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I keep on getting this message when trying to open xml files:

The entity name must immediately follow the "&' in the entity reference.

And this comes up in my log:

ERROR: [Jul 4, 2007 9:33:11 AM]
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference.
com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.DOMParser.parse(Unknown Source)
com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(Unknown Source)
javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder.parse(Unknown Source)
com.zbluesoftware.fsxp.engine.OpenEngine.parseXML(OpenEngine.java:232)
com.zbluesoftware.fsxp.engine.OpenEngine.openAirport(OpenEngine.java:186)
com.zbluesoftware.fsxp.FSXPlanner$2.run(FSXPlanner.java:170)


Any idea of what to do?
 
It sounds like the xml is incorrectly formatted with the & character at somepoint. Is this an XML file that was created by another program, or was it created or altered by FSX Planner?

Can you post the xml so I can take a look at it?

-Russell
 
Well I used BGL2XLM to change the bgl file in FSX to a .xlm file and then open it in FSPlanner. Also the file is the default KORF-Norfolk International Airport and the default KIAD-Dulles

The website said that the .xlm and .bgl files were too big to upload.

If you would like to try your own default KORF or KIAD they should both be located under FSX's scenery folder under 0302 the APX27180.bgl.
 
Is the version of BGL2XML you are using the current one? It should be

Version 1.1.2664.11994
16 KB
 
Open in SDE

Hi,

Try opening KIAD in SDE and save the xml.

Regards,

José

PS:

Hi, Jon

Norfolk has four airports (KCPK, KNGU, KORF and KPVG).

SDE can find all but KORF.

Could you see why?

Thaks,

José
 
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KORF if Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk Virginia.
Also where can I get SDE and what does it do?
 
About SDE

Hi,

SDE TestApp is a tool developed by Jon, and can be found at

http://www.scruffyduckscenery.co.uk

Besides others utilities, SE can find and open any stock airports.

Now, I updated to the last version and I could open KORF. (Thanks, Jon)

Versions:
Application 00.83.2706
Engine 01.14.2711
CommonLib 01.03.2664

You can find many references about using that tool in this forum.

Regards,

José
 
SDE has it's own forum here - Scenery Design Engine :)
 
Well Russell will be able to answer your questions on FSX Planner.

Rather than using the FSX Planner forum to deal with SDE questions perhaps you can tell us in the SDE Forum what it is you want to do with SDE.

One of the functions of SDE is to turn Bgl files into Xml. If you have used Bgl2Xml then you are actually using SDE. There is a program called SDETestApp that opens and displays the xml. It is not a graphical program.


Russell

I have opened both KORD and KIAD in SDE TestApp and then successfully compiled the xml without alteration. I think that SDE is (in these cases at least :) ) producing the correct Xml.
 
OK well I still am having problems opening KORF in FSX Planner to change one thing. Why is this happing
 
I just tried opening KORF in FSX Planner and had no problems. I used BGL2XML to decompile the bgl file to an xml file. Then opened the xml file from within FSX Planner, and had to select KORF as there were multiple airports in the xml file. It opened without any problems. I could also compile it without any problems.

I've attached a zip file of the xml for KORF. Can you try opening this and let me know what happens?

-Russell
 
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Great that opened but....

It would not compile and it told me it couldn't move to my addon scenery folder.
It popped up as a xlm file in the BGL Compile folder in the SDK folder.
 
OK I got the first problem fixed about compiling but I still can't open KORF's file APX27180.bgl
 
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