Setting XML K vars from C

[dragonflightdesign 98]

After reading an old post of Bill's over on flightsim.com, I think this is correct for setting left flaps. However, I'm not that familiar with setting K vars from C (I usually just read them) but the _FLAPS_SET token variables in C are completely fubar. I'd be grateful if someone could cast an eye over this and tell me where the error is:

execute_calculator_code("(A:TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LEFT PERCENT,percent) (>K:TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LEFT PERCENT)", NULL, &return_value, NULL);

'percent' would contain the required position of the flaps.

[WarpD 824]

K: values are the ones in the Event ID lists under the String column.  You're trying to use a variable as an event.  While the variable you've chosen is writable... it is only writable via SimConnect.

[dragonflightdesign 98]

Thanks Ed. As ever, your help is really appreciated.

[dragonflightdesign 98]

Oh well. Looks like it's going to have to be a SimConnect command. The aircraft I'm working on doesn't have flap positions; you press a switch and an electric motor drives the flaps until you release the switch and there they stay - subject to maximum deflection of course!

Any idea which SimConnect method I need?

[WarpD 824]

Uh... method?

SimConnect_Open, SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition, SimConnect_SetDataOnSimObject at the bare minimum.

[dragonflightdesign 98]

Okay - I asked for that! However, you have confirmed that I was looking in the right place when reading the 'Input Data' example in the SDK. Not sure if 'Input Data' is the correct title as I'm not at home and don't have the SDK on this machine but it is the example that sends ctrl+shift+U to activate something-or-other.