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How to connect L:vars and A:vars by XML Gauges?

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Hello, every one.
How can I to connect L:vars and A:vars by XML Gauges or XML files?
Like "L:TotalWeight,lbs" and "A:PAYLOAD STATION WEIGHT:1,pounds".
I mean, when L:vars changes, A:vars will change accordingly,two attributes of data are linked together.
Thanks!
 
A:variables are not "settable" at all directly. Some of them may be "set" via a SimConnect (C code) module, but not all of them.
 
n4gix said:
A:variables are not "settable" at all directly. Some of them may be "set" via a SimConnect (C code) module, but not all of them.
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Thank you for reply!
For I need to link these A: variables which are all be "settable", for example:"GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:index" "ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY".
 
I reference this:
<MouseClick id="MouseClick">
<Script>(L:Eng1_GeneratorSwitch,bool) ! (&gt;L:Eng1_GeneratorSwitch,bool)</Script>
<ClickType>LeftSingle+Wheel</ClickType>
</MouseClick>
and I write code like this:
<Update id="Update">
<Script>
(L:Battery1Switch,bool) 0 != if{ 1 (&gt;A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool) } els{ 0 (&gt;A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool) }
(L:Eng1_GeneratorSwitch,bool) 0 != if{ 1 (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:1,bool) } els{ 0 (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:1,bool) }
(L:Eng1_FuelCutOffSwitch,bool) 0 != if{ 1 (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:2,bool) } els{ 0 (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:2,bool) }

(A:EXIT OPEN:0,percent) 0 != if{ 1 (&gt;L:DoorOpen,bool) } els{ 0 (&gt;L:DoorOpen,bool) }
(A:EXIT OPEN:1,percent) 0 != if{ 1 (&gt;L:Door2Open,bool) } els{ 0 (&gt;L:Door2Open,bool) }
</Script>
</Update>
It is not work!
I write code like this:
(L:Battery1Switch,bool) (&gt;A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool) }
(L:Eng1_GeneratorSwitch,bool) (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:1,bool) }
(L:Eng1_FuelCutOffSwitch,bool) (&gt;A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:2,bool) }
It is still not work!
Is a "Settable" A:vars real "Settable" in xml gauges?
How to set a "Settable" A:vars in xml gauges?
 
n4gix said:
A:variables are not "settable" at all directly. Some of them may be "set" via a SimConnect (C code) module, but not all of them.
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I try to set a A:vars like :"execute_calculator_code(" 1 (>A:GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE:3,bool)", NULL, NULL, NULL);", but it not work!
Is it need to use SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent and SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent?
 
Yes. Creating a SimConnect client is the only way this may be done, and then only for those A:Vars that are specifically marked as "settable" in the SDK.
 
Naruto-kun said:
Did you read the documentation for XMLTools?
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I have read the document for XMLTools, it used like this:
<Update/Value/etc>
(A:Turb Eng N1:1,percent) (>C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent)
<Update/Value/etc>
But my aim is to do this:
<Update/Value/etc>
(C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent) (>A:Turb Eng N1:1,percent)
<Update/Value/etc>

I found that this is not easy to achieve.
 
That's what XMLTools is doing for you. You write to C:SIMVARS:whatever, and XMLTools passes that on to the appropriate A:Var.
 
DaveWG said:
That's what XMLTools is doing for you. You write to C:SIMVARS:whatever, and XMLTools passes that on to the appropriate A:Var.
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"XMLTools passes that on to the appropriate A:Var."
How to do that?
<Update/Value/etc>
(A:Turb Eng N1:1,percent) (>C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent)
<Update/Value/etc>
C:SIMVARS:Variable_Name A:Variable_Name
Whether directly with the same "Variable_Name" I could achieve this goal?
 
If you are writing to C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent, you are writing to the A var, which is exactly what you want to do. So use the C:SIMVARS: for writing and A: for reading.
 
For a quick example, with the engine off and parked on the ramp, send this command:
Code: 
30 (>C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent)
You should now see the needle for the Turb Eng N1:1 pointing to 30%...

...of course, that's pretty useless, but it illustrates the point being made; you are "setting" the A:variable to your own custom value.
 
n4gix said:
For a quick example, with the engine off and parked on the ramp, send this command:
Code: 
30 (>C:SIMVARS:Turb Eng N1:1,percent)
You should now see the needle for the Turb Eng N1:1 pointing to 30%...

...of course, that's pretty useless, but it illustrates the point being made; you are "setting" the A:variable to your own custom value.
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I do this:
(L:Battery1Switch,bool) (>C:SIMVARS:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool)
"ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY" is a "A:VARS" : "A:ELECTRICAL MASTER BATTERY,bool".
It is still not work.
I use execute_calculator_code("(L:Battery1Switch,bool)" to read L:vars and use simconnect to write A:vars,and resolved it.
 
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