, the platform was 191' above the ground. Then when I changed the AltitudeIsAgl="True" It said that was wrong too.

David Biggar
david.biggar@gmail.com
 
Try this one:
<SceneryObject lat="32 41.8996" lon="-16 46.4351" alt="0" pitch="0" bank="0" heading="044" AltitudeIsAgl="True" imageComplexity="NORMAL">
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Thing is, if you say, altitude is above ground level (AltitudeIsAgl="True"), and altitude is 0 (alt="0"), it will be on ground, right?
 
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Hi David

altitudeIsAgl="FALSE"

The first letter of the command is small-case... not CAPITALIZED.

XML is case-sensitive.

:)

Dick
 
Oopps, spoke to soon. The BGL Comp now actually compiles the file but the platform is 191 feet above the ground. However, the code says altitudeIsAgl="False". What could be going wrong?

David
 
Hi David,

Could it be that the 191 is seen as meters by BGLComp and that it is now 141 meter above sea level and circa 191 feet above the ground?

Try to put a F behind your altitude so that you force BGLComp to see it as feet.
 
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