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Scripting

QLab 2 offers comprehensive scripting hooks to control the application programmatically. You can use AppleScript, or through the OS X scripting bridge, languages like Python and Ruby.

You can explore the available scripting hooks from applications such as Apple's Script Editor. The scripting hooks are self-documented in the scripting definitions file inside the QLab application. Viewing the scripting library will display the full documentation for the scripting hooks.

You'll find a handy list of QLab scripts and macros on the Figure 53 wiki: http://figure53.com/wiki/index.php?title=QLab_Scripts_and_Macros

Example

Here is a simple AppleScript which demonstrates some of the controls you have over QLab through the scripting hooks:

tell application "QLab"
	tell workspace 1
		make type "midi"
		set myMIDICue to a reference to cue "1"
		tell myMIDICue
			set patch to 2
			set channel to 1
			set command to channel_pressure
			set byte one to 100
			set fade to enabled
			set end value to 0
			set duration to 7.4
		end tell
		set mainCueList to a reference to cue list 1
		set playback position of mainCueList to myMIDICue
	end tell
	go workspace 1
end tell

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