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FSX Combining BGLs

JonPatch

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I have an older facility I'm upgrading: it had the AFCAD in one BGL and taxiway signs and fencing in another (the latter both in XML and BGL).

What's the easiest way to combine all this into one ADE file?

Jon
 
Load one and import data from the others? ADE will certainly import taxi signs from another bgl file, not sure about the fences though
 
Making progress

Hi Jon, that worked as you thought for the taxiway signs (although they didn't show up until I restarted, except in the list). But the fences are MIA. I'm wondering if you can recommend a BGL to XML converter that I could use on my airport BGL, and manually add in the fences to the XML (I have the fence XML source, that's how I built them), compile and then edit in ADE.

The underlying issue is the failure of airport authorities to consider the needs of flightsim designers when moving runways, adding taxiways, constructing hangers, reconfiguring fences and otherwise putting the needs of real-world aviation ahead of the more important simulation community.

Jon
 
Bgl2Xml Gui will generate XML from FS9 and FSX airport/scenery bgl files

I need to improve the import function :o
 
Unfortunately BGL2XML (GUI or command line) doesn't work. (I am runnning Vista 64-bit). I confirmed that I had dot net 2.0 installed (I tried to reinstall it, and the installer aborted saying it was already part of the OS). Here's the dump.
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See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: is not a valid Win32 application. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700C1)
at ScruffyDuck.Flightsim.Scenery.SceneryFile.SceneryFile..ctor(String filename, FileType fileType)
at Bgl2Xml.Form1.goButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4200 (NetFxQFE.050727-4200)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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Bgl2Xml
Assembly Version: 0.90.2642.19576
Win32 Version: 0.90
CodeBase: file:///E:/Downloads%20-%20Sources/Flight%20Simulator/FSX%20Tools%20%26%20Objects%20%26%20Utilities/BGL2XML%20gui/Bgl2XmlGUI.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
jmCommonLib
Assembly Version: 1.2.2642.19038
Win32 Version: 01.02
CodeBase: file:///E:/Downloads%20-%20Sources/Flight%20Simulator/FSX%20Tools%20%26%20Objects%20%26%20Utilities/BGL2XML%20gui/jmCommonLib.DLL
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
jmFlightSimLib
Assembly Version: 0.92.2642.19039
Win32 Version: 0.92
CodeBase: file:///E:/Downloads%20-%20Sources/Flight%20Simulator/FSX%20Tools%20%26%20Objects%20%26%20Utilities/BGL2XML%20gui/jmFlightSimLib.DLL
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
 
Needs dotNET 3.5 - latest one is on my download center - get the GUI version not the command line one
 
That worked much better, Jon, thank you. Dotnet 3.5 installation failed with "Setup error" so your package did the trick, and I've got all my goodies now!

Great program!
 
JonPatch said:
That worked much better, Jon, thank you. Dotnet 3.5 installation failed with "Setup error" so your package did the trick, and I've got all my goodies now!

Great program!
Click to expand...

OK that's good :)
 
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