Fsbuild-2 Flight Planner

I am using FSBuild 2.3.7.6.2, Build 239. I am using Vista Enterprise 64. I have read the user guide, watched the video, and read the posts about the message "unable to create FS2000 file C:\users\Lynn A Fisher\Documents\Flight Simulator files\KIND-KORD.PLN." I can save the PMDG flight plans to the correct PMDG flight plans folder. I have gone to Options, Export Directories, FS Home is on the top line and the path is D:\Program Files (X86)\Microsoft Flight SimulatorX, Settings and press the SAVE CONFIG OPTIONS button. Then exit out of FSBuild. I open FSBuild, open export to, tick FS2004/FSX and put the origination and destination locations in, auto-generate, build and it should put the .pln into the proper file, but I get the dreaded message. I have tried to open FSBuild by right clicking on the icon and selecting to run as administrator with no success. I have UAC turned off. Please help me with this situation.

Thanks,
Lynn Fisher

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Lynn Fisher
i7 965 Extreme overclocked to 4.0Ghz, EVGA E758-A1 Intel X58 ATX, CORSAIR 6GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB, Vista Enterprise 64-bit, FSX Acceleration

Lynn,

I am using FSBuild 2.3.7.6.2, Build 239.
** OK

I am using Vista Enterprise 64. I have read the user guide, watched the video
** Have you used FSBuild OK for some time and then the failure or are you a new user?

, and read the posts about the message "unable to create FS2000 file C:\users\Lynn A Fisher\Documents\Flight Simulator files\KIND-KORD.PLN.
** Is this the message you get? It shuold say 2004.


" I can save the PMDG flight plans to the correct PMDG flight plans folder.
** Good.

I have gone to Options, Export Directories, FS Home is on the top line and the path is D:\Program Files (X86)\Microsoft Flight SimulatorX, Settings and press the SAVE CONFIG OPTIONS button.

** "Program Files (X86)" can cause (permissions,etc) problems with all programs.
I use C:\FSX

Then exit out of FSBuild.
**correct

I open FSBuild, open export to, tick FS2004/FSX and put the origination and destination locations in, auto-generate, build and it should put the .pln into the proper file, but I get the dreaded message.
** Do a screenshot of the Results window and post it here

I have tried to open FSBuild by right clicking on the icon and selecting to run as administrator with no success.
** What do you mean ,,,, doed FSBuild even start?

I have UAC turned off. Please help me with this situation.
** OK

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Vaughan

** Have you used FSBuild OK for some time and then the failure or are you a new user?

I have had FSBuild since 2008. I tried it but used it rarely. This is the first time I have tried to use it since probably late 2008 and the 1st time with Vista, FSX.

** Is this the message you get? It should say 2004.


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** "Program Files (X86)" can cause (permissions,etc) problems with all programs.
I use C:\FSX

I have used the program files (x86) for a long time and no problems with any other FSX programs. Does the FSBuild have to be in the same folder as FSX? Can I just create an D:\FSBuilder\ folder and assign in the options FSHOME D:\program files (x86)\Microsoft FlightsimulatorX? I will try this. To me, it seems that if I can put the flight plan in the PMDG folder it is not a permissions problem.

** What do you mean ,,,, doed FSBuild even start?

When I right click the icon of FSBuild it starts, it just doesn't make any difference.

Thanks,
Lynn

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Lynn Fisher
i7 965 Extreme overclocked to 4.0Ghz, EVGA E758-A1 Intel X58 ATX, CORSAIR 6GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB, Vista Enterprise 64-bit, FSX Acceleration

Lynn,

What is you HOME path (Options Export_Directories // first line)?

Mine exports to FSX yours just says FS.
Yours: Documents\Flight Simulator files
Mine: Documents\Flight Simulator X files

What is the path to where your FSX.exe is installed?
That path should be in FSBuilds HOME line (and saved as before).

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Vaughan

My HOME path (Options Export_Directories // first line) is:

That is the correct path to my FSX program folder.

Computer
Data (D:)
Program Files (x86)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
And after clicking on Microsoft Flight Simulator X in the main folder is: fsx.exe

Thanks,
Lynn

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I just saw that the file name in the error msg is "Flight Simulator Files" not "Flight Simulator X Files" which is the correct file name for the flight plan folder. Where in the FSBuilder program can I change the folder name of the stored FSX flightplans that it wants to write to in order to match the correct folder name?

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Lynn Fisher
i7 965 Extreme overclocked to 4.0Ghz, EVGA E758-A1 Intel X58 ATX, CORSAIR 6GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB, Vista Enterprise 64-bit, FSX Acceleration

Lynn,

Your FSX.exe file is on your "D" drive.
So, FSBuild expects to find the path with .... "Flight Simulator X Files" / ?? or Flight Simulator Files folder (your system) on the "D" drive ... not "C".

Try creating the correct path/folder on the "D" drive for FSBuild and see if it exports ok.

PMDG etc are already on "D".

IMO, I would keep it all on "D".

Edit:
If your path is correct on C .. then FSBuild does not have "permission" to write the file there.

But you said permissions are not a problem on your PC ..correct?

On my system all is on drive "C".
So the above is what I would try .. and see as a quick test.

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Vaughan

Von,

If you look at the error msg the path is C\users\Lynn A Fisher\Documents\Flight Simulator files.
So I gave it what it what it wanted. I created a file in the C\users\Lynn A Fisher\Documents\Flight Simulator files and it found it and saved the plan.

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Thanks for all of your help. I would not have figured it out without your working with me. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Lynn

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Lynn Fisher
i7 965 Extreme overclocked to 4.0Ghz, EVGA E758-A1 Intel X58 ATX, CORSAIR 6GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600, EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB, Vista Enterprise 64-bit, FSX Acceleration

Lynn,

From the beginning I "assumed" :

C\users\Lynn A Fisher\Documents\Flight Simulator files
path / folders already existed ...


but fsbuild could not write the plan it created into that path/folder.

Thus a permissions problem ... so I assumed!

Glad you got it sorted.
Have a good well planned flight.

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Vaughan