Artist Help:System Commands
The system commands are listed here by category as they are in the System Command dialogs in Artist.
| Display Client | this causes the desired List View and group to be displayed in the client area. |
| Display Window | this causes the desired Section and Window to be displayed |
| Activate | this activates a workspace object, i.e. a Fixture, Scene or Cue. |
| Variables | and flags this sets or clears Variables or flags. |
| Global | this is functions such as Reset, Lamp On, Blackout etc. |
| Serial Output | this command send a string of data to a device attached to the system COM ports. |
| Network Output | sends text messages to a network connected computer. |
| MIDI Output | this sends a MIDI message to any devices connected the MIDI output. |
| Digital Output | sending data to a digital output |
| Wave audio Output | this output an audio wave to the sound output device of the system. |
| Shell | these are Windows API commands. |
| Linear Control | to connect linear input sources to object level adjustment |
| Video clip | control the playing of Video files. |
| CD Audio | controls the playing of CD Audio or DVD video. |
| File loading | load alternative Artist files. |
| Select Fixture Parameter | |
| Dynamic Fader | Dynamically allocate external faders according to the active client view. |
| Palette | select and set palette indexes |
| Cue List Commands | cue list action, chasing, sequencing, deactivating etc. |
| PowerPoint | these commands can control a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. |
| Remote Panel | deprecated |
| UDP Output | send a UDP packet across a network. |