FSX Traffic Explorer

[Dave Ward]

I finally bit the bullet, went to a new computer, got FSX + Acceleration and
am having a ball exploring all the things you all have been talking about
for years.
I've been saving tips and tricks picked up here the whole time. explored
and implemented the most of them and FSX is working great.

Now it's time to get the traffic explorer running. Pulled the SDK from the
disk, read Microsoft's stuff, updated what I needed and found the
traffictoolbox.dll and dll.xml files. I think I've done what I was supposed
to do but there is no "tools" heading showing up when I hit the <alt> key
in FSX. Clearly I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks. Dave Ward at 82J

Currently, the dll.xml file reads:
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<?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>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
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[Danny]

Is there an ADD-ON menu option. Frequently a dll entry will create an ADD-ON
menu choice. I have not used traffic explorer so not certain if this is
applicable.

Post by Dave Ward
I finally bit the bullet, went to a new computer, got FSX + Acceleration
and am having a ball exploring all the things you all have been talking
about for years.
I've been saving tips and tricks picked up here the whole time. explored
and implemented the most of them and FSX is working great.
Now it's time to get the traffic explorer running. Pulled the SDK from
the disk, read Microsoft's stuff, updated what I needed and found the
traffictoolbox.dll and dll.xml files. I think I've done what I was
supposed to do but there is no "tools" heading showing up when I hit the
<alt> key in FSX. Clearly I'm doing something wrong.
Thanks. Dave Ward at 82J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
<?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>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator
X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
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[Dave Ward]

I have no add-on menu. googled it, read SDK and FSINSIDER comments, and am
trying to learn about simconnect... Wow! who's idea was this mess anyway?
Dave 82J

Post by Danny
Is there an ADD-ON menu option. Frequently a dll entry will create an
ADD-ON menu choice. I have not used traffic explorer so not certain if
this is applicable.

Post by Dave Ward
I finally bit the bullet, went to a new computer, got FSX + Acceleration
and am having a ball exploring all the things you all have been talking
about for years.
I've been saving tips and tricks picked up here the whole time. explored
and implemented the most of them and FSX is working great.
Now it's time to get the traffic explorer running. Pulled the SDK from
the disk, read Microsoft's stuff, updated what I needed and found the
traffictoolbox.dll and dll.xml files. I think I've done what I was
supposed to do but there is no "tools" heading showing up when I hit the
<alt> key in FSX. Clearly I'm doing something wrong.
Thanks. Dave Ward at 82J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
<?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>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight
Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight
Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox
SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
- <Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight
Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects
SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>
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[Vic Baron]

Dave - Perhaps this will help:

http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35206&PID=204950&title=sdk-problem#204950

Vic

[Gypsy Baron]

Did you get the SDK from the FSX disk or the Acceleration disk?

I seem to recal that the SP2 & Acceleration updates also
updated the SDK and that you need to be using the latest
and greatest SDK.

Your DLL.XML file entry looks fine so it SHOULD have worked.

Paul

[Pete]

What specification is your new computer Dave?

Regards,
Pete

[scott s.]

Post by Gypsy Baron
Did you get the SDK from the FSX disk or the Acceleration disk?
I seem to recal that the SP2 & Acceleration updates also
updated the SDK and that you need to be using the latest
and greatest SDK.
Your DLL.XML file entry looks fine so it SHOULD have worked.
Paul

True. Normally no trafic explorer means that the sdk version is
not the same as the FSX version. fsdeveloper.com has a good
wiki article on how to apply updates to the sdk.

scott s.
.