FSUIPC -> read pitch

[pub00515]

Hi!

I've just begun using FSUIPC and I'm having difficulty accessing pitch information from FS. I am able to read the data, just don't know how to get a reasonable value! According to the documentation, the size of pitch is 4, so I have an array of 5 chars. But how do I convert this array into a reasonable double or float value? I don't have a lot of experience with bytes and memory so I'd be grateful if someone could give me a small hint on how to proceed!

Thanks a lot,

Mark

[Pete Dowson]

According to the documentation, the size of pitch is 4, so I have an array of 5 chars. But how do I convert this array into a reasonable double or float value?

Don't read it into an array of characters. The 4 byte length is simply the length of the number -- it is 32 bits (4 x 8 = 32), i.e. a standard Integer. Just read it into an integer. The you can copy it into a double or whatever afterwards and perform the conversion to degrees.

Pete

[pub00515]

Thanks a ton, Pete! Now why didn't I think of that :-)

Regards,

Mark