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Bgl2Xml beta

Hi all - back to the performance thing I'm afraid :eek:(
So I've found that if I run the GUI that comes with BGL2XML17 on a specific BGL file it takes about 1/2 second to generate the XML.
But if I run the GUI in BGL2XML_ALL (May 2018) on the same file it takes upwards of 10 seconds to produce the same output, so a massive drop in performance.
I'm baffled - can someone else out there do a similar comparison test and let me know what timings they get?
I'm using the following file in both tests:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Scenery\0001\scenery\APX03120.bgl

Thanks for any input,

All the best,

Ian
 
I've no idea what technology is used by BGL2XML but I downloaded the NetVer tool, extracted the XML from the test file and got the following results:-

PC #1 (BGL2XML17 - Win 7 64 bit - AV on, firewall on): .NET ver 4.5.2 - XML generated in 1 second
PC #2 (BGL2XML_ALL - no AV, no firewall): .NET ver 4.7.1 - XML generated in 10-14 seconds
PC #3 (BGL2XML_ALL - no AV, no firewall): .NET ver 4.7.2 - XML generated in 20-30 seconds

It could be a co-incidence but there does seem to be a correlation: the older the system the faster it runs.

I also tried swapping the DLLs for those shipped in BGL2XML17 (with the exception of jmSDELib.dll which caused BGL2XML_GUI to fail). Even with the older DLLs I'm still getting a much slower performance despite hardware. I'm thinking it could be related to the O/S or runtime versions?

For info, PC #3 is far and away the best machine - faster CPU, loads more memory, 64 bit O/S and plenty of disk space. I'm still baffled :eek:)

Regards

Ian

ps I just noticed that the XML file doesn't appear until the very last second - I guess all processing is done in memory and the file is committed only when the memory object is complete? Using Task manager I can see that during that 20-30 second lag I have at least 50% CPU spare and I'm only using 1.49 of 16gb RAM on PC #3.
 
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So what is it you want to know about Bgl2Xml? What version of .NET it is compiled for? Why a GU
 
Hi Jon,

That'd be great - the .NET version would be a great start, thanks! (And are there any other dependencies?)

I guess I'm mainly hoping that some other users of BGL2XML might report back how it runs on their systems and if they've noticed any kind of performance hit since the BGL2XML_ALL release. I'm struggling to know how to debug it and it seems odd that one version can run so much more quickly on the same machine than another, and why the same version has such wildly differing performances of different machines. Any extra info would be gratefully received!

Cheers!

Ian
 
Can you confirm if you are using the command line version or the GUI version? Please give me the exact versions of each along with the timestamp and size of the bgl2xml executable(s)

I can tell you that the latest versions of the apps are compiled against .NET 4.0 (versions 1.8). Prior the that they were compiled against .NET 3.5 versions 1.7 and earlier
 
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Thanks Jon, really appreciate your input.

My batch program shells a CMD.bat file which contains a script to launch BGL2XML. I've tried it set to various compatibility mode and with/without admin but get the same performance. Here’s a typical example:-

D:
cd \
cd "D:\#Data\BGL2XML_110518"
bgl2xml.exe "D:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\Scenery\0000\scenery\APX07060.bgl" "D:\#Data\Temp\APX07060.xml" "No"

The file versions in D:\#Data\BGL2XML_110518 are as follows:-

File Name / File Ver / Product Ver / File Date / Size / Size on Disk
Bgl2Xml.exe / 1.7.0.0 / 1.7 / 14 May 2018 / 12,240 / 12,288
Bgl2Xml_GUI.exe / 1.8.0.0 / 1.8 / 14 May 2018 / 85,880 / 61,440


For info, my PC spec is as follows:-

AMD Athlon II X2 3Gb CPU
8 Gb RAM
Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

Dot NET Versions (from ASoft >NET Version Detector) are as follows....

<32Bit>
2.0.50727.8784
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
4.7.3062.0
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

<64Bit>
2.0.50727.8784
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
4.7.3062.0
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319

< Installed .NET Frameworks >
.NET FW 2.0 SP 2 (CLR:2.0)
.NET FW 3.0 SP 2 (CLR:2.0)
.NET FW 3.5 SP 1 (CLR:2.0)
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Once again, many thanks for you looking at this for me, it's very much appreciated,

Regards

Ian
 
Well I ran two different performance profilers on BglXml_GUI.exe and the files you suggest. I am getting immediate results without any apparent time delay. I will check the code in case it is calling something that consumes time but not sure what it is.

In the GUI display do you have Save Models checked or unchecked?

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See if checking/unchecking it makes any difference to performance times
 
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SOLVED!!

Thanks so much for your help and input Jon. After you said it was running fine on your system I wondered if something buried in my was killing it.

Turns out I had a backup agent from EaseUS\Todo that starts itself when the system boots, then sits around in the background doing goodness knows what. Anyway, it seems to murder file and network access and as soon as I killed it BGL2XML started to fly. For the record, the process (on my machine at least) is:-

C:\Program Files (x86)\EaseUS\Todo Backup\Bin\Agent.exe

Thanks again Jon - your help very much appreciated.

Regards

Ian
 
Hi Ian. I am pleased to hear that you got it fixed.
 
Hello,
I just tested the above beta (via "Run as Administrator") in Windows-10 (64-Bit) PRO version 1909. I have above Microsoft .NET Framework 4. If I open an APX or NVX file it works correctly. Instead if I go to decompile a BNX file, then it doesn't work and the result is this :.
<!-- Created by Scenery Design Engine (SDE) on 02/05/2020 -->
<FSData version="9.0" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd"/>

BGL2XML GUI
Versions:
Application 01.08.6708.29619
Engine 04.75.6708.27954
 
What is a BNX file? This program decompiles bgl files
 
Well I can say that is not compiled with bglcomp so I have no idea how to decompile it. the bgl file format is general to many types of content. Bgl2Xml does not understand the format of these files
 
Bom dia, Estou tentando descompilar o arquivo msfs2020 timezone.bgl para corrigir o horário de verão brasileiro, mas ele mostra apenas as linhas do cabeçalho. Eu também tentei descompilar o fuso horário fsx e deu o mesmo resultado. O que poderia dar errado?

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