Error Reading Mission File after Update - already deleted MSBIN file

[Gambit21]

Working on 2 missions

The first one opened just fine after the update after deleting the msbin file before even trying for the first time.

The second mission did not - "Error Reading Mission"

 

Any suggestions?

[Crash_Gordon]

I had to edit the .mission file in a text editor to change CheckEntities entries for the complex triggers to CheckPlanes. Make a backup first as ymmv!

[Habu]

You have to do what Crash Gordon said. We talked about that in that post, i gave how to do it :

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/26501-complex-trigger-upcoming-changes/

Edited December 20, 2016 by Habu

[No601_Swallow]

I really recommend a good text editor like Notepad++. The find/replace functions like a charm. Even for a large complex mission, it takes seconds - actually less than a second! -  to just swap all those "CheckEntities" for "CheckPlanes". 

[Habu]

I really recommend a good text editor like Notepad++. The find/replace functions like a charm. Even for a large complex mission, it takes seconds - actually less than a second! -  to just swap all those "CheckEntities" for "CheckPlanes". 

I agree, and you can do it for several mission in one directory.

[Gambit21]

Thanks guys - missed the text editor bit in the announcement.

[Gambit21]

Fixed with Notepad++...verified I did it correctly, but that mission still fails to load after the update.

My work-around will be recreating it I guess unless someone else has another idea.

 

Edit - I have most of the groups saved, so I'm simply going to re-create the mission.

So no help needed, however if someone is still curious and want's to problem solve for grins, let

me know and I'll send you the mission. I don't want to post it on the forum though.

Edited December 20, 2016 by Gambit21

[Habu]

Did you delete the msnbin file, if not, that's the problem.

[Gambit21]

Yep, had already deleted it, and verified it wasn't present.

[Gambit21]

OK - might have found the problem but unsure how to solve it.

I used Monkey's firefight group in that mission, and I just tried to open it for use in a another mission

and I got an "error reading group" message, and the group would not import.

 

I did find the "check entities" entry and changed it to "checkplanes' but the group still would not import.

 

so maybe this group was the problem.

[Habu]

Be carreful, some group use complex triger (i have some), and you need to do the same search of check entities and replace it.

[WWGeezer]

Swallows instructions worked perfectly for me.

 

None of my missions would load even though I deleted the .msnbn file.  I downloaded Notepad++, opened the .mission file, Searched and Replaced the CheckEntities with CheckPlane and saved

 

Reloaded mission and worked fine

 

Thanks Swallow!

[Gambit21]

I did that swap and it still wouldn't open. I'll look at it again later. Deleted the msbin file too.

Edited December 22, 2016 by Gambit21

[Habu]

Gambit put your mission, i'll have a look quickly.

[Gambit21]

Out and about Habu - I'll send it to you later.

Thank you

[Habu]

Ok Gambit.

[Gambit21]

emailed  

[JimTM]

One suggestion: Check the mission file in a text editor like NotePad++ for an apostrophe in any MCU or object name and remove every instance of the apostrophe. For example, in a mission with a complex trigger, under MCU_TR_ComplexTrigger, I had ObjectName = "Jim's FW190" and when I removed the apostrophe, my mission loaded. This may apply to other punctuation marks in names too.

Edited December 27, 2016 by JimTM

[Gambit21]

Thanks Jim - but I think that will take me longer than rebuilding the mission.

I really hope that in the future they can make a small change like this without breaking missions.