Unable to add component SimObjects

[KLM149 1]

After app v1.34.b01 start  > tab Other addons>Add component> Set path=D:\Documenten\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\Aircraft
In Aircraft folder  1 AC (including aircraft.cfg)
Added Description and Name then submit which returns a:   
Unhandeld exception: startIndex cannot be larger than length of the string (see below)
Parameter name: startIndex
Changed folder structure  > no luck

What's going wrong?

JanV

 

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************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: startIndex cannot be larger than length of string.
Parameter name: startIndex
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at P3DV4AddonOrganizer.AddComponent.button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

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[Lorby_SI 2,038]

Hello Jan,

can you please post the exact path of the add-on.xml is that you want to add this to and where the component itself is? The exception is probably caused by a similarity between the two paths, maybe in conjunction with using a different drive - not sure.

Best regards

[KLM149 1]

For this trial I placed the aircraft folder in D:\Documenten\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\MyAircraft \C152 as well as the where the xml is written.

I the mean time I found out that when placing the aircraft folder in the root of P3D installation folder the problem is solved; working now 100%

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
  <AddOn.Name>Base C152</AddOn.Name>
  <AddOn.Description>C152 II</AddOn.Description>
  <AddOn.Component>
    <Category>SimObjects</Category>
    <Path>F:\Base</Path>
    <Name>Carenado C152 II P3D4</Name>
  </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

as well as the Effects

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
  <AddOn.Name>Effects C152</AddOn.Name>
  <AddOn.Description>Effects C152</AddOn.Description>
  <AddOn.Component>
    <Category>Effects</Category>
    <Path>F:\Base\Carenado C152II P3D4\_FSE_readme\Effects</Path>
    <Name>Effects C152 II P3Dv4V4</Name>
  </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

Tks Oliver

KR JanV

[Lorby_SI 2,038]

3 minutes ago, KLM149 said:

For this trial I placed the aircraft folder in D:\Documenten\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\MyAircraft \C152 as well as the where the xml is written.

Hello Jan,

I doubt that. P4AO will always write the XML to C:\Users\...\Documents\Prepar3D V4 Add-ons\<addon name>\add-on.xml

When you try to save the new assignment, P4AO checks if the content is in the same subdirectory as the XML is - and that is where it is going wrong. Please check your paths again - there is a similarity there that tricks P4AO into thinking that the addon is in the same place where the add-on.xml is, but the path doesn't match (is too short) so the exception happens.

Best regards

[KLM149 1]

Hello Oliver,

that was the trick; I previously had a folder D:\Documenten\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\MyAircraft \C152\[with the usual ac contents]
When i tried to create a component from that location the unhandled exception occurs. I expected the app to write ...\C152 with the xml inside.
Placing the aircraft folder on the same disk as where P3D is installed works fine.
XML >> D:\Documenten\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\Base C152
AIRCFT >> F:\Base\Carenado C152II P3D
KR JanV