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FSXA MapInputEventToClientEvent

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Hi guys

So im considering making a program where users can map their hardware directly to the aircraft im working on. Only problem is i have to save the settings in a text file. Now my question is how do i tell the difference between 1 joystick and another if the user has multiple hardware devices? The input definition is joystick:n:input[:i] where n is the joystick number starting from 0. I need to identify devices using their GUID. Any suggestions? Or is full out DirectInput the only way to go?

Thanks
JB
 
You can write a small configuration utility that will let the user specify which game controller is which, saving the results, including the GUIDs into a text file of your own design. Then you can avoid doing the whole thing with DirectInput, which would still require determining which controller was which...

Doug
 
Er...my question was how do i determine which device is joystick:0 and which one is joystick:1 etc....
 
Hi,

Ddawson suggested that you write a small utility. In this utility, a dialog will ask the user to move the elevator joystick (for instance). Just check the device that was moved and record the number in the config file. Do the same for other joysticks and you are done ... until somebody disconnects or reconnects something.

Patrick.
 
So DirectInput is necessary for using the Simconnect system?
 
Depending on what you want to achieve, you could try the simpler joystick functions from the Multimedia API. Although it's been superseded by DirectX is still works in Win7 64-bit. Simply add

Code: 
#include <mmsystem.h>
to your header file to use the functions.
 
Ok....im still finding myself a bit confused. Doesnt FSX have its own enumeration for this? Cuz thats what i really need to find. I want to make sure that my system stays in sync with FSX and simconnect.
 
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