xmlLoadFile returns false while syntax is correct?

[botanist]

Hmm, EVERY script works, they all use the same technique. But this one doesn't work, and I don't know why.

xmlLoadFile( "zones.xml" )

That will return false. But IT IS placed in the meta:

<config src="playerutils\zones.xml" type="client" />

While this one is returning true, and works:

xmlLoadFile( "vehicles.xml" )

<config src="playerutils\vehicles.xml" type="client" />

Both XML files are using the same syntax:

<root>
   <group type="Fruit">
       <food name="Strawberry" color="Red" />
       <food name="Banana" color="Yellow" />
   </group>
</root>

So, what the hack is the problem?

[50p]

<config src="playerutils\zones.xml" type="client" />
-----
<config src="playerutils/zones.xml" type="client" />

I do not recommend you using "\" in xml files. "/" works on Windows as good as on *nix servers. Also, you tell server/client there is a file in "playerutils/" folder but when you load it, you just load from the root folder.

[botanist]

Well, if I need to call the XML from the playerutils folder, how is it then ever possible that vehicles.xml does work? That's kinda strange to me.

And I tried placing the XML files in the root folder, but even then the zones.xml won't work, while vehicles.xml and all others does work

[50p]

It's not possible to load a file from a folder which you didn't specify in xmlLoadFile. Imagine having 2 files with the same name in the root folder and a subfolder. It's not logical that it'd load a file from folder with specifying only "filename.xml" as the file to load. Show your zones.xml file, it must be faulty if you can't load it.

[botanist]

impossible? I can screen it if you want But here is the zones.xml:

<root>
<group type="Airports">
	<tele name="Los Santos Airport" posX="1647" posY="-2237" posZ="155" />
	<tele name="Las Venturas Airport" posX="1266" posY="1324" posZ="12" />
	<tele name="San Fierro Airport" posX="-1362" posY="-247" posZ="14" />
</group>
<group type="Stuntified streets and cities">
	<tele name="Grove Street" posX="2495" posY="1690" posZ="14" />
	<tele name="San Fierro Building Jump" posX="-2210" posY="1252" posZ="87" />
</group>
</root>

[50p]

Yes, it's impossible. If you manage to load a file from a subfolder with just specifying "filename.xml" then it has to be an MTA bug which must be fixed as soon as possible! Since this is illogical.

The file looks fine. Have you tried getResourceConfig instead?

[botanist]

Thnx, getResourceConfig works. But wtf. I'm on a different PC now, I tried xmlLoadFile ("vehicles.xml") and that still works. And zones.xml still doesn't. BUT, xmlLoadFile ("playerutils/zones.xml") DOES work here, so maybe this all was a MTA or Win7 bug? It's strange, but it works.