SimConnect from beginning

[conver]

Hello guys...
I have idea to create some external app which will communicate with P3D using SimConnect and change variable values, however...
I'm tired of trying to run samples which comes with P3D v4 sdk witch are not working. So many error messages when trying to build a project...
So, please guys, lets start some kind of tutorial with this topic... which visual studio needs to be downloaded, how to setup it and make it work with a very, very simple code which will show "connected to P3D" on command prompt on successful connection.

Tnx

 

[Dave_W]

Included with the P3D SDK download is the Learning Center. Or available online here.

You should look closely at the SimConnect API information that is under the SDK part of the learning Center.

On the SimConnect API Overview page, in the SimConnect Projects section, the third paragraph says "To get started, learn about how to create either native or managed SimConnect applications:"

Clicking on the link for your type of project, C++ or Managed, will take you to the instructions that you need to follow that should get rid of the problems you are having now.

 

[conver]

Ok Dave, thank you for you response!
So... I have Visual Studio 2017 with NET Framework 4.7.2 installed.
Also I've downloaded P3D v4 SDK and installed it successfully .

Now everything should be running smooth but it's not like that.

When I open examples for SimConnect from SDK and click build/run, there are a million error messages.
So I downloaded project from GitHub for C# and SimConnect example and after adding a reference to .dll file like exposed in SDK Documentation, I'm getting this message:



Help?

 

[WarpD]

Ok, writing anything that utilizes SimConnect requires a good understanding of the nuances of the language being used (C++ or C#). This isn't beginner level software development, it's actually quite a bit higher than that. The error messages you receive are all based on your development environment configuration and location of files necessary for your project. You absolutely must understand what those messages you are getting mean.

I don't see these two lines in your code displayed:

using LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

 

[conver]

Hello WarpD

It's not my code, it's downloaded form GitHub, you didn't read... but anyway those two lines are present will show you in second screenshot, under Form1.cs...
However I "was" C++ hobby programmer 9 years ago, and will take me some time to get back. Especially new with NET framework.

First screenshot is my new project which will have only connect and disconnect button with label which will show connection status: connected or disconnected



This topic should be tutorial from beginning, getting basics ...

 

[WarpD]

I read where you got it, honestly not relevant in the discussion. Read the information contained in the following link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.badimageformatexception?view=netframework-4.7