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FS2004 Traffic scalar compiler issue

Frédéric Revol

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Hi,

I have just started using ADE to update my Doha FS9 airport. I have an issue with the compiler which, not always, gives me the following issue :

ScruffyDuck Scenery Design Engine Compiling
Using UNKNOWN BglComp....


Parsing document: L:\ADE\OTBD\OTBD_ADE9_FR.xml

ERROR C2033: XML Parse Error (line, column, error)

ERROR: 18, 7, The attribute 'airportTestRadius' on this element is not defined in the DTD/Schema.

ERROR C2309: trafficScalar is NOT a valid token!
ERROR C2028: Invalid attribute! (trafficScalar)
ERROR C2472: Invalid attribute!

ERROR: trafficScalar
ERROR: 0.7
ERROR C2032: XML Parse Error! Element tree follows:
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I have read that this issue is specific to FSX XML files being compiled using FS2004 BGLCOMP. However, I am only using FS2004 and do not have FSX installed.

As I said, the BGL sometimes compiles, sometimes not... I'm lost. Thanks for your help, Brgds

Fred
 
That seems strange since AirportTestRadius and TrafficScalar should not be in the XML or compiled by ADE9.

Which version of ADE are you using please?
 
Can you email me the project file? That will be OTBD_ADE9_FR.ade.

If you could zip it up and send it to jon AT scruffyduck.co.uk then I will take a look and see if I can find the problem
 
Fred

Can you please tell me the origin of this file? Was it created from a Bgl file? and if so which utility was used to create it?

Thanks
 
My next comment is that this file appears to have been created at some point with tools for FSX Airport since it has taxi point types in it that exist in FSX but not in FS9.

The other issue I am seeing at the moment is that the user defined exclusion rectangles are giving a compiler error because the minimums exceed the maximums.
 
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Jon,

The airport was created from scratch using ADE from the stock airport. No other utility was used in the process.

Fred
 
OK I have found a bug with ADE :o It should not be possible in ADE9 to set the type of a taxi point to HOLD_SHORT_NO_DRAW but you can and it seems that this has happened here. I have added that to the issue register to be fixed
 
Jon,

What I have done in the meantime, is to remove anything FSX specific and created the airport by importing the updated XML file and it works now.

Seems the Tower viewpoint also created some issues...

I'll let you know if I still experience difficulties with this file. Thanks,

Fred
 
..and I think you have drawn some exclusion rectangles starting from the lower right and finishing at the upper left. ADE should sort that out but it seems it has not so you may have found a second bug. However if you started from a stock airport you do not need any user defined exclusion rectangles. ADE does all that behind the scenes.


So as a work around please remove your user defined exclusion rectangles (you don't need them) and go to List> Taxipoints and change the type of points 32, 110 and 293 to Normal or Hold Short or something other than a type with NO_DRAW

The airport compiles fine for me after those actions. I am not sure where the Test Radius and Traffic Scalar can be coming from at the moment but I will continue to work on those
 
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