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SDK SimConnect Variables - Source of Truth

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Does anyone know of any resource which is considered the best “Source of truth” for SimVars?
I’ve found multiple locations so far which contain SimVar info such as:
  • SimConnect Variable Index
  • SimConnect Variable Category pages
  • Programming API page listing Environment Variable SimVars
  • Release Notes mentioning new SimVars (not in documentation above)
  • SimVarWatcher code
All of these sources seem to have errors and/or inconsistencies so I was wondering if anyone knew of better sources of truth to discover these and reference their default units and how to use them.
Thanks!
 
Well, that means that the accuracy is a problem. It's work in progress and like so many other Microsoft projects, the left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing.
 
The small fact that the SDK is still not at v1.0 after four years should give you a clue as to the accuracy of any of those sources. All you (anyone) can do is to try it and if it fails and you are absolutely certain your code is correct, put it down to Asobo not implementing it or not implementing it correctly. My favourite foul-up in the SDK (can you have a favourite foul-up?) is in the WASM debugging section. It implies that once you have attached the debugger to the sim you never have to detach it to debug a new dll.
 
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