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Failed to load file [Resolved]

GHD

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I have one particular placement file which SODE refuses to load (others with exactly the same format work correctly).

Code: 
<SODE>   

    <!-- Data Probe serving its clients -->
    <SimObject Name="EGFH">
        <Placement Lat="51.60570" Lon="-4.06896" Alt="91.140 Hdg="0.0"/>
        <Model SimTitle="12bPilot_SODE_Environmental_Data_Probe">
            <EnvironmentalDataProbe ClientList="Wind Sockf"/>
        </Model>
    </SimObject>
    

     <SimObject Name="Wind Sock">
        <Placement Lat="51.60769" Lon="-4.06392" Alt="0#AGL" Hdg="0.0"/>           
        <Placement Lat="51.60620" Lon="-4.06806" Alt="0#AGL" Hdg="0.0"/>           
        <Placement Lat="51.60019" Lon="-4.06935" Alt="0#AGL" Hdg="0.0"/>           
       <Model SimTitle="WindsockSlow">       
            <VariableDrivenRotation Variable="WindDirection" Axis="HEADING" Animated="No"/>           
            <ConditionalVisibility Variable="WindSpeed" Value="0-14"/>
        </Model>
        <Model SimTitle="WindsockNormal">       
            <VariableDrivenRotation Variable="WindDirection" Axis="HEADING" Animated="No"/>           
            <ConditionalVisibility Variable="WindSpeed" Value="15-28"/>
        </Model>
        <Model SimTitle="WindsockFast">       
            <VariableDrivenRotation Variable="WindDirection" Axis="HEADING" Animated="No"/>           
            <ConditionalVisibility Variable="WindSpeed" Value="29-60"/>
        </Model>             
    </SimObject>

   
</SODE>


From the SODE log:

[14:48:54.628] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EGFH.xml'
[14:48:54.628] ERROR SODE.XML : Failed to load file 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EGFH.xml'

Any ideas?
 
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The syntax in your posted code is correct. I'm pretty sure that it is the file encoding of the xml file that is wrong.

I recommend to use the free Notepad++ as an editor for all things textfile based, especially xml. You can alter the xml file encoding with a couple of mouse clicks to UTF-8, which is supported by SODE's xml parser.
 
Thanks Jeffrey,

The file format is UTF-8.

Currently, I have 20 xml files all with the same syntax and all in UTF-8 format. SODE objects to three of them:

Code: 
[10:18:51.249] DEBUG  : Trying to build SimObject List out of XML definition files...
[10:18:51.249] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAB.xml'
[10:18:51.249] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAC.xml'
[10:18:51.250] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAD.xml'
[10:18:51.250] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAE.xml'
[10:18:51.250] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAG.xml'
[10:18:51.250] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAJ.xml'
[10:18:51.251] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAM.xml'
[10:18:51.251] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAN.xml'
[10:18:51.251] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAO.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAP.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAR.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAT.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAU.xml'
[10:18:51.252] ERROR SODE.XML : Failed to load file 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAU.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAW.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAX.xml'
[10:18:51.252] ERROR SODE.XML : Failed to load file 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAX.xml'
[10:18:51.252] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAY.xml'
[10:18:51.253] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDAZ.xml'
[10:18:51.253] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDBA.xml'
[10:18:51.253] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EDBC.xml'
[10:18:51.254] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EGFH.xml'
[10:18:51.254] ERROR SODE.XML : Failed to load file 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\EGFH.xml'
[10:18:51.254] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Aberdeen Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.254] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Belfast City Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.255] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Birmingham Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.257] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Edinburgh Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.257] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Glasgow Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.258] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Guernsey Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.259] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Heathrow Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.267] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Jersey Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.267] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Leeds Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.268] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Luton Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.270] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Manchester Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.271] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Newcastle Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.272] DEBUG SODE.XML : Building List from File 'C:\ProgramData\12bPilot\SODE\xml\UK2000 Stansted Xtreme.xml'
[10:18:51.273] DEBUG SODE.XML : XML Data successfully read and List created.

Could it be that the Data Probe is within 40Km of another?
 
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Sorry Jeffrey,

There was a missing quotation mark in the "Alt" field.

I need new spectacles ;)
 
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