Lua script - Active FSUIPC profile ?

[f16jockey]

Hi, still working on the Saitek LED stuff...

 

For some payware it's (for example) not enough to read 0x0810 to know the Autopilot Master status.

One needs to read an Lvar, which (of course) is different for different add-ons.

 

I'm trying to avoid writing X times a (slightly) different script for each add-on.

A more elegant way (IMHO) would be to write a unique script, which decides what Lvar to read, based on the active profile.

Hence my question : is there a way of "reading" what FSUIPC profile is currently active ?

 

Wim

[Pete Dowson]

Hence my question : is there a way of "reading" what FSUIPC profile is currently active ?

 

Not the profile name, at least not at present. You can get the current aircraft title, but not the profile it is assigned to.

 

But if it is useful I could add this, in the next FSUIPC4 update I should think.

 

Pete

[f16jockey]

Hmm, I think the aircraft title will do as well.

Guess I'll need to go through the aircraft.cfg files to make them consistent in a way.

 

Thanks,

Wim

[Pete Dowson]

Hmm, I think the aircraft title will do as well.

Guess I'll need to go through the aircraft.cfg files to make them consistent in a way.

 

If you'd like to wait for the next FSUIPC4 release, possibly next week, then I'll have added an offset for the current Profile name (if any). It will be 0x9540 and will be limited to 63 characters plus zero terminator. If the current aircraft is not assigned to a Profile, or Profiles are not being used, then this will be a null string (i.e. just starting with the zero terminator).

 

Pete

[f16jockey]

Thanks,

 

sure can wait. Still enough work on the global script. Specific ones can wait.

 

Wim

[aua668]

Pete,

This will be a great enhancement. Thanks for implementing this feature.

Rgds

Reinhard

[Pete Dowson]

If you'd like to wait for the next FSUIPC4 release, possibly next week

 

It's ready earlier than I originally planned, version 4.939g will be released today (Sunday 22nd March).

 

Pete

[f16jockey]

Thanks again. Works great. 

At least after I learned how a null terminated string is handled in LUA  :oops: .  

 

Wim

[ark1320]

Not the profile name, at least not at present. You can get the current aircraft title, but not the profile it is assigned to.

 

Pete

Pete,

Where is the current aircraft title available to be read by a Lua script?  I can see how access to the aircraft title might be very useful especailly if you have more than one aircraft under a particular Profile.

Thx,

Al

Edit: Ignore above, found it (x3D00). Somehow I never noticed that before. Sorry to have bothered you.