Graphics

I want to use a while loop (or other if it's a better idea) to look at a count down timer (nba shot clock) and change the material to the BG comp of the clock when the value

Hi Malcolm,

I think you're on a bit of the wrong track here.. You probably don't want a while loop at all; you need an IF statement to check if the ShotClk text is less than 10.. I assume your script is in OnSetText? If so, it will get called each time the shotclock value changes, so you only need to check if the current text is less than 10 then change the background..

Here is some psedo code to get you started..

if CInt(Text) < 10 then

GetMaterialByName("RED BG")

SetMaterial

else

GetMaterial("Not red bg")

SetMaterial

end if

If you are running version 5.5 you may also want to look at the Visual Logic feature. You can probably accomplish the same thing without having to write any scripting.

If you get stuck; try to post a link to your scene here and I or someone else on the forum might be able to help you get it working.

Brian

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Visual Logic example:



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Brian,

As always thank you for the help. I am designing in Xpression designer but I think I will head up to the control room and work there instead.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/od1ksdk1xyzwtk4/2015%20jazz%20scoreboard.xpp

Please take a look here and see what I might be doing wrong with the scripting on the text object SHOT CLOCK BG SCRIPTING

Thanks all,

Malcolm

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Try this.. I saved it in 5.7 so hopefully it loads ok in whatever version you are running.

Play the scene back from the sequencer and use the widget to run the shot clock.

There was quite a few errors in your script so just compare yours and mine to see what was wrong:



dim Material as xpMaterial

dim Quad as xpBaseObject

Scene.GetObjectByName("SHOTCLOCK BG",Quad)

if CDbl(Text) < 10.0 then

Engine.GetMaterialByName("SHOTCLOCKRD_BG", Material)

else

Engine.GetMaterialByName("SHOTCLOCKBLK_BG", Material)

end if

Quad.SetMaterial(0, Material)



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Sorry, forgot to post the link to the fixed project:

http://ross.brickftp.com/f/f62bff9ea

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works like a charm. We are running 5.7 so this is perfect. One question; what is CDbl(Text)? Thanks for the help.

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CDbl will convert the string contained in "text" to a floating point number.

http://www.w3schools.com/vbScript/func_cdbl.asp

If you are already running version 5.7 you could just use the Visual Logic blocks I posted above.

Note that 5.7 is only available in Beta so stay in contact with Tech Support to get notified when it is officially released and you should upgrade at that time to the official released build.

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Next step: In the rare event that we go into overtime, how can I use the value of a text string "OT" (sent by scoreboard) after converting it to a floating point number, in a logic function so that if it is true then replace the background with an "overtime" graphic and make "Qtr" text and quarter number invisible? Or a more simple way question: how can I find the floating point value of the text string "OT"? I think I can figure out the logic arguments.

Thanks ( and I know it's a confusing question, and no I don't write code this way.)

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