[SOLVED] I'm missing the Add-On button from my menu

[Valkiry]

Hi,

I have seen on multiply videos from fsx, that people have an Add-on tab on the menubar they can access. I never had that button/tab in my menu bar. Wat is the problem?

Ty





Step 1: Go to your exe.xml file (located: C:User/appdata/roaming/microsoft/FSX)
Step 2: Open exe.xml file.
Step 3: See if you got ezdok properly installed by seeing this
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>EZdok camera addon</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>C:\program files(x86)\EZCA\EZCA.exe</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

Step 4: If the pathway is correct > Addons tab should show in FSX.
If the pathway is incorrect > Change it too the correct one.

Thnx 2 > stemak and Kabacus

Enjoy flying!

[SteveFSX/P3D]

You are in windowed mode right?

If yes, then I suspect you have no add-ons of the type that show you that option on the menu bar. For example you don't have FSUIPC installed?

[Valkiry]

yes I am in windowed mode. I have Ezdok and Rex 4 installed. But I can't access Ezdok when there is no 'add-on' tab here is my dll

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>dll.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Object Placement Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Mission Creation Kit\object_placement.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>PMDG HUD interface</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_HUD_interface.dll</Path>
<DllStartName>module_init</DllStartName>
<DllStopName>module_deinit</DllStopName>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Traffic Toolbox</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Traffic Toolbox SDK\traffictoolbox.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon>
<Name>Visual Effects Tool</Name>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Path>..\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Environment Kit\Special Effects SDK\visualfxtool.dll</Path>
</Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

[SteveFSX/P3D]

Yes EZdok should create the add-on menu if installed correctly - Rex does not.

Have you had Ezdok running before, or is it a fresh install? .... I would guess it's not installed properly? .... did you run the configuration tool also?

Do you have the free version of FSUIPC installed?

[Kabacus]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Valkiry:

yes I am in windowed mode. I have Ezdok and Rex 4 installed. But I can't access Ezdok when there is no 'add-on' tab here is my dll

IIRC EZDok makes an entry in exe.xml not dll.xml. Mine is:

<Launch.Addon>
<Name>EZdok camera addon</Name>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Path>D:\FSXFiles\EZDok\EZCA\EZCA.exe</Path>
</Launch.Addon>

You may need to run the installer (and config tool) as Admin if you haven't already.

[Valkiry]

Yes, I installed Ezdok yesterday for the first time.
Don't know about fsuipc, do you need to install it seperatelly , or is it installed with FSX?

[Valkiry]

here is the exe file, hmm I didn't install ezdok on my C drive, I installed it on my E Drive. Is that the problem?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="Launch" version="1,0">
<Descr>Launch</Descr>
<Filename>EXE.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Launch.ManualLoad>True</Launch.ManualLoad>
<Launch.Addon>
<Disabled>True</Disabled>
<ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
<Name>Addon Application</Name>
<Path>C:\MyPath\Addon.exe</Path>
<CommandLine></CommandLine>
<NewConsole>True</NewConsole>
</Launch.Addon>
<Launch.Addon><Name>EZdok camera addon</Name><Disabled>False</Disabled><Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\EZCA\EZCA.exe</Path></Launch.Addon></SimBase.Document>

[Kabacus]

Make a copy of this file first (so you can revert back if needed) and yes, correct the path. Hopefully that will sort things for you.

[Valkiry]

Ok the problem is solved! That did the trick!
Just needed to change the path and now it works. Now I see the add-ons tab in my menubar.
Both of you guys, thank you very much for the help. Have a nice Sunday.

[SteveFSX/P3D]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Valkiry:

Yes, I installed Ezdok yesterday for the first time.
Don't know about fsuipc, do you need to install it seperatelly , or is it installed with FSX?

No you don't need FSUIPC ... it's just that it definitely creates an add-on menu - therefore showing for sure that EZdok is not installed properly, rather than a broken FSX.

As Kabacus has shown, the menu has not been created because the sim does not see Ezdok yet.

[SteveFSX/P3D]

Good stuff, I see you have it .... it's a great add-on once you set it up.

[Valkiry]

Yeah, Ive read many reviews about it. And seems that this is the best software for the best views in FSX. Apart from TrackIR I guess.