*FIXED *constantly update console using cpp (msfs2020 SimConnect) - c++

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Im trying to constantly update the console number related to altitude. At the moment its a static number, and does not update while the plane is gaining, or loosing altitude. There is a comment near the bottom of the text referring to the prinf() that im using to send it to console(not sure what all was needed to be seen so I sent it all).
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include "SimConnect.h"
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
HANDLE hSimConnect = NULL;
enum DATA_DEFINE_ID
{
DEFINITION_ID_AP,
};
enum DATA_REQUEST_ID
{
REQUEST_AP_SETTINGS,
};
enum EVENT_ID
{
EVENT_SET_AP_ALTITUDE,
};
struct DataRefs
{
double altitude;
double knots;
};
int main() {
HRESULT hr;
SIMCONNECT_RECV* pData = NULL;
DWORD cbData = 0;
bool bRequestProcessed = false;
int SelectedAltitude = 0;
SIMCONNECT_RECV_SIMOBJECT_DATA* pObjData = NULL;
DataRefs* pDataRefs = NULL;
if (SUCCEEDED(SimConnect_Open(&hSimConnect, "Client Event", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))) {
printf("Connected to MSFS2020!\n");
}
else {
/* string str = "42";
int num2 = stoi(str);
cout << num2;
*/
printf("Failed to Connect to MSFS2020\n");
}
//simVars
hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_ID_AP, "PLANE ALTITUDE", "Feet");
//hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, DEFINITION_ID_AP, "AIRSPEED TRUE", "Knots");
// Check simVars
hr = SimConnect_RequestDataOnSimObject(hSimConnect, REQUEST_AP_SETTINGS, DEFINITION_ID_AP, SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("RequestDataOnSimObject for AutopilotData structure - error\n");
}
bRequestProcessed = false;
while (!bRequestProcessed)
{
hr = SimConnect_GetNextDispatch(hSimConnect, &pData, &cbData);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
pObjData = (SIMCONNECT_RECV_SIMOBJECT_DATA*)pData;
pDataRefs = (DataRefs*)&pObjData->dwData;
/* int altint;
altint = stoi (pDataRefs->altitude);
string str = "42";
int num2 = stoi(str);
cout << num2;
*/
/*
printf("\rCurrent plane altitude: %.f feet", pDataRefs->altitude);
fflush(stdout);
*/
//This line of code is what im referring to
printf("\rCurrent altitude: %.f feet", pDataRefs->altitude);
//printf("\rCurrent speed: %.f knots", pDataRefs->knots);
}
}
// Close
hr = SimConnect_Close(hSimConnect);
return 0;
}

Answer 1

Found the issue. If you CTRL-F "hr = SimConnect_RequestDataOnSimObject(hSimConnect, REQUEST_AP_SETTINGS, DEFINITION_ID_AP, SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE);", you can see that I use SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE. looking into the documentation (https://www.prepar3d.com/SDKv4/sdk/simconnect_api/references/structures_and_enumerations.html), I replaced SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_ONCE with SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SECOND to update it every second.