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Posted: **13 May 2024, 19:29**

Hi hope everything going well?
I’m trying to understand macro in Avolites and I to find a way to make repetitive steps in one or less steps

Ex set legend as a icon in 10 singles macros

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros>
<macro name="Set Icon as Legend for Specific Macros" id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific">
<description>This macro sets an icon as a legend for specific macros using a loop.</description>
<sequence>

<variable name="macroIDs" type="List`1" value="1, 11, 23, 38, 45" />


<loop source="macroID" target="macroIDs">
<sequence>

<step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", $macroID$ - 1)</step>


<step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
<step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
<step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
</sequence>
</loop>
</sequence>
</macro>
</avolites.macros>

If this function exists in XML I hope work on Avoites ?

Posted: **13 May 2024, 20:59**

hi i have a question about xml macros ( the loop in xml is tool for target more the one (handle; macro etc) is possible to usse in Avolites ?
i have this one !

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros>
  <macro name="Set Icon as Legend for Specific Macros" id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific">
    <description>This macro sets an icon as a legend for specific macros.</description>
    <sequence>
      <!-- Set the source handle for specific macros -->
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", 0)</step>
      
      <!-- Store icon and set as legend for Macro 1 -->
      <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>

      <!-- Store icon and set as legend for Macro 11 -->
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", 10)</step>
      <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>

      <!-- Store icon and set as legend for Macro 23 -->
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", 22)</step>
      <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>

      <!-- Store icon and set as legend for Macro 38 -->
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", 37)</step>
      <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>

      <!-- Store icon and set as legend for Macro 45 -->
      <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", 44)</step>
      <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
      <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
      <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
</avolites.macros>

and i like this is possible?

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros>
  <macro name="Set Icon as Legend for Specific Macros" id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific">
    <description>This macro sets an icon as a legend for specific macros using a loop.</description>
    <sequence>
      <!-- Define the list of macro IDs -->
      <variable name="macroIDs" type="List`1" value="1, 11, 23, 38, 45" />

      <!-- Loop through each macro ID -->
      <loop source="macroID" target="macroIDs">
        <sequence>
          <!-- Set the source handle for the current macro ID -->
          <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("Macros", $macroID$ - 1)</step>
          
          <!-- Store icon and set as legend for the current macro ID -->
          <step>Icons.StoreIcon("1caf5766-67e1-41a0-aec4-dc821f1c160a", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
          <step>Handles.SetIcon(Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
          <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
        </sequence>
      </loop>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
</avolites.macros>

i ask for a way to make the macro with a better performance( by step in Avolites delay all promps) and take time change a icon to 30 macro ? is not possible make in one go? thanks

Posted: **14 May 2024, 23:20**

In short no, macros do not have any syntax for performing loops. The closest would be to run the same macro multiple times by calling the UserMacros.LoopMacro function and incrementing a counter:

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<macro id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Start" name="Set Icon Start">
  <description>Set the start value to 1 and run the Loop macro 4 times.</description>
  <sequence>
    <step>ActionScript.SetProperty.Integer("Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop.i", 1)</step>
    <step>UserMacros.LoopMacro(UserMacros.GetMacroHandleFromId("Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop"), 4)</step>
  </sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop" name="Set Icon Loop">
  <description>This macro gets run several times by the Start macro.</description>
  <variables>
    <integer id="i" value="1"/>
  </variables>
  <sequence>
    <step>Icons.StoreIcon("90e4661d-e8ff-475e-bc69-d8c7e43a5eca", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
    <step>Handles.SetIconForHandles(Handles.GetHandleFromUserNumber("groupHandle", Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop.i), Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
    <step>ActionScript.SetProperty.Integer("Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop.i", Macros.SetLegend.Specific.Loop.i + 1)</step>
  </sequence>
</macro>

In your specific example it is possible to set the same icon to multiple handles in one go using either the Handles.SetIconForHandles, Handles.SetSourceHandleRangeFromHandles or Handles.SetSourceHandleRange:

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<macro id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific.1" name="Set Icon 1">
  <description>Set icons for multiple handles using string notation to identify handle.</description>
  <sequence>
    <step>Icons.StoreIcon("90e4661d-e8ff-475e-bc69-d8c7e43a5eca", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
    <step>Handles.SetIconForHandles("{groupHandleUN=1,groupHandleUN=3,groupHandleUN=4,groupHandleUN=5}", Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
  </sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific.2" name="Set Icon 2">
  <description>Select multiple handles by location (group and index).</description>
  <sequence>
    <step>Handles.SetSourceHandleRange("Groups", {0, 1, 3, 4})</step>
    <!-- The following only works if the icon is already present in the show file -->
    <step>Handles.SetIconsOrLegends("90e4661d-e8ff-475e-bc69-d8c7e43a5eca", "")</step>
    <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
  </sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="Macros.SetLegend.Specific.3" name="Set Icon 3">
  <description>Set icons for handles using their internal Titan IDs.</description>
  <sequence>
    <step>Icons.StoreIcon("90e4661d-e8ff-475e-bc69-d8c7e43a5eca", "Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId")</step>
    <step>Handles.SetIconForHandles({ 1821, 1822, 1823, 1825 }, Expert.Legend.Set.Generic.PendingTitanId)</step>
  </sequence>
</macro>

In all of these examples there were five empty groups (user numbers 1 through 5) recorded to the first five buttons in the Groups window. Please update the icon and Titan IDs as required.

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