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The SDK docs say you need - VC 2005 - 6 will not work.
"To build SimConnect add-ons, you must use Visual Studio 2005 or later, or Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition or later"
With Express you don't get MFC. But that should not stop you from building exe's or dll's. BTW 2005 Express should be a free download.
"To build SimConnect add-ons, you must use Visual Studio 2005 or later, or Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition or later"
With Express you don't get MFC. But that should not stop you from building exe's or dll's. BTW 2005 Express should be a free download.
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When in Rome....
If you are developing for MS stuff, you will find it is best to use their compiler.
Frankly, once you get use to Visual Studio, you won't want to use anything else anyway unless you are programming for Unix systems.
In addition to Visual Studio, I would highly recommend Visual Assist X by Whole Tomato. You can try it free for 3 days.
Patrick
If you are developing for MS stuff, you will find it is best to use their compiler.
Frankly, once you get use to Visual Studio, you won't want to use anything else anyway unless you are programming for Unix systems.
In addition to Visual Studio, I would highly recommend Visual Assist X by Whole Tomato. You can try it free for 3 days.
Patrick
I like to use open source stuff, but I must confess that I love the newer releases of Visual Studio and Visual C++. It was a great idea to release these "express" versions as freeware and not something I would expect from Microsoft.
BTW, I was able to get the code to compile in Visual C++ 9.0 Express no problem. Does anyone know why it won't compile in earlier versions? Perhaps SimConnect's API is using the .NET library?
BTW, I was able to get the code to compile in Visual C++ 9.0 Express no problem. Does anyone know why it won't compile in earlier versions? Perhaps SimConnect's API is using the .NET library?
I a was able to get the SimConnect samples to compile in VS.net 2003, or at least every sample I tried. The only thing I had to do was play a copy of the SimConnect lib into the project directory as it wouldn't link otherwise, whereas if their built under VC++ 2005 Express they seem to find it wherever is is.
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Si,
To get 2005 express to "find" your simconnect.lib and simconnt.h - you need to add the include (inc) and library (lib) directories.
right click on you project - properties - open the C/C++ tree and see:
Additional include directories
for .h files.
Press the three dots and browse to the SDK inc directory.
open up the Linker tree for the:
Additional Library directories
Press the three dots for the SDK lib directory.
MS omitted that Gem.
HTH
To get 2005 express to "find" your simconnect.lib and simconnt.h - you need to add the include (inc) and library (lib) directories.
right click on you project - properties - open the C/C++ tree and see:
Additional include directories
for .h files.
Press the three dots and browse to the SDK inc directory.
open up the Linker tree for the:
Additional Library directories
Press the three dots for the SDK lib directory.
MS omitted that Gem.
HTH
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It will work with Visual Studio .net (2003) as well. They just want you to use the newer ones. 
I do everything with C++ in VS.net and it works just fine. Other than the property boxes looking different than in the screenshots, the setup is the same and will still work.
I do everything with C++ in VS.net and it works just fine. Other than the property boxes looking different than in the screenshots, the setup is the same and will still work.