I am having an issue with my dll.xml getting corrupted almost every time I install a new addon. I am not sure what is causing it, but P3D opens to the splash screen and then nothing happens after that. After I delete the dll, it loads fine but all the addons that rely on that file have to be reinstalled every time obviously. Here is my most recent  dll that failed after installing the ngxu and RAASPRO. Does anything stand out that may be causing the problem?

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
  <Descr>Launch</Descr>
  <Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>RAASPRO</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>.\RAASPRO\RAASPRO.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>PMDG_Interface</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Path>PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_Interface.dll</Path>
    <DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
    <DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
  </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document> 
 

 

Run your sim in administrator mode

10 minutes ago, Skywolf said:

Run your sim in administrator mode

It is set to run in admin mode already so I don't think that is causing the issue.

1 hour ago, sho69607 said:

Does anything stand out that may be causing the problem?

You should disable the entries one after the other to make sure that it isn't one of the DLLs causing your problem (=that would mean that the file is OK, but the content that it is calling up isn't). Set <Disabled> from "False" to "True", first for RAAS, then start P3D. Next for PMDG, start P3D. 

Did you check the character encoding of the file? Is it really in ASCII/Codepage 1252?

Just for the record: entries in the DLL.XML are no longer required in P3D V4. You can create an add-on.xml with components of category DLL in P3Ds autodiscovery path, then you no longer have to care about the dll.xml.

Best regards

Edited January 20, 20206 yr by Lorby_SI

15 minutes ago, Lorby_SI said:

You should disable the entries one after the other to make sure that it isn't one of the DLLs causing your problem (=that would mean that the file is OK, but the content that it is calling up isn't). Set <Disabled> from "False" to "True", first for RAAS, then start P3D. Next for PMDG, start P3D. 

Did you check the character encoding of the file? Is it really in ASCII/Codepage 1252?

Just for the record: entries in the DLL.XML are no longer required in P3D V4. You can create an add-on.xml with components of category DLL in P3Ds autodiscovery path, then you no longer have to care about the dll.xml.

Best regards

Okay it looks like RAAS is indeed the culprit here. As soon as I disable it, the sim loads correctly. I am sure many people use this program without any issues, so I am unsure why it is causing problems with my sim. Maybe I'll look into the addon xml instead.