Sorry to open new tread. I haven't seen anything similar.

When I open P4AO I am getting error  - Invalid or broken package....Navigraph Simlink....... XML..... Only V5..... with 4.5 no issues. It says that there is an Error in Simlink XML. With recent Navigraph update I have some issues. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing similar problems. 

I tried adding it myself and error pops again. Now I can see it but in pink which obviously means wrong path.  I chose only one one file in Navigraph Simlink folder. (NavigraphSimlink_64.dll). No matter what I do it always open (Simlink\) but actual .DDL file is NavigraphSimlink_64.dll. 

I made mistake when entering name. Instead of Navigraph Simlink I created just Navigraph. Once I realized I deleted and started again as described in XML. Even though that Navigraph doesn't exist error message pops that Addon exist. Hmm confused.

 

This is what I have in V5 XML file which is I believe correct.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
?
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="5,0" id="add-on">
    <AddOn.Name>Navigraph Simlink</AddOn.Name>
    <AddOn.Description>Sends simulator reports to Navigraph Charts</AddOn.Description>
    <AddOn.Component>
        <Category>DLL</Category>
        <Path>NavigraphSimlink_64.dll</Path>
    </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="5,0" id="add-on">
    <AddOn.Name>Navigraph Simlink</AddOn.Name>
    <AddOn.Description>Sends simulator reports to Navigraph Charts</AddOn.Description>
    <AddOn.Component>
        <Category>DLL</Category>
        <Path>NavigraphSimlink_64.dll</Path>
    </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document> 

There is a question mark in the second line of your file that breaks the XML format. If you must create it manually, make sure to save it in the correct encoding - my example above must be saved in UTF-8 encoding (use Notepad++ !).

I suggest deleting the add-on.xml and using P4AO to recreate it. You do that on the "Other addons" tab, that is what it is for. Choose to create a new package, enter the name as desired (Navigraph Simlink - doesn't really matter), select Category "DLL", then navigate to where the Navigraph DLL really is (the Path must point to the exact location of the file! The way you wrote it, the dll would have to be right next to the add-on.xml, in the same folder). And make sure to look up startup parameters that the DLL might need (normally there are module_init etc. to consider) in the V4 add-on.xml.

Best regards

 

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by Lorby_SI

11 hours ago, Lorby_SI said:

There is a question mark in the second line of your file that breaks the XML format. If you must create it manually, make sure to save it in the correct encoding - my example above must be saved in UTF-8 encoding (use Notepad++ !).

There is no "?" in the second...looks like when I copied that was there...This is how it looks actually.

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

<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="5,0" id="add-on">
    <AddOn.Name>Navigraph Simlink</AddOn.Name>
    <AddOn.Description>Sends simulator reports to Navigraph Charts</AddOn.Description>
    <AddOn.Component>
        <Category>DLL</Category>
        <Path>NavigraphSimlink_64.dll</Path>
    </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

 

Either way....I just saved as UTF-8,  the way it was and now no error message and it is in green. Haven't used your as you suggested. Only difference is that I have 4 files in V4 and only two in V5 (add-on.xml.orig and add-on.xml.P4AOBAK).... and there is no .dll file there (V5)?! but when on P4AO and edit - under Set path  says NavigraphSimlink_64.dll and above under Category it shows DLL. Like it should be II guess. So I have to admit I am confused. But all in green as per P4AO.

 

Thank you

 

 

5 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said:

Set path  says NavigraphSimlink_64.dll and above

Where exactly is that file on your computer? And what does the add-on.xml look like for V4?

Best regards

38 minutes ago, Lorby_SI said:

Where exactly is that file on your computer? And what does the add-on.xml look like for V4?

Best regards

V4 is at: documents/prepar3dv4Add-ons/NavigraphSimlink and 4 files are there: add-on, add-on.xml.orig, add-on.P4AOBAK and NavigraphSimlink_64.dll - P4AO in green no conflicts.

V4 looks like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
  <AddOn.Name>Navigraph Simlink</AddOn.Name>
  <AddOn.Description>Sends simulator reports to Navigraph Charts</AddOn.Description>
  <AddOn.Component>
    <Category>DLL</Category>
    <Path>NavigraphSimlink_64.dll</Path>
  </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

 

V5 only two as I mentioned...so that's why was asking. Now P4AO in green no message and no conflicts but no .dll there?! location is same just prepar3dV5Add-ons.

V5 looks like this and named like - add-on.xml.orig, I don't have add-on....

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="4,0" id="add-on">
  <AddOn.Name>Navigraph</AddOn.Name>
  <AddOn.Description>Sends Charts</AddOn.Description>
  <AddOn.Component>
    <Category>DLL</Category>
    <Path>Simlink\NavigraphSimlink_64.dll</Path>
  </AddOn.Component>
</SimBase.Document>

 

Remind you....I haven't launched SIM since last night...

 

Thanks.

1 hour ago, Lorby_SI said:

And what does the add-on.xml look like for V4?

I just realized that both are the same ..... XML,orig in V5 and XML in V4....

What did I do.....?🤥

P.S.

Renaming in .XML editor (V5) to V5, opening P4AO shows all correct. When I open file location in both V4 and V5, both have 4 files each and .XML's correct. V4 is V4 and for V5 is V5.... I guess that's it. But I left my Notepad with UTF?/ Is that correct? Should it stay that way?

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by cyyzrwy24

17 minutes ago, cyyzrwy24 said:

What did I do.....?

What you should do is this:

Take the whole folder "Documents/Prepar3D V4 Add-ons/NavigraphSimlink" and copy it to "Documents/Prepar3D V5 Add-ons/NavigraphSimlink". Done. 

Best regards

Thank you Oliver....

On 4/27/2020 at 2:13 PM, Lorby_SI said:

What you should do is this:

Take the whole folder "Documents/Prepar3D V4 Add-ons/NavigraphSimlink" and copy it to "Documents/Prepar3D V5 Add-ons/NavigraphSimlink". Done. 

Best regards

Just to ask, rather than opening new tread.....With new ASP(5) . I see .exe is in P4AO, but it does not open when I launch V5. If I try to set in P4AO for V5 it says that module is already set?

For example when I launch V4 my ASP4 opens along whit Sim....and it has same (other addons....AS4...component EXE... path ......Pr$v4.exe)

V5 just................ ActiveSkyUtils.exe, But in the group with .dll, texture, effects, weather...

 

Must be something new