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ICAO.Dat Error


Steve Derby 918431
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Steve Derby 918431
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I receive the ICAO.Dat - can't open file error when I try to connect. I adjusted my firewall and virus protecting and I still get the same error. Thought it might be related to something other than firewall and virus protecting software.

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Craig Moulton
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Ensure that your ICAO.dat file is located within the Squawkbox folder. Also, when opening a flight plan for SB, ensure that A) the Flight plan resides in the SB Folder also, or B) place a copy of ICAO.dat in the folder where you keep your SB flight plans.

Fly Safe! Have Fun!

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Lennart Vedin
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Additional.

 

Subject "14. Squawkbox critical error csl_icao.csv is missing then csl_icao.csv is missing." Troubleshooting at http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?p=2262#2262

 

Then please reply what fixed your problem.

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Lars Eiberger 881012
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I heared about that problem and the solution for it was that the Link to the squawkbox.exe was wrong or the people did not make a link to it, they made a copy. So try to start squawkbox.exe directly in the directory of squawkbox, if it works then, the problem should be an oincorrect link.

Lars Eiberger

 

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Steve Derby 918431
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If I use the shortcut, it wouldn't work, but if I clicked on the program link from the program files directory it works fine. Thank you.

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Robert Davit 922517
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Thank you gentlemen! Opening squawkbox from program files vs. shortcut did the trick. I'm up and running! Who do I make the check out too? Thanks again.

 

Bob

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Martin Georg 811874
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Hello,

 

you can start Squawkbox via a shortcut too, but you need to ensure that the Squawkbox directory is referenced in the shortcut in the field "run from" (I hope thats right, I don´t own an english windows version) box just below the link to the program itself.

best regards,

 

Martin Georg

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