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Hello:
Although Lance's reply did not include a jovial "Emoticon / Smilie", I believe he was being somewhat comical with his post above.
FYI: Windows, FSX, and/or 3rd party FS utilities may "lock" a file, and this may make it necessary for FSX to be completely re-started so it can then properly read and process information in files created / modified by end users.
Also, depending on what type of FS content is created / edited in SBuilder, FS may need to re-index its scenery-related database(s), and load the new content so that the rendering engine knows about it at startup and can process it accordingly.
In Windows XP we could use "Unlocker" to avoid re-starting FS in "some" situations; but in Windows 7 I have yet to find a similar utility that works properly on that platform, so in the mean time we must re-start FS as you describe.
Hope this helps !
GaryGB
Although Lance's reply did not include a jovial "Emoticon / Smilie", I believe he was being somewhat comical with his post above.
FYI: Windows, FSX, and/or 3rd party FS utilities may "lock" a file, and this may make it necessary for FSX to be completely re-started so it can then properly read and process information in files created / modified by end users.
Also, depending on what type of FS content is created / edited in SBuilder, FS may need to re-index its scenery-related database(s), and load the new content so that the rendering engine knows about it at startup and can process it accordingly.
In Windows XP we could use "Unlocker" to avoid re-starting FS in "some" situations; but in Windows 7 I have yet to find a similar utility that works properly on that platform, so in the mean time we must re-start FS as you describe.
Hope this helps !
GaryGB
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its appose to keep us frum breaken our puters cuz we are dumb people if askin mikrosoff.
now, in smart people speak,
Its to keep us from terminating or changing a file that is in active processing from being changed or modified, which can cause undesired results. Microsoft didnt think people would actually know how to use a computer thus they generated additional headaches for everyone by ensuring things lock out when being processed. This is also similar but not exactly the case with the UAC, which keeps programs etc from modifying for malicious intent, files within the 'green zone'.
Ah Microsoft, if only they would release a multiversion os that has the built in capacity to allow full windows usage, or staged down for more experienced users. Dont know about you, but the gui of windows makes it easy, no strings to remember, only an icon to click; er double click. Dont use it, you lose it ''refering to programming''.
now, in smart people speak,
Its to keep us from terminating or changing a file that is in active processing from being changed or modified, which can cause undesired results. Microsoft didnt think people would actually know how to use a computer thus they generated additional headaches for everyone by ensuring things lock out when being processed. This is also similar but not exactly the case with the UAC, which keeps programs etc from modifying for malicious intent, files within the 'green zone'.
Ah Microsoft, if only they would release a multiversion os that has the built in capacity to allow full windows usage, or staged down for more experienced users. Dont know about you, but the gui of windows makes it easy, no strings to remember, only an icon to click; er double click. Dont use it, you lose it ''refering to programming''.
Some of it may be OS related, but other parts FSX related, as the game can control file access.
As an example, I can edit an airport and copy/overwrite that changed file into FSX while it is running, update the Scenery Library and see the changes. But If I have changed the elevation of that airport and there is a stub file that FSX has read, I cannot make another change to elevation and overwrite the stub file while FSX runs.
So that's why the best answer is some times... because!
As an example, I can edit an airport and copy/overwrite that changed file into FSX while it is running, update the Scenery Library and see the changes. But If I have changed the elevation of that airport and there is a stub file that FSX has read, I cannot make another change to elevation and overwrite the stub file while FSX runs.
So that's why the best answer is some times... because!
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FSX controls it through processor locks yes?