Read airport ID failed

[ppp333ddd_]

Hi,

In P3D simconnect SDK, there is a WPF project - Managed Weapon Station Selection.

When reading the name of the aircraft, it uses

this.SimConnect.AddToDataDefinition(DataIdentifier.RecieveSimObjectGeneral,
"title", // Simulation Variable
null, // Units - for strings put 'null'
SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.STRING256, // Datatype
0.0f,
SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);

Now I want to read the ICAO code of the departure airport in the current schedule, I make it

this.SimConnect.AddToDataDefinition(DataIdentifier.RecieveSimObjectGeneral,
"AI TRAFFIC FROMAIRPORT", // Simulation Variable
null, // Units - for strings put 'null'
SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.STRING256, // Datatype
0.0f,
SimConnect.SIMCONNECT_UNUSED);

I confirm that I have set the the departure airport in the current schedule, but it shows nothing. Why? Thanks.

Kind regards,

Jeff

[Rob McCarthy]

Jeff,

Which vehicle are you attempting to read this data from. Is this an AI traffic aircraft?

Regards,
Rob McCarthy

[ppp333ddd_]

Hi Rob,

I was attempting to read the airport information of my own aircraft in the game, not an AI traffic aircraft.

Thanks,

Jeff

[obinder]

Hello Jeff,

not possible. You can only read the ICAO from an AI aircraft that is following a schedule.

Learning Center -> SDK -> References -> Variables -> Simulation variables -> AI TRAFFIC FROMAIRPORT

Note (2) says:

These variables only make sense for aircraft generated by the traffic database, and so have schedules. If an aircraft does not have a schedule, the value returned will be 0 (or false), or an empty string, depending on the units.

Best regards
Oliver Binder
Lorby-SI