FSX Joystick Input help.

[cheangjc]

I have tried editing the examples and cut & paste here and there but to no avil. Can someone help me spot the error and correct it for me? I am trying to capture, mask and output it to XML. Any help appreciated.

#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <strsafe.h>

#include "SimConnect.h"

int     quit = 0;
HANDLE  hSimConnect = NULL;
int     current = 1;
int sliderpercent = 0;


static enum GROUP_ID {
    INPUT_GROUP
};

static enum DATA_REQUEST_ID {
	REQUEST_APSTATE,
};

static enum INPUT_ID {
    INPUT_SLIDER,
	INPUT_Z
};

static enum EVENT_ID {
    EVENT_A,
 };
            
void CALLBACK MyDispatchProcJ(SIMCONNECT_RECV* pData, DWORD cbData, void *pContext)
{
    HRESULT hr;

    switch(pData->dwID)
    {
        case SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_EVENT:
        {
            SIMCONNECT_RECV_EVENT *evt = (SIMCONNECT_RECV_EVENT*)pData;
			            switch(evt->uEventID) 
						{
										case EVENT_A:
											(long)evt->dwData;
											sliderpercent = dwData;
											break;

										case PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_INITIALIZE:
											register_named_variable ( "FBWELEV99" );
											break;

										case PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_UPDATE:
											sliderpercent = check_named_variable ( "FBWELEV99" ) ;
											break;
					
					default:
                    break;
            }
            break;
        }


        case SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_QUIT:
        {
            quit = 1;
            break;
        }

        default:
            break;
    }
}





void testInput()
{
    HRESULT hr;

    if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "Joystick Input", NULL, 0, 0, 0)))
    {
        printf("\nConnected to Flight Simulator!");   
        
		// Set up a data definition for the throttle control

		


		// Set up some private events
		hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_A,"AXIS_AILERONS_SET");

		// Add all the private events to a notifcation group
		//hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, GROUP_0, EVENT_A);
        hr = SimConnect_AddClientEventToNotificationGroup(hSimConnect, INPUT_GROUP, EVENT_A,true);

		// Set a high priority for the group
        hr = SimConnect_SetNotificationGroupPriority(hSimConnect, INPUT_GROUP, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST_MASKABLE);
       
		// Turn all the joystick events off
        //hr = SimConnect_SetInputGroupState(hSimConnect,INPUT_GROUP,  SIMCONNECT_STATE_OFF);
 
 
        while( 0 == quit )
        {
            SimConnect_CallDispatch(hSimConnect, MyDispatchProcJ, NULL);
            Sleep(1);
        } 

        hr = SimConnect_Close(hSimConnect);
	}
}

int __cdecl _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    testInput();
	return 0;
}

1>------ Build started: Project: Joystick Input, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>  athr.cpp
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(57): error C2065: 'dwData' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(60): error C2065: 'PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_INITIALIZE' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(60): error C2051: case expression not constant
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(61): error C3861: 'register_named_variable': identifier not found
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(64): error C2065: 'PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_UPDATE' : undeclared identifier
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(64): error C2051: case expression not constant
1>d:\program files\microsoft games\microsoft flight simulator x sdk\sdk\core utilities kit\simconnect sdk\samples\joystick input\joystick input\athr.cpp(65): error C3861: 'check_named_variable': identifier not found

 

[ddawson]

As a practical matter, if you want to send the output to XML variables, you are going to need to do it from a gauge or stand alone, in-process module.
The functions needed are defined in GAUGES.H and are placed in the gauge's/module's import table. This is why they are showing up in your code as undefined.
The macros PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_INITIALIZE and PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_UPDATE are relevant only to gauge callback functions.

Doug

 

[cheangjc]

As a practical matter, if you want to send the output to XML variables, you are going to need to do it from a gauge or stand alone, in-process module.
The functions needed are defined in GAUGES.H and are placed in the gauge's/module's import table. This is why they are showing up in your code as undefined.
The macros PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_INITIALIZE and PANEL_SERVICE_PRE_UPDATE are relevant only to gauge callback functions.

Doug

How do i make this code into a gauge? or is this not possible?

Regards,