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Sending keyboard input to MSFS

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Is it possible to send key inputs from a simconnect client to MSFS?

Example: I want to send "ctrl-shift-l" from my simconnect client. In MSFS I have defined the "ctrl-shift-l" to a specific MSFS Event(FLC in GA airplanes)

Or is it only possible for simconnect APIs to send Events?
 
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You can't send any arbitrary inputs like that, no. You would have to map a client event to a sim event and then map an input event to a client event.
 
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So, you are saying that SImconnect API only supports sending Events.

FSUIPC has a function to bind joystick buttons to keystrokes.

Does anyone know how FSUIPC is able to send keystrokes? As FSUIPC can't send keystrokes via the SImconnect API interface, they must use another way of doing it.
 
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Ok... you can hack in and take over the sim's main window procedure... but, I don't think that's possible inside the sandbox the sim provides. As for FSUIPC, I am unaware of the MSFS version's abilities, installation, etc. It also runs inside the sim's environment and your client does not, different rules right off the bat.

You're talking about wanting to send an "MSFS Event(FLC in GA airplanes)", so I am uncertain why you have issue with SimConnect only sending events. In fact, I'm really confused at this point. If the event is defined in the sim as existing... then simply sending that event's value via SimConnect isn't that difficult and doesn't require sending complex keystrokes.
 
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I probably confused you a bit with "specific MSFS Event(FLC in GA airplanes)".

In the airplanes equipped with the Garmin G1000 system, there is an FLC button. The function behind that button does not have a Simconnect API Event as some other G1000 buttons, i.e. AP_HDG_HOLD_ON.

The only way to access the FLC button on the G1000 is either by keystrokes, i.e. ctrl-shift-l, or a mouse click over the button.

That is why I wanted to know if it was possible to send keystrokes via SImConnect API as there is no Event for some of the G1000 buttons/functions.

In order to connect addon hardware modules to MSFS and have them interacting with the sim is either by SimConnect Events or Keystrokes injection.

Sending Events from a Simconnect client is no problem, but as some functions lack an Event definition in SImConnect, a keystroke solution is the only way I believe it can be managed.


The new FSUIPC v7 is now running outside the MSFS environment as an .exe application.

Hope this clarifies my issue better.
 
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