Constantly update console using c++ (msfs2020 SimConnect)

[Quazzy]

I'm trying to constantly update the console number related to altitude. At the moment its a static number, and does not update while the plane is gaining, or loosing altitude. There is a comment near the bottom of the text referring to the prinf() that im using to send it to console(not sure what all was needed to be seen so I sent it all).

#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include "SimConnect.h"
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;




HANDLE hSimConnect = NULL;




enum DATA_DEFINE_ID
{
    DEFINITION_ID_AP,
};

enum DATA_REQUEST_ID
{
    REQUEST_AP_SETTINGS,
};

enum EVENT_ID
{
    EVENT_SET_AP_ALTITUDE,
};



struct DataRefs
{
    double altitude;
    double knots;
};



int main() {
    

        HRESULT hr;
        SIMCONNECT_RECV* pData = NULL;
        DWORD cbData = 0;
        bool bRequestProcessed = false;
        int SelectedAltitude = 0;
        SIMCONNECT_RECV_SIMOBJECT_DATA* pObjData = NULL;
        DataRefs* pDataRefs = NULL;


        if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "Client Event", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))) {
            printf("Connected to MSFS2020!\n");
        }
        else {



            /* string str = "42";

             int num2 = stoi(str);

             cout << num2;

             */

            printf("Failed to Connect to MSFS2020\n");

        }
        //simVars
        hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_ID_AP, "PLANE ALTITUDE", "Feet");
        //hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_ID_AP, "AIRSPEED TRUE", "Knots");

        // Check simVars
        hr = SimConnect_RequestDataOnSimObject(hSimConnect, REQUEST_AP_SETTINGS, DEFINITION_ID_AP, SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE);
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            printf("RequestDataOnSimObject for AutopilotData structure - error\n");
        }
        bRequestProcessed = false;
        while (!bRequestProcessed)
        {
            hr = SimConnect_GetNextDispatch(hSimConnect, &pData, &cbData);
            if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
            {

                pObjData = (SIMCONNECT_RECV_SIMOBJECT_DATA*)pData;
                pDataRefs = (DataRefs*)&pObjData->dwData;

                /* int altint;



                 altint = stoi (pDataRefs->altitude);



                 string str = "42";

                 int num2 = stoi(str);

                 cout << num2;
                 */


                 /*
                     printf("\rCurrent plane altitude: %.f feet", pDataRefs->altitude);
                     fflush(stdout);
                     */
                //This line of code is what im referring to
                printf("\rCurrent  altitude: %.f feet", pDataRefs->altitude);

                //printf("\rCurrent speed: %.f knots", pDataRefs->knots);
            }
        }

        // Close
        hr = SimConnect_Close(hSimConnect);

    return 0;
}

 

[Prepar3DGuy]

You requested to receive only once "SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE".
Look at SimConnect_PERIOD enumerator values.

 

[Quazzy]

You requested to receive only once "SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE".
Look at SimConnect_PERIOD enumerator values.

ahh obviously.. Thanks for the help. simply replacing SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE with SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SECOND fixed it. Thanks brother!