FSX BGLCOMP error when I want create an ILS

[Fdd_fr]

Hi,

I create my own AIRAC BGL file by add missing waypoints or VOR for my airport database.

I use BGLCOMP to do that, with a XML file as source;

That's works perfectly for Waypoints and VOR, but I have already an error when I want create an ILS.

So, I follow as is describe in the Microsoft SDK, but BGLCOMP return always an error for ILS.

sample :

<Waypoint
      lat="28.689609"
      lon="-13.754969"
      waypointType="OFF_ROUTE"
      magvar="5.6"
      waypointRegion="GC"
      waypointIdent="LT033">
</Waypoint>
<Vor
  nav="TRUE"
  dme="TRUE"
  lat="28.944410756353"
  lon="-13.60588073047"
  alt="45.00"
  type="LOW"
  frequency="114.4000"
  range="92600"
  magvar="5.59"
  region="GC"
  ident="LTE1"
  name="Lanzarotte New">
    <Dme
    lat="28.944410756353"
    lon="-13.60588073047"
    alt="45"
    range="50000"/>
</Vor>

This code works perfectly, and the BGL file is created without errors and the waypoints are in created in FSX.

So, I have try to create an ILS (it is not a real ILS, this is just to test) and I have always an error ; BGLCOMP says the ILS tag is not properly closed.

here is my code for the ILS test :

<Ils
    lat="44.82449521290"
    lon="-0.6956148147583"
    alt="164.00F"
    heading="100.00"
    frequency="110.4500"
    end="PRIMARY"
    range="27N"
    magvar="1.78"
    ident="BD5"
    width="5.00"
    name="ILS LFBD Airport runway 05"
    backCourse="FALSE">
        <GlideSlope
        lat="44.83228695289"
        lon="-0.7329940795898"
        alt="164.00F"
        pitch="3.00"
        range="20N"/>
        <Dme
        lat="44.83228695289"
        lon="-0.7329940795898"
        alt="164.00F"
        range="30N"/>
</Ils>

I have try to delete the DME and Glideslope section but no change, alwaus an error.

Someone has an idea ?

thanks

François

 

[tgibson]

An ILS section must be a child of a Runway section, AFAIK.

 

[Fdd_fr]

Thank you tgibdon,

That's means that I cannot add an ILS to an existing runway ? It is madatory to create a runway by this way.

So, the onlt solution to add an ILS to an existing runway is to use ADE. Is it correct ?

François

 

[scruffyduck]

As Tom says, the ILS code has to be nested inside runway code. Of course this could be an existing runway or a new runway. Further the runway is nested inside the airport so to add an ILS you also need to include the airport code. Waypoints and other navaids only need to be in the top level of the file. So if you want to write your own XML for an ILS you would need to start with the airport code which would need to exclude the runways and then add the runway and to that add the ILS. It might be easier to do with a tool such as ADE which takes care of all this for you. THE SDK explains the hierarchy of the coding needed.

 

[Fdd_fr]

Hi jon,

Thank you very much for your very very clear explanations !

My litttle brain has understand all . I will use ADE, I think. I keep xml solution only for WPT, VOR and NDB.

Many thanks

Francois

 

[scruffyduck]

You are most welcome