Hi Tue
Here a French Rocrail fan, still learning on XML
So you want to look into the Rocrail table named "bklist".
I am not sure what you are trying to do with it.

BKLIST CONTENT
Here is the simplest block record I have in my "PLAN"
<bk id="174" x="20" y="24" z="0" reserved="false" entering="false" managerid="" locid="VT_798_716" state="open" prev_id="174" desc="" len="350" offsetplus="0" offsetminus="0" departdelay="0" fifosize="0" randomrate="10" electrified="false" gomanual="true" acceptghost="false" acceptident="false" terminalstation="false" wait="true" road="false" allowchgdir="true" smallsymbol="true" extstop="false" allowbbt="false" bbtfix="0" mainline="false" sleeponclosed="false" freeblockonenter="false" allowaccessoncars="true" centertrain="false" commuter="yes" show="true" virtual="false" slaveblocks="" ttid="" signal="" wsignal="" signalR="" wsignalR="" statesignal="" blankatredsignal="false" openblocksignal="false" openblockid="" blankatredsignalR="false" openblocksignalR="false" openblockidR="" speed="cruise" exitspeed="cruise" stopspeed="mid" type="none" nonewaittype="" incline="0" waitmode="fixed" maxkmh="0" minwaittime="1" maxwaittime="30" waittime="1" mvscale="0" mvdistance="0" mvmph="false" evttimer="0" evttimer2="0" forceblocktimer="false" selectshortestblock="false" iid="" addr="0" port="0" td="false" tdV0="false" tdlinkblocks="false" typeperm="" class="" era="0" ori="north" masterid="" controlcode="" slavecode="" server="infw08D9735C" freeblockonenterplus="true" freeblockonentermin="true" secondnextblock4wait="false" mvrecord="false" polarisation="true" rearprotection="false" fifogap="0" codesen="" platform="" freeblockonenterroute="true" fifoids="" shunting="false" embeddedfbplus="false" embeddedfbmin="false" lenenter2in="0" radius="0" freeblockonentermaxlen="0" resetsignalonexit="false" noreduceonexit="false" waitside="0" reservedevents="false" prevlocId="VT_798_716" cleanstamp="0">
<fbevent id="fa174" action="enter2in" from="all" byroute="all" endpuls="false" use_timer2="false"/>
<fbevent id="fa174" action="enter2in" from="all-reverse" byroute="all-reverse" endpuls="false" use_timer2="false"/>
</bk>
It contains many elementary records: bk id is the name, the location in the plan x and y coordinates and the z represent the level (I have only one level) and so more variables such as which loco occupies it (locoid="VT_798_716"), is it an electrified section (electrified="false") so it is not, etc etc.

So now, How to create an XML program to read the table?
To answer this question I will use a sample program I did to explore another table called lklist Its location depends on your Rocrail configuration and for me it is in a file called locofile



The sample program I wrote explores the table and extract the following information:
- where is each loco? (In which block)
- so the answer can be "not found" then the loco is not on the layout
- it is in a block and depending which one, it is either "en route" or in a strorage track (a branch line, a shed track
- depending on the location, the headlight are turned on or off and so is the sound
- a further search is about decoders that are not for locos (fonction cars) so they may require a special configuration
- it prints the results on a trace in the left lower quadrant of rocrail
- you may adapt it for you by updating the pathnames of files and the lisy of blocks

Sample program
0 AK Licht on V4.zip (2kb) downloaded 14 time(s).

and to help you better understand what it reads, here is an extract of my locofile (only the 3 dirst locos
<plan>
<lclist>
<lc id="NS_2400" prev_id="NS_2400" desc="" remark="" len="0" catnr="" purchased="" runtime="363126" identifier="0" bus="0" addr="23" iid="MyMCS2" prot="M" protver="1" spcnt="128" fncnt="4" V_min="10" V_mid="50" V_max="100" V_Rmin="0" V_Rmid="0" V_Rmax="0" V_step="0" mass="0" V_mode="percent" placing="false" regulated="true" dirpause="0" dirchgspd="false" blockwaittime="10" evttimer="0" usescheduletime="false" commuter="false" trysamedir="false" tryoppositedir="false" engine="diesel" cargo="none" fn="true" consist="" image="3013.png" mode="stop" dir="true" V="0" resumeauto="false" blockid="" scidx="-1" destblockid="" V_hint="mid" show="true" secondnextblock="false" consist_lightsoff="false" fifotop="false" fx="0" prev_x="-1" prev_y="-1" prev_ori="west" shortid="" roadname="" number="" dectype="" docu="" imagenr="0" nrcars="0" value="" useshortid="false" mint="0" throttlenr="0" manually="false" secaddr="0" secspcnt="14" V_cru="80" V_maxsec="14" V_Rcru="0" restorefx="false" restorespeed="false" info4throttle="false" adjustaccel="false" maxload="0" accelmin="0" accelmax="0" maxwaittime="0" swaptimer="0" ent2incorr="100" priority="10" shortin="false" inatpre2in="false" usemanualroutes="false" useownwaittime="false" startupscid="" startuptourid="" check2in="false" usedepartdelay="true" freeblockonenter="false" v0onswap="false" era="0" class="" consist_syncfunmap="0" consist_syncfun="false" consist_synclights="false" usebbt="false" bbtsteps="10" bbtstartinterval="10" bbtmaxdiff="250" bbtcorrection="25" bbtusefromblock="false" restorefxalways="false" decelerate="0" reducespeedatenter="false" resetplacing="false" bbtkey="0" cmdDelay="0" Vmidpercent="30" Vmaxmin="20" Vmaxmax="255" Vmaxkmh="0" lookupschedulevirtual="false" trainlen="0" trainweight="0" rdate="1683125991" energypercentage="0" blockenterside="false" blockenterid="" modereason="" manual="false" mtime="0" active="true" waittime="0" scheduleid="" tourid="" train="" V_realkmh="0" lookupschedule="false" owner="" color="" home="" decfile="nmra-rp922.xml" weight="0" manuid="" oid="" KMH_min="0" KMH_mid="0" KMH_cru="0" KMH_max="0" KMH_Rmin="0" KMH_Rmid="0" KMH_Rcru="0" KMH_Rmax="0" Vmidset="true" minenergypercentage="0" routespeedatenter="false" generated="false" secondnextblock4wait="false" cvnrs="1,2,3,4,5,6,17,18,29" cmd="modify" signalaspect="" pause="false" uid="0" sid="0" shunting="false" standalone="false" scheduleinithour="0" screcord="false" throttleid="" modeevent="false" radius="0" nraxis="0" informall="false" KMH_Smin="0" KMH_Smid="0" KMH_Scru="0" KMH_Smax="0" V_Smin="0" V_Smid="0" V_Scru="0" V_Smax="0" minstep="0" maxstep="0" pwm="0" pwmcorrdiv="10" invdir="false" polarisation="true" accelcv="3" accelcvindex="0" vmaxcv="5" vmaxcvindex="0" vmidcv="6" vmidcvindex="0" camhost="" camport="8081" camtype="0" camfile="stream.mjpg" camskip="0" camoption="0" swapondir="false" decoupler="false" maxincline="0"/>
<lc id="VT_11.5" prev_id="VT_11.5" shortid="" roadname="DB" number="" desc="" dectype="" docu="" image="VT 11-5.png" imagenr="0" remark="" len="1509" nrcars="0" catnr="37605" purchased="2003" identifier="" show="true" useshortid="false" mint="40" throttlenr="0" bus="0" addr="70" iid="MyMCS2" prot="M" protver="1" spcnt="14" fncnt="4" V_min="12" V_mid="14" V_cru="85" V_max="90" V_Rmin="0" V_Rmid="0" V_Rcru="0" V_Rmax="0" V_step="0" mass="0" V_mode="percent" placing="true" regulated="true" restorefx="true" restorespeed="false" info4throttle="false" dirpause="0" adjustaccel="false" maxload="0" accelmin="0" accelmax="0" blockwaittime="2" evttimer="0" swaptimer="0" ent2incorr="100" priority="10" usescheduletime="false" commuter="false" shortin="false" inatpre2in="false" usemanualroutes="false" useownwaittime="false" startupscid="" startuptourid="" check2in="false" usedepartdelay="true" engine="diesel" cargo="none" secondnextblock="false" era="2" consist_syncfunmap="0" consist_lightsoff="false" consist_syncfun="false" consist="" usebbt="false" bbtsteps="10" bbtstartinterval="10" bbtmaxdiff="250" bbtcorrection="25" bbtusefromblock="true" V="0" fx="3" fn="true" runtime="292969" dir="true" server="infw10186E04" blockenterside="false" mode="stop" resumeauto="false" manual="false" mtime="195763" active="true" scidx="-1" scheduleid="" train="" trainlen="1509" cmd="modify" V_realkmh="0" blockid="113" V_hint="cruise" destblockid="" V_maxkmh="0" prev_x="-1" prev_y="-1" prev_ori="west" trainweight="0" fifotop="false" secaddr="0" tourid="" value="" manually="false" secspcnt="14" V_maxsec="14" maxwaittime="180" freeblockonenter="false" v0onswap="false" class="" consist_synclights="false" modereason="" restorefxalways="false" decelerate="0" reducespeedatenter="false" bbtkey="0" blockenterid="" resetplacing="false" cmdDelay="0" Vmidpercent="30" Vmaxmin="20" Vmaxmax="255" Vmaxkmh="0" lookupschedulevirtual="false" waittime="18" home="" KMH_min="0" KMH_mid="0" KMH_cru="0" KMH_max="0" KMH_Rmin="0" KMH_Rmid="0" KMH_Rcru="0" KMH_Rmax="0" Vmidset="true" lookupschedule="false" rdate="1708013313" energypercentage="0" owner="" color="" decfile="nmra-rp922.xml" minenergypercentage="0" routespeedatenter="false" secondnextblock4wait="false" cvnrs="1,2,3,4,5,6,17,18,29" signalaspect="" mdate="1524302690" weight="0" manuid="" oid="" generated="false" scheduleinithour="0" nraxis="0" pause="false" uid="0" sid="0" shunting="false" standalone="false" radius="0" informall="false" KMH_Smin="0" KMH_Smid="0" KMH_Scru="0" KMH_Smax="0" V_Smin="0" V_Smid="0" V_Scru="0" V_Smax="0" polarisation="true" accelcv="3" accelcvindex="0" vmaxcv="5" vmaxcvindex="0" vmidcv="6" vmidcvindex="0" camhost="" camport="8081" swapondir="false" invdir="false" camtype="0" camfile="stream.mjpg" camskip="0" screcord="false" modeevent="true" minstep="0" maxstep="0" pwm="0" throttleid="" pwmcorrdiv="10" camoption="0" decoupler="false" controlcode="" slavecode="" gotoblockid="" arrivetime="1706970873" modeblock="113" actor="user" wheeldiameter="13.000000" wheelbase="0" maxincline="0" sernr="" coupler="" forcepriority="false" commuterblocks="" waitallblocks="false" waitallblocksalt="false" routestack="false" stoponfailgoto="false" directgoto="false" engineFxType="" engineFxNr="0" sbt_decelerate="0" sbt_interval="0" bat_accelerate="0" bat_interval="0">
<fundef fn="1" text="Sound" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="2" text="Innenlichr" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="3" text="Horn" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="4" text="Last" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="0" text="Licht" timer="0" icon="" iconnr="0"/>
</lc>
<lc id="BR_50_981" prev_id="BR_50_981" shortid="" roadname="DB" number="29640A" desc="" dectype="" docu="" image="BR 50 TK Vf.png" imagenr="0" remark="" len="263" nrcars="0" catnr="29640" purchased="" identifier="" show="true" useshortid="false" mint="40" throttlenr="0" bus="0" addr="19" iid="MyMCS2" prot="F" protver="1" spcnt="126" fncnt="10" V_min="35" V_mid="39" V_cru="80" V_max="80" V_Rmin="10" V_Rmid="30" V_Rcru="80" V_Rmax="80" V_step="0" mass="0" V_mode="percent" placing="true" regulated="true" restorefx="true" restorespeed="false" info4throttle="false" dirpause="0" adjustaccel="false" maxload="0" accelmin="0" accelmax="0" blockwaittime="2" evttimer="0" swaptimer="0" ent2incorr="100" priority="10" usescheduletime="false" commuter="false" shortin="false" inatpre2in="false" usemanualroutes="false" useownwaittime="false" startupscid="" startuptourid="" check2in="false" usedepartdelay="true" engine="steam" cargo="none" secondnextblock="false" era="2" consist_syncfunmap="0" consist_lightsoff="false" consist_syncfun="false" consist="" usebbt="false" bbtsteps="10" bbtstartinterval="10" bbtmaxdiff="250" bbtcorrection="25" bbtusefromblock="true" V="0" fx="8194" fn="true" runtime="386483" dir="true" server="infw133230C4" blockenterside="false" mode="stop" resumeauto="false" manual="false" mtime="372764" active="true" scidx="-1" scheduleid="" train="BR 50 zug" trainlen="1255" blockid="146" V_hint="mid" V_realkmh="0" destblockid="" V_maxkmh="0" cmd="velocity" prev_x="-1" prev_y="-1" prev_ori="west" fifotop="false" secaddr="0" tourid="" trainweight="0" value="" manually="false" secspcnt="14" V_maxsec="14" maxwaittime="180" freeblockonenter="false" v0onswap="false" class="" consist_synclights="false" modereason="" restorefxalways="false" decelerate="0" reducespeedatenter="false" bbtkey="0" blockenterid="" cmdDelay="0" Vmidpercent="30" Vmaxmin="20" Vmaxmax="255" Vmaxkmh="0" resetplacing="false" lookupschedulevirtual="false" waittime="0" home="" KMH_min="0" KMH_mid="0" KMH_cru="0" KMH_max="0" KMH_Rmin="0" KMH_Rmid="0" KMH_Rcru="0" KMH_Rmax="0" Vmidset="true" lookupschedule="false" controlcode="" slavecode="" rdate="1706974079" routespeedatenter="false" energypercentage="0" mdate="1682260244" owner="" color="" decfile="nmra-rp922.xml" minenergypercentage="0" secondnextblock4wait="false" cvnrs="1,2,3,4,5,6,17,18,29" signalaspect="" weight="0" manuid="" oid="" generated="false" scheduleinithour="0" nraxis="0" pause="false" uid="0" sid="0" shunting="false" standalone="false" radius="0" informall="false" KMH_Smin="0" KMH_Smid="0" KMH_Scru="0" KMH_Smax="0" V_Smin="0" V_Smid="0" V_Scru="0" V_Smax="0" invdir="false" polarisation="true" accelcv="3" accelcvindex="0" vmaxcv="5" vmaxcvindex="0" vmidcv="6" vmidcvindex="0" camhost="" camport="8081" camtype="0" camfile="stream.mjpg" camskip="0" swapondir="false" minstep="0" maxstep="0" screcord="false" modeevent="false" throttleid="" pwm="0" pwmcorrdiv="10" camoption="0" decoupler="false" gotoblockid="" arrivetime="1706974535" modeblock="146" wheeldiameter="13.000000" wheelbase="0" maxincline="0" forcepriority="false" waitallblocks="false" waitallblocksalt="false" routestack="false" sbt_decelerate="0" sbt_interval="0" bat_accelerate="0" bat_interval="0" actor="user">
<fundef fn="0" text="Licht" timer="0" icon="" iconnr="0"/>
<fundef fn="1" text="Dampf" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="2" text="Sound" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="3" text="Pfeife" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="4" text="Last" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0" iconnr="0" pushbutton="false" onpos="0" offpos="0" ledaddr="0" ledcount="0" ledbrightness="100"/>
<fundef fn="5" text="Bremse Lärm" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0"/>
<fundef fn="6" text="Telex" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0"/>
<fundef fn="7" text="Rangier Pfeife" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0"/>
<fundef fn="8" text="Kohle Schaufln" sound="" icon="" timer="0" addr="0" mappedfn="0"/>
<fundef fn="10" text="F10 Sound" iconnr="5" pushbutton="false" code="10759"/>
</lc>

I hope all this helps
Note: it is not ass complicated as it looks
Cheers
Jean

Hi Tue,

I don't quite understand this either, but looking at https://wiki.rocrail.net/rocrail...crail/wrapper-en.html#fn reveals that attributes "f0" ... "f32" are booleans whereas "fnchanged" is an integer, perhaps used for indexing. One would need to look at the actual code of Rocrail so see why this approach is convenient.

Hi Tue
I think you may get things very complicated.
- to turn ON or OFF a fonction on a loco, you need only an ACTION.
Here is an example to turn a fonction (F0)

The field Kennung is left blank or include the loco's name

In a XML program, to furn the fonction of a loco you will write
<fn id="BR_01_138" fnchanged="3" f3="true"/>
- Where BR_01_138 is the loco's name
- Where fnchanged="3" f3="true" means that fonction 3 of that loco is activated

In XML, the query fonction is to READ a variable (in a Rocrail table)
Example
<foreach table="lclist" >
<query vr="vr_SBFLZtmp" table="lclist" id="%oid%" get="blockid"/>
<query vr="vr_engine" table="lclist" id="%oid%" get="engine"/>
- where the table being red is lclist (list of locos in Rocrail
- where <query vr="vr_SBFLZtmp" table="lclist" id="%oid%" get="blockid"/> extracts blockid (in which block is the block where the loco in question is located and %oid% is the variable to point on a specific element ofg the table
- Where <query vr="vr_engine" table="lclist" id="%oid%" get="engine"/> extract the engine type of the loco (steam, diesel or electric

Cheers
Jean

Hi Tue
Of course it will work as it works for me
Here is a sample programme activated from a block when the IN condition is reached and when a specific loco is there (there is a CONDITION loco xx is there).
- Then Rocrail's order to stop (at the IN) is contradicted by an order to continue at a slow speed until another sensor is reached
- then the loco is stopped (it was in go, in aquarium mode).
- then the loco is reversed and stops when the extra sensor is free again
- then the uncoupler is activated and the loco is stopped
- then the loco is set in the same direction Rocrail left it
- and last a schedule is invoked so that a schedule takes over and leads the loco to the turntable

Here is a video of the action


and below is the xml programme (specific to each loco (because speed, length are specific to it)
Cheers
Jean

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xmlscript>

<!------------------->
<!---Program Start -->
<!------------------->

<!---Lok bis fc98 vorwaerts langsam -->
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" V="45" dir="true"/>
<sleep time="400"/>
<!---Lok ohne last -->
<fn id="241_A_65_SNCF" fnchanged="4" f4="true"/>

<!---Warten bis fc98 besetzt ist -->
<while state="fb fc98 = off" max="200">
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" V="45" dir="true"/>
<sleep time="50"/>
</while>
<sleep time="10"/>

<!---Lok Halten -->
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" V="0"/>

<!---Loc in Manualmodus -->
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" cmd="stop"/>
<sleep time="1000"/>

<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" cmd="swap"/>

<!---Entkuppeln versuch #1 -->
<sw id="98EK" cmd="straight"/>
<sleep time="350"/>

<!---Entkuppeln versuch #2 -->
<sw id="98EK" cmd="straight"/>

<!---Lok Halten -->
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" V="0"/>
<!---Lok ohne Last -->
<fn id="241_A_65_SNCF" fnchanged="4" f4="true"/>

<sleep time="500"/>
<!---Zug verlassen -->
<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" cmd="releasetrain"/>

<lc id="241_A_65_SNCF" cmd="swap"/>

<!---Lok mit Last -->
<fn id="241_A_65_SNCF" fnchanged="4" f4="false"/>

<actionctrl id="Start Lok swap 98 Ank.Phase 1" cmd="on"/>
<sleep time="200"/>
<actionctrl id="Start Lok swap 98 Ank.Phase 1" cmd="off"/>

</xmlscript>