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 ''​QPosition 1''​ means, the focus offset will be put at the top of the queue, while ''​QPosition 0''​ puts it to the current position (the latter being more useful in a script). Note, that one has to use a (dummy) source and catalog in the script. ''​QPosition 1''​ means, the focus offset will be put at the top of the queue, while ''​QPosition 0''​ puts it to the current position (the latter being more useful in a script). Note, that one has to use a (dummy) source and catalog in the script.
 +
 +=== Configuring devices ===
 +Some devices can be configured via scripts, e.g., the current receiver (and version) can be changed, MultiFiBa and Filterbox can be configured:
 +
 +<​code>​
 +# Receiver commands
 +FE: P50mm; VERn 2; Frequency 6.0
 +FE: S110mm; VERn 1; Frequency 2.6
 +
 +# MultiFiBa
 +MF:S99128
 +MF:A03@100
 +</​code>​
  
 === Recursive use of source names === === Recursive use of source names ===
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-Now one can call ''​@masterscript:​W3MAIN''​ from any form, and it will correctly replace the sources. If it is called without source name, ObsInp will use the sources it finds in the root scripts (it doesn'​t work, if the masterscript still contains source names).+Now one can call ''​@masterscript:​W3MAIN''​ from any form, and it will correctly replace the sources. If it is called without source name, ObsInp will use the sources it finds in the root scripts (it doesn'​t work, if the masterscript still contains source names). ​**Warning: at the moment, recursive scripting is buggy (or rather has unintended behavior).**
  
  
  
  
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