event.sim routine

[DaveSCUSA]

Hello John,

I'm not at my PC so I can't "Add Files". But I do have a question if I may.

I'm trying to execute an Lua function based on the routine "event.sim".

It's coded event.sim(FLIGHTLOAD,"StartLVar"). I want the code to kick off when a flight is started - "Fly Now". The Lua is loaded and stops at "waiting for an event".

Is this routine still available and where in the schema does it light off?

Thanks

[John Dowson]

4 hours ago, DaveSCUSA said:

It's coded event.sim(FLIGHTLOAD,"StartLVar"). I want the code to kick off when a flight is started - "Fly Now". The Lua is loaded and stops at "waiting for an event".

Is this routine still available and where in the schema does it light off?

The problem with this is that the flight would already have been loaded/started by the time the lua is started, so this function will only be called if/when a new flight is loaded.
Lua scripts are not started until AFTER the aircraft (and also initial flight data) is loaded and once lvar/hvars have been received,

[DaveSCUSA]

Thank you again,

I've tried a couple of methods (e.g. event.control(67209,"StartLVars")  --PANEL_LIGHTS_POWER_SETTING_SET or event.control(67213,"StartLVars") ELECTRICAL_EXECUTE_PROCEDURE) as they are executed after loading the aircraft - didn't work.

Can you advise me of a method of executing an Lua function() after the LVars, HVars and Input events are loaded? If I'm on the ground or it's a specific aircraft, I will execute the code I want (I know how to determine ground and aircraft).

[John Dowson]

11 minutes ago, DaveSCUSA said:

I've tried a couple of methods (e.g. event.control(67209,"StartLVars")  --PANEL_LIGHTS_POWER_SETTING_SET or event.control(67213,"StartLVars") ELECTRICAL_EXECUTE_PROCEDURE) as they are executed after loading the aircraft - didn't work.

Sorry, but what do you mean by 'didn't work'? Wasn't your handling function called when the event was sent? If not, please show me your logs and ini files.

13 minutes ago, DaveSCUSA said:

Can you advise me of a method of executing an Lua function() after the LVars, HVars and Input events are loaded?

Why not use the [Auto] section? Lua autos are ran once the initial lvar/hvar list has been received by FSUIPC7. That is the whole purpose of the [Auto] section. See the section Automatic running of Macros or Lua plugins in the Advanced User guide.

There is no event or offset change when Input Events are received, but these are requested once the initial lvars have been received and should be available shortly afterwards.

John