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RE: Datalinq through Scripting

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-28-2026 13:45
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just got it working with a script I found on the forum a few years ago (just need to make sure the text objects are published): for i as integer = 1 to 50 dim takeitem as xpTakeItem dim template as xpPublishedObject dim dl as xpDatalinq engine.Sequencer.GetFocusedTakeItem(takeitem) takeitem.Get ...

RE: Datalinq through Scripting

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-28-2026 13:19
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I've managed to get it working with some datalinq's that are excel sheets using your script, but I'm still having trouble making it work with datalinq's from JSON based API's, where the row is a string value and not a number. Is it possible for the row to be a string in scripting, could this be what ...

RE: Datalinq through Scripting

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-28-2026 12:27
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Does this mean that the row is the index, or that the row is the only section that is able to be moved on to the next index through scripting? I'll try a few different methods to see if I can get it working on my end ------------------------------ Ben Kessler Orlando United States ---------------- ...

RE: Datalinq through Scripting

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-28-2026 10:37
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Hey Simon, It seems to be defaulting to the first index with that script, I tried hardcoding in "players " in the script but appear to be getting the same result. I'm not sure if where I place the script matters, I've tried moving it around to online, preview render, and onset text but no luck ...

Datalinq through Scripting

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-27-2026 13:40
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Hi All, I've used this form before to create some scripts for setting datalinq's on text objects in Xpression, and I have one example I can't get working: for i as integer = 1 to 30 Dim textObj as xpTextObject Dim dl as xpDatalinq scene.GetObjectByName("INJURY FULL NAME " & i, textObj) textObj.LinkName ...

RE: Data Triggering Scene Directors/Animation Controllers

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-27-2026 13:35
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Thank you, I did not have the autostop in there! ------------------------------ Ben Kessler Orlando United States ------------------------------

Data Triggering Scene Directors/Animation Controllers

Posted By Ben Kessler 07-08-2026 15:45
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Hi All, I'm using Cue to run a few games for pre-game and halftime shows, specifically a trivia game that is pushed out through Cue's interface online, but we build some custom looks for the trivia game in house. I have access to different data points through datalinq using Cue's data, including the ...

RE: Set 2 line text limit with word wrap enabled

Posted By Ben Kessler 06-29-2026 16:13
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For anyone who may be looking at this 6+ years later, I ended up using this claude-assisted script to evenly distribute the text across a designated number of lines: '***ENTER INFO HERE*** dim textName as string = "Text" dim textWidth as decimal = 1000 dim maxNbLines as integer = 2 '***ENTER INFO HERE*** ...

Referencing Active Position of Scene Director

Posted By Ben Kessler 05-12-2026 17:17
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Hey again All, I'm working on a spinning cylinder animation test, trying to simplify some of our workflow so I can more easily turn looks around for different sponsors. I have a default scene director that triggers a loop for the main cylinder group, and a second script that will designate a separate ...

RE: Reference Start and Stop of Clock Text

Posted By Ben Kessler 05-12-2026 12:16
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Thank you! I was able to find a data point that is from a different source, referencing our game clock that gives an "s" for stopped and nothing for running clock. I will use this to inform the widget of when to pause and when to start. ------------------------------ Ben Kessler New York United States ...

RE: Disable Scenes in Sequencer via Scene Names

Posted By Ben Kessler 05-12-2026 11:13
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These both worked great, thank you all! ------------------------------ Ben Kessler New York United States ------------------------------

Disable Scenes in Sequencer via Scene Names

Posted By Ben Kessler 05-11-2026 17:52
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Hey All, We have multiple copies of scenes that are running in playlists throughout a show. I'm looking to create a script that can grab all the copies of a scene by its name and disable all iterations of that scene in the sequencer. Does anyone know if it's possible to get scene names and disable ...

Reference Start and Stop of Clock Text

Posted By Ben Kessler 05-11-2026 17:51
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Hi All, I have a scene in XPression that sends a value to a timer widget and automatically starts the widget to showcase a scoring run in a basketball game. The only caveat to this is I still need to figure out how to reference the game clock, so that if the operator takes the graphic online and the ...