[Work in Progress] FsPassengers for Prepar3D v4 (64 bits version)

[Josh Williams]

Feels like we're getting closer to enjoying FSPassengers once again. *Stats putting money aside*

[DanSteph]

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Latest news 4 may 2018
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Can you please test this tool (again) ?
For those that don't know, this tool create the airport database
for GPS and such feature, see screenshots gallery:
http://www.fspassengers.com/forum/showth...#pid165522


Testing RefreshAirportDatabasev4.exe



You should have FsPassengersP3D installed and Prepar3D v2.5 or v3 (for test on Prepar3D v4 see below)

1-Download http://www.fspassengers.com/RefreshAirpo...basev4.zip
2-Unzip in C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Utilities\  (Next to "AircraftBrowserP3D.exe")
3-Launch RefreshAirportDatabasev4.exe
4-Dont mind the warning about "missing FsPassengersP3D v4, click "yes"
5-Report if working or Post the log if error(click Open log button)

If you want to test also on Prepar3D v4 (as in the final version)

1-go to "C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin"
2-Copy the file "Prepar3DPath.cfg"
3-Rename the copy "Prepar3DPathv4.cfg"
4-Open with notepad.exe and edit the path to your Prepar3Dv4 installation (in my case "P3DROOTDIR=O:\Prepar3D_v4")
5-Launch utility and report as above.

Much thanks


Once completed to make a complete cleanup you can delete:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin\Prepar3DPathv4.cfg
C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin\IcaoDbFspV4.db
C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Utilities\RefreshAirportDatabasev4.exe

[Citroene]

tested on P3DV4 and it work fine.

Code:

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Utility RefreshAirportDatabase for FsPassengersP3Dv4 ver. May 04 2018
Log started 04.05.2018 - 13:42
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Prepar3D scenery path found: F:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\scenery
Init completed, ready to use OK.
Refresh database starting...
Opening file for writting: C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin\IcaoDbFspV4.db
Starting to write in 'IcaoDbFspV4.db' Number of airport found:  26932


Completed in 32.75 seconds. Database refreshed
Nbr of airport structure found: 26902
Nbr of airport found: 26932
Nbr of runways found: 34005
Nbr of airport without runway found: 2
Nbr of airport with only helipad: 1
Nbr of airport corrected: 30
Nbr of airport altitude corrected: 24
Nbr of com found: 41483
Nbr of ILS found: 4395
Max line lenght reached: 713
Nbr of memory extension required: 79
Open log button clicked

[DanSteph]

tested on P3DV4 and it work fine.
Completed in 32.75 seconds. Database refreshed

Much thanks, it was surprisingly long, on Pedro's computer it run in 2 seconds for 40'000 airports.
Do you have a conventional Hard drive by any chance ?

(30 seconds is still okay to scan all those files, but ... well, I love when things are optimised   )

[Citroene]

P3DV4 is installed on an Samsung Evo SSD 850

[spilfred]

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Utility RefreshAirportDatabase for FsPassengersP3Dv4 ver. May 04 2018
Log started 04.05.2018 - 13:46
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Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4
\scenery
Init completed, ready to use OK.
Refresh database starting...
Error INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE in FindFirstFileC:\Prepar3D v4
\scenery
Error no data extracted from BGL. database file 'IcaoDbFspV4.db' not written
Open log button clicked


* Maybe its because there is a space between "Prepar3D" and "v4"?

** I have many sceneries installed on a separate drive.

Cheers,

Fred

[pmborg]

tested on P3DV4 and it work fine.
Completed in 32.75 seconds. Database refreshed

Much thanks, it was surprisingly long, on Pedro's computer it run in 2 seconds for 40'000 airports.
Do you have a conventional Hard drive by any chance ?

(30 seconds is still okay to scan all those files, but ... well, I love when things are optimised   )

Hello Dan,

yes, the system is quite good,
CPU:
                Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 CPUs), ~4.8GHz

                   Memory: 16384MB RAM  SDRAM 4000GHZ
              Windows 10: ver 1709
          DirectX Version: DirectX 12.1


3+1(mother board) monitors on:
           Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
        Manufacturer: NVIDIA
           Chip type: GeForce GTX 1070
            DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC 8GB DDR5

        Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (144Hz)            
        
HD:       
        3 SSD + 3 HDD => 1 SSD dedicated to P3D and FSP



The DB file info:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin>dir I*
 Volume in drive C is WIN10

 Directory of C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin

05/03/2018  11:29 PM         4,014,856 IcaoDbFspV4.db



Sent also the DB in (private msg) to allow you to check the DB file created.


Regards,
Pedro Borges

[DanSteph]

Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4
\scenery

The fact that there is a carriage return (the line is broken just before '\scenery') let me think that you probably hit <return>
after the line when you manually wrote the path in Prepar3DPathv4.cfg

Try to hit backspace to delete any carriage return until the cursor show just after the last letter, save and retry:
P3DROOTDIR=O:\Prepar3D v4|

And not on the line below which insert a carriage return:
P3DROOTDIR=O:\Prepar3D v4
|

In the log it should show as this: "Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4\scenery"
This file is written by the FsPassengers installer in normal condition, so no risk of such problem.

Thank for your test.

Sent also the DB in (private msg) to allow you to check the DB file created.

Receeeeived 4mb of db much thanks

[spilfred]

Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4
\scenery

The fact that there is a carriage return (the line is broken just before '\scenery') let me think that you probably hit <return>
after the line when you manually wrote the path in Prepar3DPathv4.cfg

Try to hit backspace to delete any carriage return until the cursor show just after the last letter, save and retry:
P3DROOTDIR=O:\Prepar3D v4|

And not on the line below which insert a carriage return:
P3DROOTDIR=O:\Prepar3D v4
|

In the log it should show as this: "Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4\scenery"
This file is written by the FsPassengers installer in normal condition, so no risk of such problem.

Thank for your test.

Sent also the DB in (private msg) to allow you to check the DB file created.

Receeeeived 4mb of db much thanks

You were right.
Now it worked flawless, here is the log:

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Utility RefreshAirportDatabase for FsPassengersP3Dv4 ver. May 04 2018
Log started 04.05.2018 - 23:12
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Prepar3D scenery path found: C:\Prepar3D v4\scenery
Init completed, ready to use OK.
Refresh database starting...
Opening file for writting: C:\Users\Public\Documents\FsPassengersP3D\Bin\IcaoDbFspV4.db
Starting to write in 'IcaoDbFspV4.db' Number of airport found:  24508
Completed in 11.55 seconds. Database refreshed
Nbr of airport structure found: 24502
Nbr of airport found: 24508
Nbr of runways found: 30653
Nbr of airport without runway found: 2
Nbr of airport with only helipad: 1
Nbr of airport corrected: 6
Nbr of airport altitude corrected: 5
Nbr of com found: 36918
Nbr of ILS found: 3457
Max line lenght reached: 713
Nbr of memory extension required: 71
Open log button clicked

I hope it helped.

Fred

[tonaz]

Goodmorning Daniel, do you have an ETA at this point?

[DanSteph]

Latest news...

An hard one: changing ATC calling sign (In FsPassengers it take your flight number as in reality).
The possibilities to change the callsign exist with the SDK but none work since FSX, so one has to use a "different" way.



With this latest one I think I have now back all the "specials" functions of FsPassengers like this one.
The "hard work" is almost 99% done.

Goodmorning Daniel, do you have an ETA at this point?

Please see here: http://www.fspassengers.com/forum/showth...#pid165519

[mikber]

Latest news...

An hard one: changing ATC calling sign (In FsPassengers it take your flight number as in reality).
The possibilities to change the callsign exist with the SDK but none work since FSX, so one has to use a "different" way.



With this latest one I think I have now back all the "specials" functions of FsPassengers like this one.
The "hard work" is almost 99% done.

Goodmorning Daniel, do you have an ETA at this point?

Please see here: http://www.fspassengers.com/forum/showth...#pid165519

Dan,

that's fantastic news! Thank You so much for the update! "99%", it's getting pretty close

[Cpt Bambi]

99% closer to being bugged by the air hostess, I need this mod, flying is too quiet without it.

[Josh Williams]

99% closer to me shoveling money out my pocket. Great News Dan keep up the marvelous work

[DanSteph]

that's fantastic news! Thank You so much for the update! "99%", it's getting pretty close

99% of all special functions...
I can do yet a complete FsPassengers flight with all the features but the final is not close to release.

Now I'm working on several internal improvement, something that will
improve the robustness and simplicity for future update. You'll not "see" the result
but it will pay on the long term and it should be done.

After that I'll rework several dialogs, add some "simple" features and visual improvement (for the first release, more to come in future update).
Then rework all the utilities for x64.
Then rework the installer..
The docs & texts.
The translations.
Sounds & musics
Upload and fix the beta test website (with forums dedicated to bug report with tags etc)
"Hire" beta testers
Beta test
Bug solving session
Rework the website for the release
Release...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keyGFPbyqi8

Anyway I work day and night even the week-end without stop.
One step after another....