f.a.o TonyC

[Fall_guy 1]

Hi Tony,Do you happen to know....... if I can access a .pyc file. I can access a .py file no problem, but I'm not sure about a .pyc.I'm suspecting that the .pyc may be coded and you can only open .py files.Thank again for your helpJohn

[Guest HeliFLYer]

Hi John,pyc is the compiled version of a py file.Everytime FLY!2 is started Python looks into the folder modulesscriptsglobals (where you have to put your *.py scripts in) and compiles the py-script if a) no pyc exists :( a change in the py is detected.Most of the developers give only the pyc with their work (corduan, lfhu ..) because they want to hide their know-how.But if you want to find some samples, have a look into - fly2sdksamplesscriptsskyswap.py (Rich Harvey)- fly2howtofly2scriptingdocumentation.pdf (275 pages!), I learned a lot of it- fly2adventurestakingchances.py- ...............takingchances2.py- ...............takingchances3.py- there is also another script "lesson1.py", you might do a search for it in the FLY! folderThese scripts are very important samples if you really want to code with Python and FLY!. You should try to understand them.I would advice you to start with very simple tasks, here one example I made for me. As FLY! does not simulate the very dangerous settling with power (Vortex state), I made a simple *.py script for me:-------------------------------------------------------------------from fly import *sfx = 0 def CheckVortex(): global sfx vrate = UserAltitudeRate() if vrate < -500.0: sfx = PlaySound("VortexWarn.WAV", TRUE) NoticeToUser("Vortex Ring State Possible",3.0) def Main(dt): global sfx if IsSimulating() == 1: if sfx <> 0: if IsSoundValid(sfx) == 0: sfx = 0 if sfx == 0: if AirspeedCheck(1, 15, 15) == 1: CheckVortex()-------------------------------------------------------------------If you want to try it, you must have any short soundfile in the sound folder called "VortexWarn.Wav" AND you must be slower than 15 knots and have a descendrate of more than 500 ft/min.Hope that helped a littleRegardsGeorg HeliFLYer EDDW

[Fall_guy 1]

Hi Georg,Thanks for taking the time to post that, it will be very helpful and thats a neat little script you've written.I've just started to read fly2scriptingdocumentation.pdf so hopefully I'll understand a little bit more shortly.Thanks again for your time and helpregards John