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FSXA Jetway compiler error

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Hi everybody I'm trying to test custom jetways on fsx but the compiler keep bringing me the same error.
Code:
C:\Users\Devinci\Documents\SanDiegoX\3DS\GroundObjects>bglcomp jetway_placement.xml

Parsing document: jetway_placement.XML

INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR:  #C2434: Could not find parking spot for jetway! <line=23> <column=27>
INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR:  #C2441: Failed to generate jetway binary!


Parse complete!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<FSData version="9.0" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

<Airport
ident="KSAN"
name="San Diego Intl"
lat="32.733556"
lon="-117.189667"
magvar="-13.30"
alt="0.57"
city="San Diego"
state="California"
country="United States"
>


<DeleteAirport
deleteAllJetways = "TRUE"
/>

<Jetway
gateName = "GATE_A"
parkingNumber = "40" >


<SceneryObject
lat="N32 44.05"
lon="W117 11.60"
alt="0.0M"
altitudeIsAgl="TRUE"
pitch="0"
bank="0"
heading="0"
imageComplexity="NORMAL">
<LibraryObject name="{c8d13380-24c1-4796-a1ef-af3da0f65853}" scale="1.00" />
</SceneryObject>

</Jetway>

</Airport>

<ModelData sourceFile="C:\Users\Devinci\Documents\SanDiegoX\3DS\GroundObjects\jetway.MDL" />


</FSData>

I don't see anything wrong with the xml code so far. But the error keeps pointing to the same line everytime. I obviously used the same parking names on this code and on the airport itself.
It does produce a bgl file but I cannot see the jetway in fsx.
Any idea of what it might be?
Thanks
 

tgibson

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Hi,

Is GATE_A a valid value for a Gate? (I don't know, but this does seem to be your problem). AFAIK all values are hard coded and cannot be selected at random.

Hope this helps,
 
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Hi,

Is GATE_A a valid value for a Gate? (I don't know, but this does seem to be your problem). AFAIK all values are hard coded and cannot be selected at random.

Hope this helps,

Thanks for the reply. But from this SDK this is the list of acceptable values for gateName:
PARKING

DOCK,

GATE

GATE_A to GATE_Z,

NONE

N_PARKING

NE_PARKING

NW_PARKING

SE_PARKING

S_PARKING

SW_PARKING

W_PARKING

E_PARKING

And this for parkingNumber:
"parkingNumber Both a gateName and parkingNumber are required to uniquely identify a parking location. Non-negative integer. "

I tried everything but it never want to compile the jetway. I wonder if anyone had successfully used this code to compile a jetway?
 

tgibson

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Let's see your corresponding <TaxiwayParking entry?

I think they must be in the same BGL file?
 
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Let's see your corresponding <TaxiwayParking entry?

I think they must be in the same BGL file?

That bgl file should be the one I made using Airport Design Editor. Maybe I should decompile that into an xml and put in this xml code for the jetway and try to recompile all and see if that works.:rolleyes:
 
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That bgl file should be the one I made using Airport Design Editor. Maybe I should decompile that into an xml and put in this xml code for the jetway and try to recompile all and see if that works.:rolleyes:

It worked! I decompiled the bgl file I got from ADE and added the jetway xml placment file and recompile everything using the command prompt. It did not bring any error. But now I could see the jetway and when I do CTRL+J it's moving (even though like the way it should but that was only a test).
 
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tgibson

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Glad to help.

In ADE why don't you just select the parking space, right click, and choose Add Jetway? Is this a custom jetway?

Hope this helps,
 
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Glad to help.

In ADE why don't you just select the parking space, right click, and choose Add Jetway? Is this a custom jetway?

Hope this helps,

Yes it's a custom jetway. I get it to work but the animation is not working as it should so I end up using the default jetways.
Thanks
 
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