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Connecting FSXGET > FSX > Google Earth

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Having trouble connecting to GE. FSXGET does connect to FSX though.


I found this by jvile in a thread from years ago. I was hoping he was here today, but maybe someone else can answer.


1. open FSXGET;
2. click FSXGET icon on taskbar (bottom right), select Run FSX and wait for connexion;
3. do the same and select Run Google Earth;
4. if Google Earth wont start, launch it by itself.


In step 2 the Run FSX option is faded and not clickable. My hunch is that's because I'm running the Steam Edition and FSXGET can't find it since his instuctions predate Steam

I wouldn't have bothered you guys if I knew how to point the app to FSX which is here....

C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/FSX


As I said, FSXGET does connect to FSX automatically and I would have thought that when GE was started manually the connection would be made, but it doesn't.

Can anyone help? (I hope the answer isn't too simple, it would be embarrassing... but I'll take it anyway.):)
 
jpfil

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I first start FSX, then FSXGET and after GE. Generally it works but sometimes not and I dont know why. If dont, I close GE and relaunch it.
 
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jpfil said:
I first start FSX, then FSXGET and after GE. Generally it works but sometimes not and I dont know why. If dont, I close GE and relaunch it.
Click to expand...

I think I tried that after seeing your post in another thread. I'll try again but I still believe it has something to do with the app not being able to find the Steam Edition. If I remember correctly the app is open source so maybe I can download it and find the link to FSX and change it. Or, as a last resort, I still have the boxed FSX Deluxe discs that I could install in some other folder and use that for tracking. It could get messy though.
 
Andy Roo

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I used FSXGET a long time ago to show all players from a server I ran at the time on a Google map.
It worked great.

How are you opening the .kml file that FSXGET creates?
 
jpfil

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I never open KML file generate by FSXGET. The only KML files that I know are generated by Google Earth, Google Earth Pro and Google Maps. I also know is that KML files can be opened by theese three apps.
 
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