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Part Code Problem

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Hey guys,

Can you spot the reason why this gauge 'part' code for FSX XML Gmax is not functioning?

Its a custom animation as you can see.




Code: 
    <PartInfo>
        <Name>door_seal_switch</Name>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Sim>
                    <Code>(L:Rotate Door Seal Switch,bool) 100 *  </Code>
                    <Units>percent</Units>
                    <Scale>1</Scale>
                </Sim>
                <Lag>100</Lag>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
        <MouseRect>
            <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
      <CallbackCode>  
    (L:Rotate Door Seal Switch,bool) ! (>L:Rotate Door Seal Switch,bool)  
      </CallbackCode>  
        </MouseRect>
    </PartInfo>

I am curious to know what it is, as I used one of the stock FSX custom animations to base this one, and it wont work. :eek:
 
You are mixing <sim> and <code> sections together.

If you are using code script you don't need the sim, scale or units entries.

Try reducing down to just:
<Parameter>
<code> xxxxxxxxxx </code>
</Parameter>
 
I was able to track down a code by Fr. Bill at FFDS. Brilliant code. Appears that <Code> must be on two seperate lines from the actual code string or it flags a fake Syntax error.

Here is a sample L:var part code which can be used for almost anything.


Code: 
<PartInfo>
	  <Name>emerg_gear_door</Name>
	  <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
	  <Animation>
		<Parameter>
		    <Code>
			  (L:Emerg Gear System,number) 100 *
		    </Code>
		    <Lag>40</Lag>
		</Parameter>
	  </Animation>
	  <MouseRect>
		<Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
		<TooltipText>Emerg Gear System</TooltipText>
		<CallbackCode>(L:Emerg Gear System,number) ! (&gt;L:Emerg Gear System,number)</CallbackCode>
	  </MouseRect>
    </PartInfo>

For mathmatical calculations, use Sim in the GUID (upper title string) otherwise use 'Standard' for all other 'basic' animations. In this one, math is present, so I used Sim as the type in the GUID and it works well.


Bill
 
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