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MSFS20 Execute an external program from web assembly

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I wonder how to run en external program ( airplane configurator )
from inside the wasm sandbox
I know is a tricky work to make inside a sandbox, however any clues ?
Thanks in advance
Mario
 
You can't. The sandbox isolates you from the system. You have no access to anything to do with the system, only what the sandbox provides via it's API.
 
I agree with every words of WarpD.
And current MSFS wasm gauge API doesn't give you opportunity to start external process and communicate with existing process in any way, except maybe SimConnect through MSFS as server.
My clue for configuration is via files that reside in directories where wasm module have read and write access. Your external program can read and write that configurations if it's in Community folder before and after you run your airplane.
I hardly can imagine what configurations for airplanes can be used except fuel, payload, model visual or aerodynamic variant, livery and registration number that all can be made using commonly UI. If you need to change some rare made configurations as flight director icon on PFD or colors of some GUI elements of MFD with nifty GUI and forms, try to make digital flight bag display as tablet in cockpit or fake page for multifunction display as wasm gauge and change configuration files using available capabilities.
 
Hello,
thanks for answer, i have already written a configurator as a MSFS SimConnect client that runs as an external program, i wonder to run it using a wasm module, waiting for MSFS add-on menu that is no available yet.
A configurator can be used to shows/load differents payloads (ie: tanks, weapons, flare dispensers,etc..) based on stations weight, for instance, this can't be done easily using the UI.
/Mario
 
Well, at this point in time... they're not going to allow you to load an external application. I don't know if they'll ever allow any form of external app/internal UI support.
 
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