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on: May 6, 2012, 10:49

hello all, I am very new to sim connect i never used it before .from what i have read i understood that it is an interface that lets u connect to fsx or p3d like fsuipc . But couldnt find how/where i could install it or activate it. I would be very thankful for a brief step by step tutorial. The reason i need to use it now is to use a weather metar string to set the weather as p3d weather gui system doesnt work for user defined wx but only limited to themes available.

Please advise

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 6, 2012, 11:16

Microsoft ESP SimConnect Client is installed when you installed P3D.

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on: May 6, 2012, 11:39

Installed where? And is it simple to follow? , what do i need to install on client computers? Just p3d sdk?

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on: May 6, 2012, 11:39

Installed where? And is it simple to follow? , what do i need to install on client computers? Just p3d sdk?

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 6, 2012, 12:07

What application do you use for the weather other than the possibilities that P3D provides to you?

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on: May 6, 2012, 14:28

I dont use any wx app , used to have REX with fsx but dont want to use an external wx app as it might interfere with my Air simtech setup.

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 6, 2012, 15:35

There is a quit long winded, but good story @ http://www.prepar3d.com/forum-5/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=573.2
Pleas read and or else wait for update to come.

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on: May 6, 2012, 15:56

Yea. Read that. But isnt there a way to change the vis atkeast? Via simconnect?

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 6, 2012, 16:13

Change what?

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on: May 6, 2012, 18:17

Installing Simconnect is about 0.001% of what you need to learn.
Actally, make that 0.000000000001%

You wll also have to know a suitable language, like C++, to be able to program anything yourself with it.

Take a look ONLINE @ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526983.aspx

This will give you some idea what you are asking to be able to do.

Geoff

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 9, 2012, 15:41

janvaane: I meant changing the visibility of p3d
FSMP: thanks, I'm not really looking into hardcore programming but i need to tighten some knots that i have in the sim im building, some softwares i use need simconnect in order to connect to p3d and I am still facing problems having them connect, however I am succesful with widefs+fsuipc

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 9, 2012, 15:52

What knots in sim building....
Which software do you use that requires simconnect....

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 10, 2012, 07:18

Well now I need it for Ivao(Ivap) and for changing the weather through a metar string but i dont know if this is possible yet though I have read that some users did that.

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 10, 2012, 10:56

Did you work with iVap and FSX? If yes, just start the app. an ddo as before.

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Post Re: very new to sim connect please help
on: May 10, 2012, 18:01

no was only successful with FS9

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