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Hi Jeff,

Which files from the XML folder does SODE read?

I had an issue with duplicate objects while testing some things and I got the impression that the backup file made by my text editor (with the extension xml~) was also still read and processed. Could that be the case?
 
Hi Arno,
made some tests and get the same result. Every file with name.xmlxxxxxxxx
is read and processed. What is behind the .xml really doesn´t matter.
Jeff should add that to the list for one of the next versions I think.
 
Thanks for the report. I will check that in the code, although I'm sure I put an xml filter in the search string. Perhaps there are some other flags I missed in the Win32-API call...
 
Hello:

A quick question on this (IMHO) related topic, if I may:

In *.XML files created / edited / used with SODE, are any "UTF" and/or "Byte Order Mark" criteria required in one's XML file format ?


FYI: That question regarding XML requirements for the MSFS SDK came to mind as I was reading this thread:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/th...togen-configuration.428760/page-2#post-678974


Thanks in advance for any clarification on this; and many thanks for making SODE available to the FS Developer Community ! :)

GaryGB
 
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Hi Gary,
I didn´t invest too much in the coding but edit the files with notepad++
That says "ANSI as UTF-8", so that AFAIK means, it is UTF-8 coding but no BOM.
If you use notepad++ in default-mode (coding: UTF-8 no BOM) SODE should read the files without problems.
Jörg
 
I also use notepad++ using UTF-8 no BOM and have no issues. The XML parser I use doesn't impose any special criteria I suppose.

The bug concerning the inclusion of incorrect file extensions is fixed. The root was the WinAPI call, that included also shortnames of the file e.g. "ABCDE~.XML" of a file "ABCDEFGH.XML123".
 
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Thanks for the replies; I look forward to testing the next version of these files when available. :)


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BTW: IIUC, one may prefer to use "NotePad++" (aka "NotePad plus-plus" or "NPP") to ensure output of FSX SDK compatible XML files; readers interested in using this freeware editor for text, XML, etc. may get it here:

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/



PS: I see that the default NotePad++ titlebar designation of "ANSI as UTF-8" was regarded as a 'bug' due to potential mis-interpretation as to what file format might result; IIUC this was fixed (...but not documented ?) in a May of 2014 bug-fix update.

A "eXtensible Markup Language (*.XML)" output file type is now available in the NotePad++ 'Save As Type' pick list. :idea:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21977623/what-is-the-meaning-of-ansi-as-utf-8-in-notepad

http://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/bugs/4095/

http://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/patches/571/


By default NotePad++ auto-updates itself online every startup; it is IMHO a good idea to allow this process to run. ;)


PPS: A concurrent related discussion on UTF-8 versus UTF-16 and BOM with regard to XML files and FSX SDK compatibility:

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/th...togen-configuration.428760/page-2#post-679028

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GaryGB
 
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Shameless plug: Although at work I use Notepad++ as a company wide standard tool, I personally recommend PSpad.

But all in all... I think for xml, Visual Studio works best. Strange as it may seem.

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