Despite having used PFE for years now (FS9), I still don't seem to understand some of the nuances of how STARs work. When setting up SIDS and STARS I use the SIDS/STARS screen to enter runways and names of the procedures, and also the FP Adjustment screen to indicate the end of a SID and the beginning of a STAR. In the flight plan my first waypoint is the end of the SID, and I include the first waypoint of the STAR and then no further waypoints between that and the airport. The SIDS always seem to work fine. With the STARS, though, I never seem to get my "cleared to final via STAR" until way after the first waypoint in the STAR, usually when I'm fairly close to the airport. Is it possible to get clearance to fly the STAR when on reaching the first waypoint of the STAR? How?