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Since I needed to test objects placement, did a small program that displays
plane position in Google Earth, maybe someone find it interesting.

It produces a KML file in the program directory, so usually I do:
Add network link;
Browse to the file;
Refresh parameters
Time based refresh, Periodically, 3 sec.

This is the source code and exe.

José
 

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This site was needed. If it concentrates developers it will be easier to monitor for solutions and new ideas.

José
 
Great post josé !
I'm getting more and more impatient of the final release of FSX :)

Looking at the source code, I have one thing to say : it's _EASY_ even though I have no absolutely no knowledge on C#/.net. I wonder why some people made a payware out of this googlearth-FS link idea. ;)
 
Hello José,

Thanks for your code. It has been very easy to start playing with SimConnect having your program's source code.

I have found a couple of issues, maybe you already know of.

The last AddToDataDefinition is better with "Plane Longitude" and FLOAT64. Otherwise, I got some odd results.

Also, I have used ToString(System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo) calling CreateKML, just to be safe.

It has been a good starting point to me. Thanks again!

Javier.
 
jcboliveira said:
Since I needed to test objects placement, did a small program that displays
plane position in Google Earth, maybe someone find it interesting.

It produces a KML file in the program directory, so usually I do:
Add network link;
Browse to the file;
Refresh parameters
Time based refresh, Periodically, 3 sec.

This is the source code and exe.

José
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Is it possible for you to do your project in a Win32 Project in C++
 
I can do a win32 small vs2005 project but not the XML. It's too much work, unless I find the class in the net of course :)
 
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