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--- macros:recorded_vs._coded_macros [2017/10/29 16:34] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation icke_siegen
+++ macros:recorded_vs._coded_macros [2017/11/28 15:24] (current) – icke_siegen
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 While macros already make a powerful tool, there is still lots of headroom. To spare you some time, here are some hints on things with are currently (Titan v10.1) **not possible** with macros:
-  * variables
+  * more user input (like parameters)
-  * more user input
-  * conditions
   * loops (while, for, each, until)
   * breakpoints (run until a certain point, wait for a trigger, then proceed)
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 ==== Investigating the recorded macro ====
-At some point you'll stumble across the [[example:exportmacro|Export Macro]] and you are curious enough to export the above chaser macro (give this the usernumber 1, retrieve and execute the export macro, and open the exported macro). The result will look like this:
+At some point you'll stumble across the [[macros:example:exportmacro|Export Macro]] and you are curious enough to export the above chaser macro (give this the usernumber 1, retrieve and execute the export macro, and open the exported macro). The result will look like this:
 <code xml>
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 Again we only explain the functional steps within the sequence. (For all the other XML details please refer to [[macros:formats_and_syntax#xml_format|Formats and syntax]])
-  * all ''<step ...>'' tags also contain a 'pause' property: ''pause="0.001"''. This is only a minor thing, and is discussed in [[:using_pause]]
+  * all ''<step ...>'' tags also contain a 'pause' property: ''pause="0.001"''. This is only a minor thing, and is discussed in [[macros:step pause]]
   * ''Menu.Stack.PushOrReloadMenu("Primary", "Expert.Chases.AppendStep")''  proves what was mentioned earlier: the macro refers to the state the software was in when the macro was recorded. in our example the macro was recorded in the 'Record Chase/Append Step' mmenu, thus ''Expert.Chases.AppendStep''
   * the next line ''Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","FaderlessPlaybackSelect.0","StaticPlaybacks",0)'' is somewhat ophane and has something to do with how macros are recorded: the corresponding previous "OnButtonDown" actually triggered recording the macro - and now the key needs to be released again - hence this line is in the macro. I guess it does just nothing - very few actions are performed when a button is released.
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 . "Next fixture" might work as ''Selection.Context.Global.PatternNext()''\\
-. "at full" is not that easy - we were discussing how to set attribute value the other day\\
+. "at full" needs to be discussed separately - setting an attribute uses the function [[macros:function:Programmer.Editor.Fixtures.SetControlValueById]] and goes along the lines Olie outlined [[http://forum.avolites.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5189|in the forum]]. Another option is literally using ''@@'', by  ''Command.RunCommand("@@")'', see [[:macros:function:Command.RunCommand]] \\
 . "append step" is the most tricky part: the function could be ''Playbacks.AppendCue(Handle handle)'' - but this would require us to know the handle \\
 . "at 0" -> see above 2.\\
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   * it's always a good idea to know how to program systematically: the [[#manually_recording|first approach]] wouldn't fit for a macro at all
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