Playback User Number

[icke_siegen]

I want to store a playback with a particular usernumber. As this isn't possible I go for storing at a specific location and then changing the user number. However this fails, with various casting errors. I try

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Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 1000, false);
Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 1000);
ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", 10000);  <== this is probably where the error is
Handles.ValidateCurrentUserNumber();
Handles.SetSourceHandleFromHandle(null);

Also I want this to check if this playback already exists, and do a ReplacePlaybackCue instead. However, my condion seems to be faulty. I do:

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{
   if(Playbacks.IsCueHandle(userNumber:10000)){
      Playbacks.ReplacePlaybackCue(userNumber:10000, false);
   } else {
      (see above)
   }
}

Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks

[Gregory]

You need to cast the user number value to the correct type and call the SetUserNumber function, I also used the ClearSelection function to tidy up afterwards:

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Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 1000, false);
Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 1000);
ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:10000);
Handles.SetUserNumber();
Handles.ClearSelection();

The condition looks okay from what I can see, is there any error reported?

[icke_siegen]

Thanks for the quick answer. However, the line

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ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:10000);

still doesn't work - the logs state a NullReferenceException.

[Gregory]

I tried running the code before I posted it and it seemed to work for me. Can you try running this in a new show if you haven't already? If that is still not successful perhaps post the stack trace for the NullReferenceException.

[icke_siegen]

I started over again - new show, and made the macros anew.

If I do the macro step by step then it works, like this:

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<sequence>
     <step>Playbacks.SetRecordType("RecordCueModeProgrammer")</step>
     <step>Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 1000, false)</step>
     <step>Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 1000)</step>
     <step>ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:10000)</step>
     <step>Handles.SetUserNumber()</step>
     <step>Handles.ClearSelection()</step>
</sequence>

However, if I try to do this in one step (because I want to apply a condition) then I get the error. I try

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<sequence>
     <step>Playbacks.SetRecordType("RecordCueModeProgrammer")</step>
     <step>
         {
            Playbacks.StoreCue("PlaybackWindow", 1000, false);
            Handles.SetSourceHandle("PlaybackWindow", 1000);
            ActionScript.SetProperty("Handles.CurrentUserNumber", userNumber:10000);
            Handles.SetUserNumber();
            Handles.ClearSelection();
         }
     </step>
</sequence>

exception stack trace:

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  bei System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
   bei System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)
   bei System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(Object[] args)
   bei Avolites.General.Utilities.InvokeQueue`1.OnItemOut(InvokeQueueItem`1 item)
   bei Avolites.General.Utilities.WorkQueue`1.ProcessQueue()

inner eexception stack trace:

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   bei Avolites.Menus.ScriptExecutor.GetActionIdFromScript(String script)
   bei Avolites.Menus.ScriptExecutor.GetScript(String id)
   bei Avolites.Menus.ActionScriptParser.CastedParameterExpression.Execute(IExecutionContext context, Boolean debug)
   bei Avolites.Menus.ActionScriptParser.ActionScriptFunctionExpression.Execute(IExecutionContext context, Boolean debug)
   bei Avolites.Menus.ActionScriptParser.Expressions.BlockExpression.Execute(IExecutionContext context, Boolean debug)
   bei Avolites.Menus.ScriptExecutor.Run(MenuAction action, Nullable`1 eventFilter, Boolean strictMode, ActionParameter[] parameters)
   bei Avolites.Menus.Macros.Macro.Run(Int32 count, MacroSection section, ActionParameter[] localVariables)

Is it a runtime/race condition thing?

[Gregory]

It appears that you cannot use the cast operator within a statement block. It tries to get the function being called but cannot find it inside the statement block.