Help Please !!!!

[michaelnysus]

Hi Peter,

I love the program, its giving me great joy withy my 3 desktopaviator boards and ch products suite.

On a few switches, I get the notice that there are multiple entries and the buttons won't work. It says to edit the ini. file.

1. How do I find the problem ? The switches don't seem to be labled the same way in the ini. so I can't find C24 for example.

I have a few to fix and am confused when I go into the ini file. I tried erasing the lvld entries but the keep coming back. help !!!

2. Can I assign for example "ctl b, d, shf j " on one button press as I could have with ch manager ?

3. Can I copy a fsx fsuipc ini into the fs2004 module folder fsuipc and have it work ?

Great program

Thanks

[Pete Dowson]

On a few switches, I get the notice that there are multiple entries and the buttons won't work. It says to edit the ini. file.

I'm not sure what you mean by "the buttons won't work" (they will be doing whatever they are programmed to do), but the notice of multiple entries simply means that you've been editing the INI file to program multiple actions on the one button or switch, and so it cannot be edited in the dialogue. To stop things becoming too complicated on screen for the 99% majority of users and uses, it is only capable of assigning one action on press and one on release. But FSUIPC does support a whole sequence of actions, even with conditional tests, on any button or switch. This more complex use can only be done by editing the INI file, in accordance with the details in the FSUIPC Advanced User's Guide.

How do I find the problem ? The switches don't seem to be labled the same way in the ini. so I can't find C24 for example.

If you are using joystick lettering, and so have a joystick "C", then button 24 on it will be C,24. The lines in the [buttons] section handling it will contain 'C,24'. probably after a P (Press), R (Repeat) or U (Up, or release). If it is in a conditional it will also have a C in front of the P or whatever. But just search for C,24.

I have a few to fix and am confused when I go into the ini file. I tried erasing the lvld entries but the keep coming back. help !!!

Buttons programmed for a specific aircraft or Profile will override any general programming (in the main [buttons] section), but if you delete them the general assignments will then prevail.

Also, after deleting or editing the INI file, if you are doing this with FS still running, you need to go into the Buttons tab of FSUIPC options and clieck the Reload button there, so it loads the changes. Otherwise the ones it loaded previously will still be operational, and will later overwrite your INI changes.

Can I assign for example "ctl b, d, shf j " on one button press as I could have with ch manager ?

You mean as a sequence? Yes, you can, in the INI file. You'd need to refer to the format for the Button entries in the INI file, and the values for the keypresses. For 3 keystrokes it is 3 lines in the INI. They are obeyed in the order of the line numbers (the numbers before the =).

3. Can I copy a fsx fsuipc ini into the fs2004 module folder fsuipc and have it work ?

Yes, for most things. Check that the joystick number or lettering works the same -- FSUIPC3 uses a different Windows method for joysticks and some axes may have different letters. X and Y are always the same though. And some of the options in the [General] section may be different or not apply, so afterwards just check through your settings in the varuious Option tabs.

Regards

Pete

[michaelnysus]

Thanks very much Peter, I will try it and let you know

I'm not sure what you mean by "the buttons won't work" (they will be doing whatever they are programmed to do), but the notice of multiple entries simply means that you've been editing the INI file to program multiple actions on the one button or switch, and so it cannot be edited in the dialogue. To stop things becoming too complicated on screen for the 99% majority of users and uses, it is only capable of assigning one action on press and one on release. But FSUIPC does support a whole sequence of actions, even with conditional tests, on any button or switch. This more complex use can only be done by editing the INI file, in accordance with the details in the FSUIPC Advanced User's Guide.

If you are using joystick lettering, and so have a joystick "C", then button 24 on it will be C,24. The lines in the [buttons] section handling it will contain 'C,24'. probably after a P (Press), R (Repeat) or U (Up, or release). If it is in a conditional it will also have a C in front of the P or whatever. But just search for C,24.

Buttons programmed for a specific aircraft or Profile will override any general programming (in the main [buttons] section), but if you delete them the general assignments will then prevail.

Also, after deleting or editing the INI file, if you are doing this with FS still running, you need to go into the Buttons tab of FSUIPC options and clieck the Reload button there, so it loads the changes. Otherwise the ones it loaded previously will still be operational, and will later overwrite your INI changes.

You mean as a sequence? Yes, you can, in the INI file. You'd need to refer to the format for the Button entries in the INI file, and the values for the keypresses. For 3 keystrokes it is 3 lines in the INI. They are obeyed in the order of the line numbers (the numbers before the =).

Yes, for most things. Check that the joystick number or lettering works the same -- FSUIPC3 uses a different Windows method for joysticks and some axes may have different letters. X and Y are always the same though. And some of the options in the [General] section may be different or not apply, so afterwards just check through your settings in the varuious Option tabs.

Regards

Pete