Problem connecting to FlyPT_FS2020.exe

I want to make a batch file that starts everything necessary for my flight simulator. For FlyPT Mover I have created this file

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <Launch.Addon>
    <Name>FlyPT Mover Motion Data Exporter</Name>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Path>C:\Users\msfs\FlightSim\FlyPT-Mover\FlyPT_FS2020.exe</Path>
    <CommandLine>
    </CommandLine>
  </Launch.Addon>
</SimBase.Document>

as C:\Users\msfs\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\exe.xml
to have it auto started with MSFS 2020. This works, but when it starts it pops up a command window

and even though I have checked the auto connect box in the SOURCE module, it doesn't fully connect (only goes yellow). I have to explicitly disconnect and connect again to make it go red. Then it works.

Note that due to the fact that FS2020 takes very long to start, the FlyPT Mover program launches before the FlyPT_FS2020.exe is auto started by FS2020.

@pmvcda Is there anything I can do to avoid the cmd window, and to have FlyPT Mover connect automatically to FlyPT_FS2020.exe?

Hi,

Please try a vb script:

Code:

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.ShellExecute """steam://rungameid/1250410""", "" , "", "", 1
WScript.Sleep(5000)
objShell.ShellExecute """C:\Users\aaa\Desktop\FlyPT Mover.exe""", """C:\Users\aaa\Desktop\abc.Mover""" , "", "", 1

Save it with the extension vbs.
You might need to increase the sleep time to allow MSFS to start before Mover.
There's a problem with simconnect in that Mover version causing the lock when trying to connect if Mover opened first. (solved for next release).

Also the shortcut I used is for steam, youmight need a different one.
Same for Mover and the setup file
Use the """ because of spaces.

If you want more info in vbs files, here's a link: https://ss64.com/vb/shellexecute.html

To be honest I'm no fan of vb script.
But since there is apparently nothing I missed and there is no "clean" solution to this in the current version of FlyPT Mover, I am now doing this in my batch file (amoung lots of other things):

Code:

set FS2020_APP=shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
set FS2020_OPT=-FastLaunch

set FLYPT_DIR=%USERPROFILE%\FlightSim\FlyPT-Mover
set FLYPT_EXE=FlyPT Mover.exe
set FLYPT_CFG=hexapod.Mover

rem Start MSFS 2020:
start "" /b "%FS2020_APP%" %FS2020_OPT% >nul

rem Wait until the cmd window of FlyPT_FS2020.exe appears and minimize it:
call window minimize "C:\Users\msfs\FlightSim\FlyPT-Mover\FlyPT_FS2020.exe" 100

rem Wait until FlyPT Mover can connect to FlyPT_FS2020.exe (WHY???):
timeout 15 >nul

rem Start FlyPT Mover:
start "" /b /min "%FLYPT_DIR%/%FLYPT_EXE%" "%FLYPT_DIR%/%FLYPT_CFG%" >nul

The "window" script is a batch file that I wrote in order to minimize the PimxClient window, which is notoriously stubborn when it comes to minimize it from the command line:

Code:

@echo off

rem Requires "AutoHotkey" from https://www.autohotkey.com/

set ACTION=%~1
if "%ACTION%" == "" goto :EOF
set WINDOW=%~2
if "%WINDOW%" == "" goto :EOF
set TIMEOUT=%~3
if "%TIMEOUT%"=="" set TIMEOUT=10

set TMPFILE=%TEMP%\minimize.ahk

echo SetTitleMatchMode(3)                 > %TMPFILE%
echo if WinWait("%WINDOW%", , %TIMEOUT%) >> %TMPFILE%
echo    Win%ACTION% ;                    >> %TMPFILE%
"C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe" %TMPFILE%

del %TMPFILE%

What I don't see is why I need the 15 seconds wait before starting Mover, since both MSFS and FlyPT_FS2020.exe have already been started. I tried various values, 10s was too short, 15s appears to work.

That's good news!