FSUIPC Registration

[bongo52]

Peter,

I have used your product for years and now I have upgraded my computer to Windows XP and am having trouble loading FSUIPC with FS2002.

I have tried to register the product with the following information and nothing happens. The product does not show it sees the registration. the key has been pasted into the "Register an application program" window. Also Squawkbox was put in as the program name.

SquawkBox.exe

Product: "SquawkBox 2.3", Company: "None"

KEY = LWVQ 7I2V 9GPB

I have FSUIPC ver 3.2 and put the DLL in the modules folder as required. Is there anything else that needs to be installed in the FS2002 program for this system to work?

Can I get a complete procedure and what to expect to see when the registration is complete. I am very frustrated trying to get Squawkbox functional in this version.

Your help would be greatly appreciated. :idea: :?

[Jamie Fox]

What do you mean 'nothing happens'?

Once you have put FSUIPC in your modules folder, you should see 'FSUIPC...' in your FS Modules menu.

Click on that, and it will bring up the FSUIPC configuration dialogue box. Click on 'register an application program', and enter the program name Squawkbox and the key as you've got there. When you click OK FSUIPC will either tell you the key is incorrect (in which case read these instructions again!) or will tell you that it has been successful. That's all you need to do.

This procedure is already detailed in Peter's excellent documentation, and also in the readme for SBRelay.

[bongo52]

I aggree with what you are saying and the system does say it was successful but when I restart the program and start squawkbox, the only thing I get on the window of FS2002 is the line "Squawkbox has left the session". I cannot get the program to imbedd correctly in the fs2002 window. I can get squawkbox to work external of FS2002 only? Any suggestions? I thought FSUIPC helped you imbedd the program without the need to have a seperate window for control?

[Jamie Fox]

Before you load Squawkbox you need to run SBHost.exe which opens an external window in which Squawkbox will display. If you'd rather have Squawkbox inside your FS session, you need HostSB.dll which you put in your modules folder (in the same way as FSUIPC) and then you can load Squawkbox into that.

Sorry about the reference to SBRelay; I misread your post and thought you were using FS2004. (SBRelay is required for FS2004 only.)

[bongo52]

Thanks for the input. I will use the information you have given me and see what happens. I have to get to work right now but will try later this evening. i will send a post as to the outcome. Thanks again. :)

[Pete Dowson]

I aggree with what you are saying and the system does say it was successful but when I restart the program and start squawkbox, the only thing I get on the window of FS2002 is the line "Squawkbox has left the session". I cannot get the program to imbedd correctly in the fs2002 window. I can get squawkbox to work external of FS2002 only? Any suggestions? I thought FSUIPC helped you imbedd the program without the need to have a seperate window for control?

No. FSUIPC is only an interface to allow programs to read data from and write data to FS. The main interface actually used by Squawkbox is the Multiplayer one built into FS -- I think the term "session" refers to MP stuff. I'm afraid I don't know anything about that side of FS at all. Sorry.

Regards,

Pete