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FSXA Overwriting bgl files

Dave Torkington

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A bit off topic really... hope someone can help

How can I get Windows 7 to allow the overwriting of bgl files whilst they are in an 'active' scenery folder and FSX is running? I just want to see my scenery mod's in FSX while it's running rather than restarting it.

I just get a 'folder in use' error which says 'The action can't be performed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program' Close the folder or file and try again.

Tried a few 'fixes' from Google but no joy.

I can overwrite texture files, refresh them and see the results in FSX right away, but not bgl's...

I'm sure I could do this fine in XP - maybe I dreamt it!

Regards, Dave. :wave:
 
Pretty much you can't and the reason is not really windows but FS. FS locks files when it reads them and they are active. For that reason you can't update them. Sometimes you get warned and other times (like using BglComp) you get no warning but the file does not get updated.

Some folks leave FS running but open another airport far away from the one they are working on. Load the new Bgl file and then go back. I think there are other techniques as well including forcing the scenery file database to reload.

In the end my experience (and I re-iterate my experience) is that doing anything other than shutting FS down before compiling and saving a revised Bgl file to the scenery folders is not reliable. As I say others may be able to offer a way that is reliable.

The alternative is to use one of Konstantin's tools like Instant Scenery, AFX, Airport Studio and so on that work inside the FS environment.
 
Thanks Jon,

I have a vague memory of XP allowing me to overwrite bgl's, then I'd rebuild the scenery database, but regularly the scenery I'd modified didn't alter at all. Your explanation explains it!

I'll carry on with the reboot FSX method to be sure.

Regards, Dave.
 
I simply have a "Temp_1" and "Temp_2" set of scenery folders
that I use. I just flip-flop the activation of the files when I am doing
a lot or editing/creating.

Sometimes, and I never investigated when and why, I can over-write
a scenery bgl multiple times before Win7 complains.

Paul
 
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