fuzzy11 wrote on Dec 26^th, 2013 at 12:20pm:

Mark, Thanks, I tried rfinder for say KJFK to EGLL.  It created a good enough FP and I  modified it in notepad to FSX format (comparing to an existing FP that FSX generated JFK to EGLL via Alasak!).  Then in CDU I tried to load it, but it doesn't do anything.  I have another FP that loads ok in CDU. So, I started deleting waypoints, like the oceanic ones: [flightplan] title=KJFK to EGLL description=KJFK, EGLL type = IFR routetype = 3 cruising_altitude=0 departure_id=KJFK, N40*  38.39 , W73*  46.74 , +000013.00 destination_id=EGLL, N51*  28.65 , W0*  27.68 , +000080.00 departure_name=New_York_John_F_Kennedy_Intl destination_name=Heathrow waypoint.0=KJFK,A, N40* 38.39,  W73*  46.74, +000000.00, waypoint.1=PUT, I, N41* 57.19,  W071* 50.38, +000000.00, waypoint.2=BOS,A,N42* 21.26,  W070* 59.22, +000000.00, waypoint.3=SCUPP, I, N42* 36.11,  W070* 13.49, +000000.00, waypoint.4=CANAL, I, N42* 40.08,  W070* 01.21, +000000.00, waypoint.5=TUSKY, I, N43* 33.54,  W067* 00.00, +000000.00, waypoint.6=COLOR, I, N46* 40.24,  W052* 30.50, +000000.00, waypoint.7=RONPO, I, N46* 52.38,  W051* 00.00, +000000.00, waypoint.12=MALOT, I, N53* 00.00,  W015* 00.00, +000000.00, waypoint.13=GISTI, I, N53* 00.00,  W014* 00.00, +000000.00, waypoint.14=SLANY, I, N52* 09.31,  W005* 50.32, +000000.00, waypoint.15=STU, I, N51* 59.40,  W005* 02.24, +000000.00, waypoint.16=DIKAS, I, N51* 46.37,  W003* 15.33, +000000.00, waypoint.17=GAVGO, I, N51* 33.50,  W001* 42.36, +000000.00, waypoint.18=KENET, I, N51* 31.14,  W001* 27.18, +000000.00, waypoint.19=EGLL,A,N51* 28.39,  W000* 27.41, +000000.00, Still no luck with that. I also tried a simroutes.com FP in FSX format, but CDU won't load that either.   I lastly tried entering FP manually, it seems my nav files might be nonexistent as I tried JFK, MERIT, HFD, PUT, BOS-all which should exist.   I broke down and bought the latest navigraph...works now.

The format you used above, is the FS9 .PLN format, not the FSX .PLN format. This is the FSX format:

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

<SimBase.Document Type="AceXML" version="1,0">
   <Descr>AceXML Document</Descr>
   <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
       <Title>KJFK to EGLL</Title>
       <FPType>IFR</FPType>
       <RouteType>VOR</RouteType>
       <CruisingAlt>37000</CruisingAlt>
       <DepartureID>KJFK</DepartureID>
       <DepartureLLA>N40° 38' 18.00",W73° 47' 40.00",+000010.00</DepartureLLA>
       <DestinationID>EGLL</DestinationID>
       <DestinationLLA>N51° 28' 39.00",W0° 27' 40.00",+000082.00</DestinationLLA>
       <Descr>KJFK, EGLL</Descr>
       <DeparturePosition>13R</DeparturePosition>
       <DepartureName>Kennedy Intl</DepartureName>
       <DestinationName>Heathrow</DestinationName>
       <AppVersion>
           <AppVersionMajor>10</AppVersionMajor>
           <AppVersionBuild>61472</AppVersionBuild>
       </AppVersion>
       <ATCWaypoint id="KJFK">
           <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N40° 38' 18.00",W73° 47' 40.00",+000010.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAOIdent>KJFK</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="PUT">
           <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N41° 57' 19.00",W71° 50' 38.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>PUT</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="BOS">
           <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N42° 21' 26.00",W70° 59' 22.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>BOS</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="SCUPP">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N42° 36' 11.00",W70° 13' 49.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>SCUPP</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="CANAL">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N42° 40' 8.00",W70° 1' 21.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>CANAL</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="TUSKY">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N43° 33' 53.00",W66° 59' 57.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>TUSKY</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="COLOR">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N46° 40' 23.00",W52° 30' 50.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>COLOR</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="RONPO">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N46° 52' 37.00",W51° 0' 0.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>RONPO</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="MALOT">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N53° 0' 0.00",W15° 0' 0.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>MALOT</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="GISTI">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N53° 0' 0.00",W14° 0' 0.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>GISTI</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="SLANY">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N52° 9' 31.00",W5° 50' 31.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>SLANY</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="STU">
           <ATCWaypointType>VOR</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N51° 59' 40.00",W5° 2' 24.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>STU</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="DIKAS">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N51° 46' 36.00",W3° 15' 33.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>DIKAS</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="GAVGO">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N51° 33' 49.00",W1° 42' 36.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>GAVGO</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="KENET">
           <ATCWaypointType>Intersection</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N51° 31' 14.00",W1° 27' 18.00",+000000.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAORegion>KK</ICAORegion>
               <ICAOIdent>KENET</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
       <ATCWaypoint id="EGLL">
           <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
           <WorldPosition>N51° 28' 39.00",W0° 27' 40.00",+000082.00</WorldPosition>
           <ICAO>
               <ICAOIdent>EGLL</ICAOIdent>
           </ICAO>
       </ATCWaypoint>
   </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>

As you can see, it is very different, and whereas FSX can read/load/use te FS9 PLN format, the CS 757 v4.x FMC/CDU only loads the FSX PLN format. That's why it didn't work. If you had loaded the plan/route manually, it will work (unless a waypoint is not listed in the FMC/CDU database). ;)