Pushing command from an external process. Anyone found how?

[Frag]

Hi guys,

 

I am looking into something, but I think it cannot be done. i would like to know if someone found a way to do this.

 

I would like to be able to send a script command to the currently running mission, but thru an external process.

 

Example: I would like to have an external EXE file, that would send a command thru the currently running mission. In this example, I would like to send the message "Hello world" to all when I click on a button within the external application.

 

In Moose, I could simply call this from the mission: MessageToAll("Hello world",10,"") ... but looking for a way to have that external application to send it to the currently running mission.

 

Any path to do this?

 

I know that the current community dynamic campaign are editing mission file prior to load the mission. But I am looking for a way to interact while the mission is running.

 

 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Frag

[cfrag]

If you look into "DCS Witchcraft" you can get a good idea of how this can be done, with an astonishing breadth of control (that includes typing in live lua commands). It requires some creative setup and may not be integrity-proof, but it definitely can be done. If your scope is smaller, then I believe a simpler approach on the same principle may be a viable way to do what you want

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by cfrag

[tomekldc]

Hey @Frag,

 

We share the same interest.
Have you found a way ?

 

Cheers,

 

TL

[Frag]

46 minutes ago, tomekldc said:

Hey @Frag,

 

We share the same interest.
Have you found a way ?

 

Cheers,

 

TL

 

Unfortunately I did not find a way to do this. I think it is a limitation of DCS.

[tomekldc]

Hey,
Take a look at this project : DCS-BIOS . You can send and read command from DCS World. However you don't have a proper GUI to interact with DCS World. It will with a terminal (lua environment).
Similarly LotAtc offers a way to interact with DCS World through flags you have set initially in your DCS Mission.

As for me, I'm still looking for a GUI which can monitor data of the mission (has the trigger on the zone worked ?) and send Moose command to DCS World.

Cheers