SetUserVar - Macro Variables

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    After setting a variable with "SetUserVar" how is that variable then recalled in a macro?

    In MA2 it was SetUserVar $CueNumber for example.


    Cheers

    SetUserVar "CueNumber" 1

    Delete Cue $CueNumber


    If your variable is a string you sometimes have to use creative positioning of the Quotes.


    For example:


    SetUserVar "ShowName" "This-Show-Is-New"

    SaveShow $ShowName -- fails

    SaveShow "$ShowName" -- fails

    SaveShow $"ShowName" -- works

    thank you! is there a variable for the selected Exec? Is this possible through Lua? struggling to find any information on this

    I'm sure there is a way to find the selected object via lua, but to be honest I haven't looked.


    Can you issue the Select command first?


    Select Seq 10 or Select Page 1.201

    Delete Cue 10

    In most scenarios you don't need a variable to access the Selected sequence via commandline, as the selected sequence would automatically/default be the target of the commands.


    e.g. playback

    Go+

    equals

    Go+ Sequence [Selected_Sequence]


    e.g. properties

    Set Sequence Property "Priority" "HTP"

    equals

    Set Sequence [Selected_Sequence] Property "Priority" "HTP"


    e.g. children

    Store Cue 99

    equals

    Store Sequence [Selected_Sequence] Cue 99

    Hi Andreas,

    Thank you for your help

    Set Sequence [Selected_Sequence] Cue 1 Thru Part 0.* Property "XWings" 2


    This macro line claims "Illegal Object"

    Andreas was using '[Selected_Sequence]' as a placeholder for his explanation - he was not saying that this was the right way to access a variable for the Selected sequence.


    If you look at his last example, you should see how this can be done without needing a variable to specify the Selected sequence:

    • Set Cue Thru Part 0.* Property "XWings" 2