Duplicate entries in FSUIPC

crashcontinental · November 11, 2011

I seem to have a bunch of duplicate entires in my FSUIPC.ini (related to weather especially). Just wondering if;

a] I should get rid of them

b] What's the easiest way without loosing all of my controller assignments

c] How I stop them from occuring again (ie; what the heck did I do to cause them?!?)

[General]

History=Y4RTTRKM7HV3R0CDVJBVM

TCASid=Flight

TCASrange=0

TrafficScanPerFrame=10

AxisCalibration=No

CentredDialogue=No

ClearWeatherDynamics=Yes

OwnWeatherChanges=No

WeatherReadInterval=4

MoveBGLvariables=Yes

TimeForSelect=4

WeatherReadsFast=No

MainMenu=&Modules

SubMenu=&FSUIPC ...

WindSmoothing=No

AutoTaxiWind=No

PropTaxiWind=No

TimeSetMode=Partial

WhiteMessages=No

ThrottleSyncAll=No

GraduatedVisibility=No

LowerVisAltitude=0

UpperVisAltitude=10000

UpperVisibility=8000

GenerateCirrus=Yes

WindShearSharp=No

UpperWindGusts=No

ExtendMetarMaxVis=No

DisconnTrimForAP=No

ZeroElevForAPAlt=No

AutoClearWeather=Yes

ExtendTopWind=No

WindSmoothness=-5

SmoothPressure=Yes

PressureSmoothness=1

SmoothVisibility=No

VisibilitySmoothness=5

MaxSurfaceWind=0

WindLimitLevel=0

WindDiscardLevel=0

WindAjustAltitude=No

MinimumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibilityFewClouds=0

MaximumVisibility=0

OneCloudLayer=No

ThinClouds=No

ThinThunderClouds=No

CloudThinness=100

CloudThinness=1000

CloudTurbulence=Yes

CloudIcing=No

CloudIcing=Yes

WindTurbulence=No

WindTurbulence=Yes

SuppressAllGusts=No

ExternalOptionControl=Yes

AutoTuneADF=No

KeepFS98CloudCover=No

ShowPMcontrols=No

MagicBattery=Yes

RudderSpikeRemoval=No

ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No

AileronSpikeRemoval=No

ReversedElevatorTrim=No

TrapUserInterrupt=Yes

NavFreq50KHz=No

ClockSync=No

SmoothIAS=Yes

SetVisUpperAlt=No

VisUpperAltLimit=0

MaxIce=0

MaxIce=3

MinIce=0

WindSmoothing=Yes

WindSmoothAirborneOnly=No

LimitWindVariance=No

VisSmoothingDelay=0

VisSmoothAirborneOnly=No

TrafficControlDirect=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

SpoilerIncrement=512

ShortAircraftNameOk=No

FixWindows=No

FixControlAccel=No

CorrectVSsign=No

MouseWheelTrim=No

AxisInterceptIfDirect=No

StopAutoFuel=No

ZapSound=firework

ShowMultilineWindow=Yes

SuppressSingleline=No

SuppressMultilineFS=No

MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1

UpdatedByVersion=3980

UseProfiles=No

ThrottleSyncToggle=145,8

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000

MaximumVisibilityOvercast=0

MaximumVisibilityRainy=0

ThunderCloudThinness=10000

WindSmoothingDelay=0

SuppressCloudTurbulence=No

SuppressWindTurbulence=No

BrakeReleaseThreshold=75

DontResetAxes=No

JoystickTimeout=20

PollGFTQ6=Yes

BlankDisplays=No

Thanks,

Daniel

Pete Dowson · November 12, 2011

I seem to have a bunch of duplicate entires in my FSUIPC.ini (related to weather especially).

How did you manage that? The INI file is managed by Windows, not by FSUIPC, and it should be impossible for it to create more than one entry with the same parameter name in the same section.

Just wondering if; a] I should get rid of them

Well they won't do any harm, but I couldn't say whether Windows will pick the first or last of the duplicates, so it makes them ambiguous.

What's the easiest way without loosing all of my controller assignments

If it's only the entries in the General section, as shown, just delete the duplicates lines. Doesn't look that big a job. Here, I've sorted the parameters so you can see which ones to delete:

AileronSpikeRemoval=No
AutoClearWeather=Yes
AutoTaxiWind=No
AutoTuneADF=No
AxisCalibration=No
AxisInterceptIfDirect=No
BlankDisplays=No
BrakeReleaseThreshold=75
CentredDialogue=No
ClearWeatherDynamics=Yes
ClockSync=No
CloudIcing=No
CloudIcing=Yes
CloudThinness=100
CloudThinness=1000
CloudThinness=1000
CloudThinness=1000
CloudThinness=1000
CloudThinness=1000
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CorrectVSsign=No
DisconnTrimForAP=No
DontResetAxes=No
ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No
ExtendMetarMaxVis=No
ExtendTopWind=No
ExternalOptionControl=Yes
FixControlAccel=No
FixWindows=No
GenerateCirrus=Yes
GraduatedVisibility=No
History=Y4RTTRKM7HV3R0CDVJBVM
JoystickTimeout=20
KeepFS98CloudCover=No
LimitWindVariance=No
LowerVisAltitude=0
MagicBattery=Yes
MainMenu=&amp;Modules
MaxIce=0
MaxIce=3
MaxSurfaceWind=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibilityFewClouds=0
MaximumVisibilityOvercast=0
MaximumVisibilityRainy=0
MinIce=0
MinimumVisibility=0
MouseWheelTrim=No
MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1
MoveBGLvariables=Yes
NavFreq50KHz=No
OneCloudLayer=No
OwnWeatherChanges=No
PollGFTQ6=Yes
PressureSmoothness=1
PropTaxiWind=No
ReversedElevatorTrim=No
RudderSpikeRemoval=No
SetVisUpperAlt=No
ShortAircraftNameOk=No
ShowMultilineWindow=Yes
ShowPMcontrols=No
SmoothIAS=Yes
SmoothPressure=Yes
SmoothVisibility=No
SpoilerIncrement=512
StopAutoFuel=No
SubMenu=&amp;FSUIPC ...
SuppressAllGusts=No
SuppressCloudTurbulence=No
SuppressMultilineFS=No
SuppressSingleline=No
SuppressWindTurbulence=No
TCASid=Flight
TCASrange=0
ThinClouds=No
ThinThunderClouds=No
ThrottleSyncAll=No
ThrottleSyncToggle=145,8
ThunderCloudThinness=10000
TimeForSelect=4
TimeSetMode=Partial
TrafficControlDirect=Yes
TrafficScanPerFrame=10
TrapUserInterrupt=Yes
UpdatedByVersion=3980
UpperVisAltitude=10000
UpperVisibility=8000
UpperWindGusts=No
UseProfiles=No
VisSmoothAirborneOnly=No
VisSmoothingDelay=0
VisUpperAltLimit=0
VisibilitySmoothness=5
WeatherReadInterval=4
WeatherReadsFast=No
WhiteMessages=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000
WindDiscardLevel=0
WindLimitLevel=0
WindShearSharp=No
WindSmoothAirborneOnly=No
WindSmoothing=No
WindSmoothing=Yes
WindSmoothing=Yes
WindSmoothing=Yes
WindSmoothing=Yes
WindSmoothing=Yes
WindSmoothingDelay=0
WindSmoothness=-5
WindTurbulence=No
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
WindTurbulence=Yes
ZapSound=firework
ZeroElevForAPAlt=No

Assuming the first of each is the one you want (and here I'm not sure), here's the fixed list:

AileronSpikeRemoval=No
AutoClearWeather=Yes
AutoTaxiWind=No
AutoTuneADF=No
AxisCalibration=No
AxisInterceptIfDirect=No
BlankDisplays=No
BrakeReleaseThreshold=75
CentredDialogue=No
ClearWeatherDynamics=Yes
ClockSync=No
CloudIcing=No
CloudThinness=100
CloudTurbulence=Yes
CorrectVSsign=No
DisconnTrimForAP=No
DontResetAxes=No
ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No
ExtendMetarMaxVis=No
ExtendTopWind=No
ExternalOptionControl=Yes
FixControlAccel=No
FixWindows=No
GenerateCirrus=Yes
GraduatedVisibility=No
History=Y4RTTRKM7HV3R0CDVJBVM
JoystickTimeout=20
KeepFS98CloudCover=No
LimitWindVariance=No
LowerVisAltitude=0
MagicBattery=Yes
MainMenu=&amp;Modules
MaxIce=0
MaxSurfaceWind=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibilityFewClouds=0
MaximumVisibilityOvercast=0
MaximumVisibilityRainy=0
MinIce=0
MinimumVisibility=0
MouseWheelTrim=No
MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1
MoveBGLvariables=Yes
NavFreq50KHz=No
OneCloudLayer=No
OwnWeatherChanges=No
PollGFTQ6=Yes
PressureSmoothness=1
PropTaxiWind=No
ReversedElevatorTrim=No
RudderSpikeRemoval=No
SetVisUpperAlt=No
ShortAircraftNameOk=No
ShowMultilineWindow=Yes
ShowPMcontrols=No
SmoothIAS=Yes
SmoothPressure=Yes
SmoothVisibility=No
SpoilerIncrement=512
StopAutoFuel=No
SubMenu=&amp;FSUIPC ...
SuppressAllGusts=No
SuppressCloudTurbulence=No
SuppressMultilineFS=No
SuppressSingleline=No
SuppressWindTurbulence=No
TCASid=Flight
TCASrange=0
ThinClouds=No
ThinThunderClouds=No
ThrottleSyncAll=No
ThrottleSyncToggle=145,8
ThunderCloudThinness=10000
TimeForSelect=4
TimeSetMode=Partial
TrafficControlDirect=Yes
TrafficScanPerFrame=10
TrapUserInterrupt=Yes
UpdatedByVersion=3980
UpperVisAltitude=10000
UpperVisibility=8000
UpperWindGusts=No
UseProfiles=No
VisSmoothAirborneOnly=No
VisSmoothingDelay=0
VisUpperAltLimit=0
VisibilitySmoothness=5
WeatherReadInterval=4
WeatherReadsFast=No
WhiteMessages=No
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000
WindDiscardLevel=0
WindLimitLevel=0
WindShearSharp=No
WindSmoothAirborneOnly=No
WindSmoothing=No
WindSmoothingDelay=0
WindSmoothness=-5
WindTurbulence=No
ZapSound=firework
ZeroElevForAPAlt=No

Incidentally, it looks like you are using an old version of FSUIPC. The current versions are 3.998g and 4.745. I'd advise you to update.

c] How I stop them from occuring again (ie; what the heck did I do to cause them?!?)

No idea, sorry. Some sort of disk access glitch by Windows maybe? As I said, it should be impossible, so something evidently went wrong. But the saving of those parameters is done by Windows profile management, not file access in FSUIPC.

Since I've never seen it happen before (and this is over a 12 year history of FSUIPC, I doubt it will happen again -- unless it's a specific bug in your system of course, which seems unlikely. But update your FSUIPC please.

Regards

Pete

crashcontinental · November 12, 2011

Wow, thanks so much Peter! I'll update to the new FSUIPC and makes these changes, and see if it happens again. Cheers,

- Daniel Baker

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