Exporting plans

[vgbaron]

Using the latest test version I created a plan, exported it to .pln format and sent to to a few friends. They were unable to read the plan in FSX. After going back and forth and re-exporting the plans I noticed something.

In the xml code of the .pln file - the ones that failed showed <appver>4 and the one's that worked showed <appver>10.

I've never had this happen before. Does PLG generate it's own xml code for the export? Can you think of anything on my system that would affect the generated code?

Thanx,

Vic

[tim arnot]

You sure that came from Plan-G? 10/61472 is hardcoded for FSX export . . .

[vgbaron]

Sorry for the delay Tim - tracked it down. It seems that when you load a PlanG exported plan into P3D4, it gets rewritten. The XML Version is changed to 4 and the format of the waypoint coordinates is changed. The .pln file can no longer be loaded into FSX after this. Not a PlanG problem.

I'll try to upload a before and after pln FYI.

Vic

[vgbaron]

Attached fyi are two plans  - the PLG plan was exported from PLG as a pln file. It was then loaded into P3Dv4 and was evidently autosaved by P3D. The p3dpln file is that same file. You can easily see the differences in the XML file. The p3dv4 file will not load into FSX.

Vic

[tim arnot]

Okay thanks. As long as the P3D version opens in Plan-G (I can't check right now), I don't see anything I need to do here (other than remember next time someone asks!)