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Wrong Approach Lighting Systems

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You'll probably have to wait until Don returns to get further answers, sorry.
 
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Okay.
Fyi ... I get it so far that I start to compile the .def-file via the "Make Array" function in the AFLT. But than I got an error message:
Compiler Error Outout
Parsing document: C:\ .....
INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR: #C2033: XML Parse Error (line, clomn, error)
ERROR: 13,27, Fehler beim Analysieren von "1,0" als double-Datentyp.
Das Attribut "heading" hat gemäß seinem Datentyp einen ungültigen Wert.

I´m a German native speaker. So I understand what failure is mentioned. But the problem is that I still use a "." and not a "," as seperator.
 
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Does anyone of you has an idea what the problem is?
I need it for my bachelor thesis ...
 
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Compiler Error Outout
Parsing document: C:\"document path"
INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR: #C2033: XML Parse Error (line, clomn, error)
ERROR: 13,27, failure while analysis of "1,0" as double-data type.
the attribute "heading" has in accordance with his data type an invalid value.

That is the translation into english
 

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OK I am late to this so may be missing the point. MS compilers require that the decimal separator be a '.' This is coupled with the fact that a ',' is used as a thousands separator. As y'all know many countries use the ',' as the decimal separator and if that convention gets passed to the compiler then an error is likely to occur.

Generally we code to avoid this situation. I don't know what is coded into AFLT so Don will need to look at this. One temporary fix for the issue has been to change the numeric decimal separator in the country settings. This would pass a '.' to the compiler instead of a ',' You suggest that you use a '.' as separator. Does that mean you have changed your country settings or is this some other thing?
 
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As Jon pointed out, decimal separator is a common problem in all applications that pass data to the MS/P3D compilers. However, it is rather easy to determine within an application current user decimal separator and, if needed, replace it by a dot in all instances before passing to the compiler. No need to change country settings. More comfortable for the end user
 
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; SALS

;A green threshold marker and seven white-lighted bars preceeded by five Strobe-Unis. The spacing of the lights confroms to the FAA specification.
;The first line (Lat/lon/elev/hdg) is airport dependent as is the final entry on each other lines (the elevation of each light/lightbar relative
;to the threshold elevation.
<
39.066210352 | 26.593558341 | 17.373M | 150.07
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -1400F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -1200F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-4x5F | -42.5F | -1000F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-4x5F | -22.5F | -1000F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -1000F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-4x5F | 22.5F | -1000F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-4x5F | 42.5F | -1000F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -800F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -600F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -400F| 2F | White-Hi
Approach-5x3p4F | 0 | -200F| 2F | White-Hi
/>

This is the content of my def-file.
Running this threw "Make Array" bringing me the failure. So there is still a "." as seperator.
 

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Don is away I think until about Apr 22 or 23. He is the developer and the only person who can confirm what is going on.
 
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Okay, hopefully he will solve the problem fast.
 

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His user name here is gadgets. Please send him a message
 
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