Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 302)

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Adding logic to control objects
Set Data
Adding this action to an event allows you to write a value to the database.
Set the following Action Parameters:
Set Dropbox List
Adding this action to an event allows you to set the contents of a drop box object on the
control side.
Set the following Action Parameters:
Target To specify the name of a the database variable, enter one of the following:
•
A local or global variable that will be used by another action or
parameter, e.g. L:SelectedStock.
• An expression that resolves to the name of a local or global variable.
For example, if Control:txtName contained StartTime, the Target
would resolve to L:StartTime.
Value This is where you provide the value that will be written to the database
variable. It must be the same type as the variable, e.g. if the variable holds
a number, this should evaluate to a number.
Target This parameter identifies the drop-down list box on the control-side that will
display a list of items.
To set this parameter:
1. Select the parameter’s field and click the button to
open the T ARGET /S OURCE S ELECTOR dialog box.
2. Select the C ONTROL category in the left panel of the
T ARGET /S OURCE S ELECTOR . A list of the control-side
objects now appears in the right panel of the
Target/Source Selector.
3. Double-click the dropbox object that will display list of
items. It is added to the upper text box prefixed by
“Control:”.
4. Click OK and the T ARGET parameter is set.
TextSource Click in the row, and then click the button to display the T ARGET /S OURCE
S ELECTOR . Choose the drop box containing the list items.
This could also be a list of names separated by carets
(e.g. “Boston^Montreal^Toronto”) or a database representing a column of
data each.