SetUserVariable Keyword

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Version 2.1

To enter the SetUserVariable keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

• Type SetUserVariable
• Type the shortcut Setu

Description

The SetUserVariable keyword is used to set user-specific variables. It also supports the use of values in properties of other objects as a value of the variable.

Syntax

SetUserVariable ["Name of Variable"] [Numeric Value]

SetUserVariable ["Name of Variable"] ["Text_Value"]

SetUserVariable ["Name of Variable"] At [Object] ["Object_Name" or Object Number] Property ["Property_Name"] (/Look)

Option Keywords

The SetUserVariable keyword uses the following option keywords:

• /Look

Examples

• To set the user variable "Green" to the value 5, type:

User name[Fixture]>SetUserVariable "Green" 5

• To set the user variable "MyVar" to the CueFade value of cue 1 of the selected sequence, type:
  

User name[Fixture]>SetUserVariable "MyVar" At Cue 1 Property "CueFade"

• To set the user variable "mySeqPrioIdx" to the Priority index value of the selected sequence, type:

User name[Fixture]>SetUserVariable "mySeqPrioIdx" At Sequence Property "Priority"

• To set the user variable myEncoderBar to the name of the selected encoder bar, type:

User name[Fixture]>SetUserVariable myEncoderBar At EncoderBar Property "Name"