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#: This can happen, unfortunately even for up to a few days. Check for responses from the server, e.g. with <code>ping fgcom.flightgear.org</code>. | #: This can happen, unfortunately even for up to a few days. Check for responses from the server, e.g. with <code>ping fgcom.flightgear.org</code>. | ||
# FGCom subprocess error | # FGCom subprocess error | ||
#: If the server is up (responding to ping), check for errors in the logged FGCom output files in the <code> | #: If the server is up (responding to ping), check for errors in the logged FGCom output files in the <code>OUTPUT</code> directory. | ||
# Port mess-up on your side | # Port mess-up on your side | ||
#: If you are running multiple instances of ATC-pie, make sure you have no more than one radio box on every port. To check what port a radio box is using, see its "on/off" button tooltip. You can change your FGCom settings from the system settings dialog. In any case, you should only choose available ports, not reserved by your operating system. Typically, ports from 16661 and counting up work fine. | #: If you are running multiple instances of ATC-pie, make sure you have no more than one radio box on every port. To check what port a radio box is using, see its "on/off" button tooltip. You can change your FGCom settings from the system settings dialog. In any case, you should only choose available ports, not reserved by your operating system. Typically, ports from 16661 and counting up work fine. | ||
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'''If you have a sector file''' of the ".sct" format used in VATSIM/IVAO, you should try to import it with the provided drawing extraction tool. It will extract most of the contents for the open location and current map range, including SID/STAR procedures, and translate them to ATC-pie's native drawing format. It is generally the best solution if you know your procedures are included. | '''If you have a sector file''' of the ".sct" format used in VATSIM/IVAO, you should try to import it with the provided drawing extraction tool. It will extract most of the contents for the open location and current map range, including SID/STAR procedures, and translate them to ATC-pie's native drawing format. It is generally the best solution if you know your procedures are included. | ||
# Run the "extract drawings from sector file" option (''System'' menu) and select the file to extract from. | # Run the "extract drawings from sector file" option (''System'' menu) and select the file to extract from. This generates the following files in the <code>OUTPUT</code> directory: | ||
#* <code>ICAO.lst.extract</code>, a menu file for the generated drawings; | #* <code>ICAO.lst.extract</code>, a menu file for the generated drawings; | ||
#* <code>bg-ICAO-*</code>, the extracted drawings in the native ATC-pie format; | #* <code>bg-ICAO-*</code>, the extracted drawings in the native ATC-pie format; | ||