Fspackagetool error - duplicate START with dual-runways at an new airport

[NAVData]

Version: 1.2.8.0 - SDK 1.1.2

Frequency: Consistently

Severity: Blocker

Bug description:
When you try to add a new airport with parallel runways (L/R), you can´t set the START tag for all runways due to an error from the fspackagetool.

Example OKKK (Kuwait) - which has 4 runways 15L/R and 33L/R - when I try to parse it, I get these error messages from the fspackagetool:

ERROR: #C2533  ***** Duplicate Start *****
ERROR: #C2031 Failed element parse <Start>
ERROR: XML Parse Error!  Element tree follows: <FSData version = 9.0timestamp = 22/12/2024 - 08:43:57 UTCsource = Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.>     <Airport country = KUWAITstate = city = Kuwaitname = Kuwait Intlregion = Asialat = 29.22676667lon = 47.97995278alt = 205Fmagvar = -3.0ident = OKKKairportTestRadius = 22965.88trafficScalar = 0.7isOnTIN = FALSEonlyAddIfReplace = FALSEapplyFlatten = FALSEstarAirport = FALSEclosed = FALSE>          <Start number = 15designator = RIGHTlat = 29.24011471lon = 47.96173735alt = 133Fheading = 155.00212type = RUNWAY>
ERROR: #C2533  ***** Duplicate Start *****
ERROR: #C2031 Failed element parse <Start>
ERROR: XML Parse Error!  Element tree follows: <FSData version = 9.0timestamp = 22/12/2024 - 08:43:57 UTCsource = Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.>     <Airport country = KUWAITstate = city = Kuwaitname = Kuwait Intlregion = Asialat = 29.22676667lon = 47.97995278alt = 205Fmagvar = -3.0ident = OKKKairportTestRadius = 22965.88trafficScalar = 0.7isOnTIN = FALSEonlyAddIfReplace = FALSEapplyFlatten = FALSEstarAirport = FALSEclosed = FALSE>          <Start number = 33designator = LEFTlat = 29.21311348lon = 47.97608528alt = 169Fheading = 335.00934type = RUNWAY>
ERROR: #C2607 Compilation errors detected, compilation failed!

Attachments:
Here is the raw XML-file to reproduce this issue:

<FSData version="9.0" timestamp="22/12/2024 - 08:43:57 UTC" source="Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc." xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="file:///D:/Simulation/Tools/SDKs/MSFS2024/Tools/bin/bglcomp.xsd" >
<Airport country="KUWAIT" state="" city="Kuwait" name="Kuwait Intl" region="Asia" lat="29.22676667" lon="47.97995278" alt="205F" magvar="-3.0" ident="OKKK" airportTestRadius="22965.88" trafficScalar="0.7" isOnTIN="FALSE" onlyAddIfReplace="FALSE" applyFlatten="FALSE" starAirport="FALSE" closed="FALSE" >
<Services>
 <Fuel type="100" availability="YES" />
 </Services>
<Runway lat="29.22695421" lon="47.99101251" alt="205F" surface="ASPHALT" transparent="FALSE" heading="155.01712" length="11483F" width="148F" number="15" designator="LEFT" primaryDesignator="LEFT" secondaryDesignator="RIGHT" patternAltitude="1000.0F" falloff="0" primaryTakeoff="TRUE" primaryLanding="TRUE" secondaryTakeoff="TRUE" secondaryLanding="TRUE" primaryPattern="LEFT" secondaryPattern="LEFT" primaryMarkingBias="0.0" secondaryMarkingBias="0.0" groundMerging="TRUE" excludeVegetationAround="TRUE" >
 <Markings alternateThreshold="FALSE" alternateTouchdown="FALSE" alternateFixedDistance="FALSE" alternatePrecision="TRUE" leadingZeroIdent="TRUE" noThresholdEndArrows="TRUE" edges="TRUE" threshold="TRUE" fixedDistance="TRUE" dashes="TRUE" ident="TRUE" primaryClosed="FALSE" secondaryClosed="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" precision="TRUE" edgePavement="TRUE" singleEnd="FALSE" primaryStol="FALSE" secondaryStol="FALSE" />
 <Lights center="HIGH" edge="HIGH" centerRed="TRUE" />
 <ApproachLights end="PRIMARY" system="ALSF2" strobes="15" reil="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" endLights="TRUE" />
 <ApproachLights end="SECONDARY" system="ALSF2" strobes="15" reil="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" endLights="TRUE" />
 <Vasi end="PRIMARY" type="PAPI4" side="LEFT" biasX="174.00F" biasZ="4882.32F" spacing="300.0F" pitch="3.00" />
 <Vasi end="SECONDARY" type="PAPI4" side="LEFT" biasX="174.00F" biasZ="4639.53F" spacing="300.0F" pitch="3.00" />
 </Runway>
<Runway lat="29.22664944" lon="47.96893142" alt="205F" surface="CONCRETE" transparent="FALSE" heading="155.00212" length="11155F" width="148F" number="15" designator="RIGHT" primaryDesignator="RIGHT" secondaryDesignator="LEFT" patternAltitude="1000.0F" falloff="0" primaryTakeoff="TRUE" primaryLanding="TRUE" secondaryTakeoff="TRUE" secondaryLanding="TRUE" primaryPattern="LEFT" secondaryPattern="LEFT" primaryMarkingBias="0.0" secondaryMarkingBias="0.0" groundMerging="TRUE" excludeVegetationAround="TRUE" >
 <Markings alternateThreshold="FALSE" alternateTouchdown="FALSE" alternateFixedDistance="FALSE" alternatePrecision="TRUE" leadingZeroIdent="TRUE" noThresholdEndArrows="TRUE" edges="TRUE" threshold="TRUE" fixedDistance="TRUE" dashes="TRUE" ident="TRUE" primaryClosed="FALSE" secondaryClosed="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" precision="TRUE" edgePavement="TRUE" singleEnd="FALSE" primaryStol="FALSE" secondaryStol="FALSE" />
 <Lights center="HIGH" edge="HIGH" centerRed="TRUE" />
 <ApproachLights end="PRIMARY" system="ALSF2" strobes="15" reil="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" endLights="TRUE" />
 <ApproachLights end="SECONDARY" system="ALSF2" strobes="15" reil="FALSE" touchdown="TRUE" endLights="TRUE" />
 <Vasi end="PRIMARY" type="PAPI4" side="LEFT" biasX="174.00F" biasZ="4536.64F" spacing="300.0F" pitch="3.00" />
 <Vasi end="SECONDARY" type="PAPI4" side="LEFT" biasX="174.00F" biasZ="4415.98F" spacing="300.0F" pitch="3.00" />
 </Runway>
 <Start number="15" designator="LEFT" lat="29.24082570" lon="47.98360645" alt="160F" heading="155.01712" type="RUNWAY" />
 <Start number="33" designator="RIGHT" lat="29.21301040" lon="47.99837690" alt="204F" heading="335.02457" type="RUNWAY" />
 <Start number="15" designator="RIGHT" lat="29.24011471" lon="47.96173735" alt="133F" heading="155.00212" type="RUNWAY" />
 <Start number="33" designator="LEFT" lat="29.21311348" lon="47.97608528" alt="169F" heading="335.00934" type="RUNWAY" />
 </Airport>
 </FSData>

I assume there is a bug in the validation. The fspackagetool looks only at the “number” attribute but not at the “designator”; therefore, the message has the duplicate “START” tag.

You see the same error message in this posting (last line of the posted error screenshot - that´s due the double number NORTH:

Syntax error start type helipad

Version: 1.0.88.0 Frequency: Consistently Severity: Low Bug description: Enum inputs as documented in the SDK are not accepted anymore: [image] Original code within airport in XML: [image] SDK documentation still mentioning this as a valid input: https://docs.flightsimulator.com/msfs2024/html/5_Content_Configuration/Environment/Airports_And_Facilities/Airport_XML_Properties.htm#Start

Please let me know if I have done something wrong. Thank you!

Cheers,
Richard

[FlyingRaccoon]

Hello @NAVData

We have a regression on the handling of <Start> elements for runways.
For runways, our own workflow only relies on <RunwayStart> elements instead.
(This is a bit confusing, we’ll add notes in the documentation)
We will fix that regression but feel free to switch to RunwayStart as a workaround.

Regards,
Sylvain

[FlyingRaccoon]

Hello @NAVData

This should no longer be an issue with Sim Update 1

Regards,
Sylvain

[NAVData]

Hi Sylvain,
I can confirm it - issue solved with SU1.

Thank you very much
Richard

[system]

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