Penzoil3 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm getting " error switching regions" when I try to change regions for P3D 3. It says "length can not be zero". I've tried re-installing FTX central, and the latest libraries, then rebooting. Still getting the same error. Suggestions please... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 And now my post in the FTX Central support forum has been removed. I posted here because I had no answer fo 2 days there. THANKS SO MUCH... Why do I always have to jump through hoops to get help? I've bought every thing you've ever put out, and I still get ignored when I ask for help ! Why ? Other people get help in 10 minutes to 2 hours. Why do I have to beg ? POed Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sorry Sue, I for one don't know the answer and as you can see, posting that is no help at all. I'll leave a message for Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yeah, well after 3 days I got an answer from some one. This happens every time. I have to have a snit 3 days later to get an answer. I'm tired of it. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm getting " error switching regions" when I try to change regions for P3D 3. It says "length can not be zero". I've tried re-installing FTX central, and the latest libraries, then rebooting. Still getting the same error. Suggestions please... Sue Hi Sue, Sorry to hear of your problem, I won't pretend that I understand what is causing the error message or that I run P3Dv3, but have been doing a little web research on the issue where such (VisualBasic) VB .NET) error messages are returned. It would seem that a part of the Region Switching sequence has become corrupt or has inserted a "0" zero into the "code string" where the binary 0 literally = (nul) "0" value is flagged as an exception, apparently VB .NET has trouble reconciling the 0 in the string. ( Granted of course this could be all wrong and I am on the wrong track completely). 2 things that I would check for on your system, are that you have checked Windows Update for any "MS Visual Studio" updates and have also checked for any .NET updates. Ben McClintock may ask you for a diagnostic report from FTXCv2, to isolate the problem. If this is the case then Ben will likely request this report if needed, but don't do it until he asks. Here is a link to the procedure if Ben asks for a report to be assembled and sent. http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/101679-submitting-a-diagnostic-report-in-ftx-central-v2/?hl=%2Bdiagnostic+%2Breporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorvay1971 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I had that very same error come up while using v2.5. I ignored it and flew, but never noticed anything wonky happening with the scenery. -Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks so much guys! No VB updates anywhere. But a VB reinstall won't hurt. I'll try it. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Problem continues. OrbX dev's some help here ? Please ? Down to begging, again as usual... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Correia Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Unfortunately Ben is extremely busy with end of year uni exams so he does not as much free time at the moment otherwise he would respond. I'd recommend deleting the %localappdata%/Orbx folder and then reinstalling FTX Central from the setup file located in the Orbx//Scripts folder. Make sure it allows itself to update if required. Was it working OK prior to any changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 It was working until PNW. I'll try your fix. Thanks Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'll try later. Right now I'm gatting a download speed of 3.2kbs to 76kbs. Then I get a box full of errors and it drops. Sue Got the download. No fix though. Still getting "string length can not be zero"... Thanks for trying Ed. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I wish I could help you Sue, but I can only assist with actual scenery issues, technical stuff with FTXcentral goes over my head sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 At least you and Nick are talking, and it's finally "active". Thanks Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Speaking of "active" - I apply an area in P3D3, and close FTX Central, when I open Central back up, nothing shows as "active". So I don't know if anything is actually changing when I choose an area... Wish I could fix this. Do I have to un-install P3D3 and start over ? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplane Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I had the same thing a week or two ago. Fixed it by reinstalling FTX Central 2. Try going to "your-drive\your-p3d-location\ORBX\Scripts\FTXCentral2_setup.exe". Double click to reinstall FTX Central. Just a guess on my part but it worked for me. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks Doug, tried that a week ago. I've run a repair on Net 4.5.2, and on VB runtime. I've deleted the OrbX file in Users/appdata/ local ,and then reinstalled FTX central... I've beat my head on the wall... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi Sue, Just try this: download MS C++ 2010 or 2012 on the official MS portail. That may cure your problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben McClintock Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi Sue, Please excuse the slow reply. As Jeff suggested, would you be able to submit a diagnostic report? I believe the issue is related to your terrain.cfg file or one of the terrain_*.cfg or terrain_*.lc files that are located in ORBX\Scripts\FTXCentral\Regions. Would you be able to send me all of the terrain_* files that are located in ORBX\Scripts\FTXCentral\Regions? If you're not able to upload them here, please send them to ben@orbxsystems.com. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 ot06fc5724baea90e08d2e9a58f6298b64 diagnostic report #. Regions= attached zipped file. Thanks Sue Regions.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben McClintock Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hi Sue, The issue occurs at about line 14923 of your terrain.cfg file. Here the entry as it is currently: // Tongass Fjords FSX custom textures 5 of 40 [Texture.953 Name=Tongass_Ocean_Shoreline_Vectors Color=FFC0C000 guid={AEF4E4E3-167C-4853-A97E-A8975584187F} Textures=HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_wi.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_hw.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp Layout=3_PLUS_4 StripWidthMeters=17 Effect=fx_HS_FSX_oceanwavecontroller LandClassRemapType=none ExcludeAutogen=Yes RenderToTexture=Yes RenderPriority=92000 Water=No Here is what it should be: // Tongass Fjords FSX custom textures 5 of 40 [Texture.953] Name=Tongass_Ocean_Shoreline_Vectors Color=FFC0C000 guid={AEF4E4E3-167C-4853-A97E-A8975584187F} Textures=HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_wi.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_hw.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp,HS_FSX_shore_ocean_AK_su.bmp Layout=3_PLUS_4 StripWidthMeters=17 Effect=fx_HS_FSX_oceanwavecontroller LandClassRemapType=none ExcludeAutogen=Yes RenderToTexture=Yes RenderPriority=92000 Water=No I've attached a fixed terrain.cfg for you as well. For Prepar3D v3 it should be placed in "%ProgramData%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3". Let me know if this resolves the issue for you terrain.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 [Texture. 953 - instead of - [Texture.953] that's it? One bleeping bracket- argh -- computers. Ok , let you know, thanks. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Fixed! Thanks! Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! I thought I was going to end up ripping it up and re-installing ! WAHOOO!! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Nicely spotted Ben, a single bracket ] missing/left open. Looks to me that Sue is one relieved and very happy lady. Wahoo! Happy flights Sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 You could have said "thanks" Sue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasayten Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Wonder how the file got corrupted... Is this an error that came along with one of the new P3Dv3 regions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hi there, nice bit of sleuthing, Ben! Also, useful to learn what a possible cause of the cryptic error message is. @pasayten, I suspect the error was made when Sue manually re-numbered the Tongasss Fjords entries in terrain.cfg; easy to delete a single character when dealing with 40 entries. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkid Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sue, I'm glad your problem is solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 You got it Holger. My bad, oops! LOL Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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