Combined Arms no module name for export

[hotstick]

I created a utility that allows you to launch or change the profile (Target TMC) of a Thrustmaster Warthog hotas while the DCS game is running.

To do this, I capture the name of the current module via DCS export.lua using "LoGetSelfData()" and property "Name".

The two functions used to receive the module name are:
-LuaExportStart()
-LuaExportOnHumanStart()

This works fine except for "Combined Arms" or "tactical commander" because this module isn't detected by the two functions used.

Is this normal?

Thanks.

Edited April 3 by hotstick

[Flappie]

Hi @hotstick. Can you please share you script so I can reproduce the issue?

[hotstick]

Hello, here is the script in Export.lua

 

Quote

 

-- Debut Script DCSProfilSwitch Par HotStick le 13/09/2024

default_output_file = io.open(lfs.writedir().."/Logs/TargetHotStick.log", "w")
-- Si pas de selection de module dans la mission
function LuaExportStart()
       if default_output_file then
        local OwnAirframe = LoGetSelfData()
        local Module = OwnAirframe.Name
        default_output_file:write(string.format("Mod=%s\n", Module))
        local PrepCMD = "C:/HotStick_Script/DCSProfilSwitch/DCSProfilSwitch.cmd ".. Module
        default_output_file:write(string.format("PrepCMD=%s\n", PrepCMD))
        os.execute(PrepCMD)
    end
 end
-- Si selection de module dans la mission
function LuaExportOnHumanStart()
    if default_output_file then
        local OwnAirframe = LoGetSelfData()
        local Module = OwnAirframe.Name
        default_output_file:write(string.format("Mod=%s\n", Module))
        local PrepCMD = "C:/HotStick_Script/DCSProfilSwitch/DCSProfilSwitch.cmd ".. Module
        default_output_file:write(string.format("PrepCMD=%s\n", PrepCMD))
        os.execute(PrepCMD)
    end
 end
function LuaExportStop()
-- Works once just after mission stop.
-- Close files and/or connections here.
-- 1) File
   if default_output_file then
      default_output_file:close()
      default_output_file = nil
   end
-- 2) Socket
--    socket.try(c:send("quit")) -- to close the listener socket
--    c:close()
end
-- Fin Script DCSProfilSwitch

 

 

And the result in the file "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Logs\TargetHotStick.log"

Quote

Mod=F-4E-45MC
PrepCMD=C:/HotStick_Script/DCSProfilSwitch/DCSProfilSwitch.cmd F-4E-45MC

 

The problem is that when I enter a Tank or something else using Combined Arms, the TargetHotStick.log file is always empty.

 

 

[hotstick]

Hello Flappie, were you able to try and reproduce the problem?

[Flappie]

Hi @hotstick. Sorry about the delay in my answer. I tried your script but I'm getting an error. So I tried to have it display a message ingame instead, but it did not work either (I'm not a script guy).

function LuaExportStart()
        local OwnAirframe = LoGetSelfData()
        local Module = OwnAirframe.Name
        trigger.action.outText( 'Module name: ' .._Module,40)
 end

function LuaExportOnHumanStart()
        local OwnAirframe = LoGetSelfData()
        local Module = OwnAirframe.Name
        trigger.action.outText( 'Module name: ' .._Module,40)
 end