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If I understand correctly, Airport Design Editor is not compatible with the original FSX SDK. However, it appears that if you upgrade the SDK, you must also upgrade FSX to the compatible version.....i.e. you must install FSX SP1 to use the SP1 SDK. Is this correct? Is there a work around for anyone who wants to continue with the RTM FSX version, but would like to be able to use FDE?

Thanks.
 
archtx said:
If I understand correctly, Airport Design Editor is not compatible with the original FSX SDK. However, it appears that if you upgrade the SDK, you must also upgrade FSX to the compatible version.....i.e. you must install FSX SP1 to use the SP1 SDK. Is this correct? Is there a work around for anyone who wants to continue with the RTM FSX version, but would like to be able to use FDE?

Thanks.
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I don't think so. There is a general problem with the RTM version of BglComp. It does not recognize boundary fences. Maybe someone else will know for sure but if this is just for ADE then I think upgrading the SDK alone should be enough.
 
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Sorry Jon we cross posted



The problem is not that ADE is not compatible with the RTM FSX version but the compiler and schema files have some compiling issues with Boundary Fences that SP1a fixed.

There is a possible solution. You need 2 files from the SP1a SDK. You could add the SP1 service pack to FSX and then load the SP1a SDK.

Copy the BGLComp.exe and the BGLComp.xsd to a temp folder. Now uninstall the SP1a SDK and the SP1 servive pack (in that order) from the settings /Control panel //add/remove window giving you back the RTM versions of FSX. You will probably have to add back the RTM SDK from the original deluxe FSX disk. When you remove the SDK SP1a from Windows I don't think it rolls back to the previous RTM SDK.

Make backups of the RTM BGLComp files and use the SP1a SDK compiler files in their place.

The BGLComp.exe and the BGLComp.xsd are stand alone compiler files. You can place them anywhere including a work folder for ADE. However you must either manually compile your XML with a drag over using the mouse or point ADE to the folder that has the updated BGLcomp files so it can find them.

I have all 3 versions of the 2 compiler files on my computer and they all work except the RTM version if I try and compile a XML that has a Boundary Fence. Each time I upgraded FSX from RTM to SP1 service pack to SP2 I copied the 2 compiler files from the SDK's so I had all 3 versions even though I am now using SP2.

another solution

You could also open the stock airport you are working on and delete the entire Boundary Fence (and possibly any Blast fences). The draw back to this is the RTM compiler will compile the ADE bgl but you will not have a Boundary Fence around the airport.
 
Thanks, Jon and Jim. I'll report back. At this point it seems the simple solution is to delete the boundary fence.
 
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