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I have to admit that so far I haven't even looked at the SDK (since I didn't get to install FSX until yesterday). My primary development background is with Borland Delphi, however I'm in the process of moving towards C# (MS VisualStudio). When it comes to Delphi I know how to access MSFS via FSUIPC, however as of now SimConnect is brand new to me.Searching the net for SimCommect/C# I've seen mentioning of bugs and limitaions in the .Net implementation, and problems with C# that apparently should be easier to handle with C++ (I'd realy hate to use C++ over C#).Anyone to comment on the status of "SimConnect using C#". Is it working out of the box?, or will I need some wrapp…

Can anyone tell me how to activate reverse thrust from SimConnect?MRG

I am trying to get the Mission Creation Tool to work on my FSX Deluxe SP1/ /Vista machine. I have downloaded the SDK and find the simconnect dll in the correct folder. When I start FSX I receive the message:

Any one know if you can draw the trajectory of an a/c?

Hello,I'm having trouble finding a SimConnect event (or simulation variable) to help me perform the same operation, from my SimConnect client, as the "Esc" key, aka "End Flight". (This would normally return one to the main FSX dialog.) I've been able to "Exit", and to "Reset Flight", but not "End Flight". What am I missing? Or is it even possible??KimPS: In a desperate attempt for an alternative strategy, I wanted to try sending the "Esc" key to the appropriate FSX Window entity via SendMessage(), but no luck here neither. Does anyone know if one can get their tentacles into the FSX input event loop like this? I tried using Spy++ to find the appropriate Window, but failed…

Hi I am trying to control the gear in slew mode, I can move the gear lever no problem using GEAR_UP & GEAR_DOWN. But this does not appear to directly link to the actual gear. So I have tried settingGEAR POSITION:? GEAR LEFT POSITION, GEAR RIGHT POSITION ETC but without any success. Has anyone been able to extend/retract the gear through simconnect? Seems like a pretty common thing to do.Any help would be appreciated. Pulling my hair out on this one!

I posted this in FSX forum and FS Earth forum. I got some suggestions regarding changing the security level in explorer. I tried that, it did not work.I installed FS EARTH. It changed the DLL.XML file. When I ran FSX, I got a flash of a warning about "is this software safe to run?". I could not click on RUN. I tried that several times but did not succeed.This happened one other time with another software that I installed, with the same result.Anybody knows how to fix that? Like I said the PROMPT happens so fast I could not respond to it.Appreciate any help. Thanks.Abe

Hi, can simconnect do gps out so I can connect it to a program like Microsoft Streets&Trips or Delorme?Thanks,Gary

Hi , I would like to ask if using the fsuipc sdk, dll is the same for MSFS98 as it is for FS2002/2004 ?I wish to get the bank , and pitch (for a start) using the methodresult = fsuipc.FSUIPC_Read(dwOffset, dwSize, ref token, ref dwResult);Just for the moment 98 is the only sim software I have. I would like to try out some experimenting before I invest in either fs2004 or FSX.thanks.MM.Lps. Im wading through the docs and code, havent decided quite yet to dust off the 'old 98' and install.:")

I'm trying to get a serial device to interact with FSX in Slew Mode.The device can output x-y-z data as individual signed integers (upon request).I've gotten FSX to see the data by using the .Net 2.0 SerialPort class, but I don't see an easy way to use the data via SimConnect to enable the device to fly my plane around in Slew Mode.Any thoughts?

HiFirstly, I know very little about FSX and Simconnect.I work in development for British Airways in the UK and we are looking at using FSX in the airline for two things. First - Route briefings to familiarise crews with difficult or unfamiliar approaches. (These would be generated by FDR taken the specific a/c on a real approach)Second - Replay interesting flights. i.e. gear late deployed, runway excursions, go-arounds etc.Has anyone tried this before?Is this doable using FSX and Simconnect? I've seen queires posted here using setdata??? where lat,long,pitch,roll are set etc which could be a way to go?There are commercial packages that do this but they are very expens…

Hello,I wonder if anybody knows if it is possible to control alpha-blending of an individual add-on gauge or panel, through SimConnect. I have made a transparent panel showing some SimConnect client data. The panel is intended to be a "heads-up display", to be shown on top of all other FSX panels and scenery that might be present. I want the user to be able to adjust the panel's blending level, since some find it too prominent.I call this panel a "meta-panel", since it is not supposed to be aircraft specific, and this leads to my second question. Is there a way I can have this panel be available for all aircraft, without editing each aircraft's panel.cfg file? Currently, …

Anyone figured if you can select a specific view by name or GUID?ie. TAIL, TOP-DOWNI know you can cycle through the views but it seems long winded and you have to know the order of the view etc.Any help would be gratefully appreciated.Paul

Hi folks,I'm a real newbie when it comes to .bgl. For bad luck it's the only way for me, to obtain airport informations, like lat/lon of runways (or is there another?). (the new simconnect facilities feature doesn't give access to runway lat/lon too, for bad luck). My application must work for every airport, and using external tools like SDE is no solution, too. As I said: the only way is to use the .bgl files that ship with fsx.So, my C# application will have to read the APX*.bgl file to scan for that runway information. Exactly that is the problem: The .bgl looks like cryptic to me and I have no clue, how to make it in any way readable with C#. I can imagine, that there…

Hi AllIve looked through the SDK and theres no obvious way of changing the users aircraft type?Also can FSX be start and the initial setup screen be avoided? I'd know which aircraft I want and where to put it but I currently have to load fsx, select the required a/c click fly now and then take control with my client.It would be much slicker to simply use the client select a/c, airport, and load fsx, set the a/c and then start simulation at the desired airport.I think I get either use lat/long to go to the airport or generate a flightplan and then load it.Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have been introduced to SimConnect over the weekend and it's quite a learning curve. Only as a end user I hasten to add - not as a programmer!Could someone please explain the loading order when FSX is started. This is related to my GoFlight problem and I find it helps to have an understanding of what's going on. I'm guessing it's something like this...1. FSX EXE is launched.2. During the loading FSX executes the contents of EXE.XML. If a 3rd party program has created an entry in this file and it's not in the TRUSTED section of FSX.CFG the user is prompted whether they want to load that application. Assuming they choose Yes the 3rd party program is launched and an entry …

I've read thru the EULA and am curious what other people thought about using FSX and the SDK as part of a product at a commercial business. Like say for example Lockheed Martin wanted to use the product purely for its visuals and drive the simulation from an external source. Is this okay to do? If not, what steps need to be taken to make this possible, if it's possible at all?

Hi all,Yesterday I bought and installed Active Sky X (ASX). Up to then my GoFlight modules worked fine in FSX with the program GFDEVFSX launching without problem.After installing ASX on a networked laptop the GoFlight program initially displays this message...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/173904.jpg... and after pressing Yes is immediately followed by this message...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/173905.jpgASX runs fine so I am trying to establish why the GoFlight program fails to run. I'm no programming guru which is why I've turned to you guys here.Does anyone have any ideas as to what's causing the problem please? I've already written to GoFlight support but I…

Hi fellow simmers,I installed Simconnect and the Object Placement Tool for Mission creation today. After this install I experience some annoying behaviour: after pressing ALT to make the menu bar disappear the main menu does not reappear when I press ALT again. Both in window and in full screen mode. The only way to see the menu again is right mouse button --> uncheck hide menu bar, and I have to do this twice, because the first time it does not work.Have already deleted my fsx.cfg, removed Simconnect.ini and DLL.xml but there is no way to get back. Any other hints? Regards, Joachim

I've managed to completely break simconnect so that it won't now operate over my network. Simconnect works fine on my Server machine.I had an issue and thought to replace my version of simconnect.dll by deleting it and running the FSX Repair option. Shock horror when I discovered that all I had was the simconnect folder and dll for the SP1 file and not the earlier one.Is my best option to delete all the simconnect registry entries - uninstall FSX etc and reinstall please? My reason for asking is that have uninstalled FSX and removed all the 3rd party stuff, and reinstalled then SP1 - the original dll folder was not put into the C:WINDOWSWinSxS folder at all.Checking th…

Hi,Has anybody managed to get it to work with Dev-C++?I try to build the Open and Close example, it compiles OK, but the Linker complains with the following messages:undefined refrence to 'SimConnect_Open@24'undefined refrence to 'SimConnect_Close@4'while I have put SimConnect.lib in the project directory and have add it to the Linker command...?I thought it might be the COFF vs OMF problem, and tried the Borland version of the library, but that was no solution.Nicohttp://www.nicokaan.nl

I posted this on the fsdeveloper forums yesterday, but haven't really seen a response. Let me first give you a bit of background. I'm new to the development world of FSX and flight sims in general. I'm actually a web developer who is quite proficient at javascript, actionscript, etc. So object oriented programming is something I do everyday. I have been going down the road of creating a motion platform (3dof)and would like to create the control system in managed code (C#). I have already created some small applications based on the SDK examples that will grab the landing gear status and some location info (long, lat, altitude, pitch, bank) of the aircraft. Where I'm havin…

Has anyone played with the new Event IDs for freezing position that is new to the SDK as part of the service pack upgrade (SP1A)?First there are toggle events, and then set events for all 6 DOF variables (lat, lon, alt, pitch, roll, yaw). Not sure if you have to use both or not?But here's what I'm trying as a simple test to freeze lat and lon, but to no avail:/* setup */hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_TOGGLE, "FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_TOGGLE");hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP_KEYS, EVENT_FREEZE_LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_TOGGLE);/* action in callback */hr = SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent(h…

HelloAnybody know how to tell if the engine is failed using simconnect? I tried:SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_ENGINE_FAILED,"PARTIAL PANEL ENGINE","enum");But it doesn't seem to work. Also tried "PARTIAL PANEL ENGINE:1".It's weird because "PARTIAL PANEL ELECTRICAL","enum" seems to work.Ideas anyone?thanks

I'm trying to figure out if we have access thru the SDK to any positional data on lightning strikes.