Syntax Of Event And Continue Statements; File Name; Saving And Recalling A File; Errors - Sony MVS-8000X SystemMVS-7000X System User Manual

Syntax of Event and Continue
Statements
An event can be written with an Event statement only, or
with an Event statement followed by any number of
Continue statements. The Event statements and Continue
statements have the following syntax.
Word separator character
Use "," (comma).
Ignored
Spaces and tabs are ignored. There is no distinction
between lowercase and uppercase. If two or more
separator characters appear consecutively, later ones are
ignored. Separator characters at the beginning of a line are
also ignored.
Content of line
Must begin with "Event?" or "Continue?", followed by
symbols and parameters.
Event?,[symbol], [parameter], [parameter], ...
Continue?,[symbol], [parameter], [parameter], ...
symbol: ASCII character string showing the type of event
(see page 667).
parameter: Shows details of an event. Consists of
parameter names and arguments, and these must
appear in pairs. The number and type of parameters
depends on the event (see page 668).
If the same parameter appears twice or more, the last
occurrence is valid.
How to use Continue statements
When a single parameter has more than one argument, use
a Continue statement. The following example is of a
snapshot event.
An event to recall a snapshot in region M/E-1 is written as:
Event?,Snapshot,Region?,ME1,Register?,1,Attribute
?,Off,Time?,Current
In the Event statement, only one region can be specified.
To specify both regions M/E-1 and DME1, use a Continue
statement, thus:
Event?,Snapshot,Region?,ME1,Register?,1,Attribute
?,Off,Time?,Current
Continue?,Snapshot,Region?,DME1,Register?,1,Attri
bute?,Off,Time?,Current
To specify more than one argument for a region parameter,
follow the Event statement by a Continue statement on the
next line.

File Name

Set the file name as follows.
Example: nnnnnnnn.PNL_rrrr.PMR
666
Macro File Editing Rules
nnnnnnnn: In a file created on the switcher, this is a
register name automatically set by the switcher.
The name is limited to eight characters.
The following characters may not be used.
space, \, /, :, ;, , (comma), . (period), <, >, *, ?, ", |
rrrr: macro register number (0001 - 0099)

Saving and Recalling a File

For a newly created file, if you create a directory on the
memory card (see figure below), and move the file to the
prescribed location, you can then recall it in the File >All,
External File menu.
Notes
When amending a file saved on the switcher, be sure to
save it in the original directory.
Memory card
Path example: Memory Card\Sample\MACRO\
CTRLCPU\nnnnnnnn.PNL_rrrr.PMR

Errors

If any of the following problems occur, it is not possible to
recall the file. Attempting to recall the file will produce an
error message (see page 684).
• If there is a syntax error.
• If a required parameter is not present.
Any directory
MACRO
CTRLCPU
nnnnnnnn.PNL_rrrr.PMR