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How to correctly use SimConnect in standalone application 1.0

This is an article and a demonstration program for programmers.

This article describes the correct way to create a Windows application that uses SimConnect functions as C++ classes. "The correct way" involves the creation of a multi-threaded application with the exchange events between the main and working threads and encapsulation of the client thread, functions and structures of the SimConnect library in C++ classes.

Paying attention to points of principle, the process of creation client application is described. Detailed comments are presents.

The executable file absents in the archive due to license restrictions. You can build it from the source code. There is a project for Visual Studio 2010 in attached archive.

The author will be grateful for the any feedback of any discussion.
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A huge Thank you to Alex Shag!!! This solution in C++ took a little debugging, but through debugging it, I also learned a lot about how the SimConnect works.

This is a great article, and on top of it all the example code is wonderful for learning.

There is not a lot to guide a newer C++ coder into the SimConnect realm... But Mr. Shag has done a great job.

Thanks thanks thanks.
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