Plugin Message Event
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The Plugin Message event triggers when a message is received from a script plugin that is attached to the presentation. See the Use Plugins & Parsers tech note for more information on creating custom scripts that send plugin messages.
- Plugin Name: Use the dropdown menu to determine which plugin the event can receive messages from.
- Specify Plugin Message input: Enter the message string that will trigger the event. You can also use the <*> wildcard to match some or all of the plugin message string (i.e., entering <*> in this field will match all plugin messages, while entering mycommand_<*> will match any plugin message that begins with mycommand_).
- Assign input to variable: Assign the content of the Plugin Message to a Variable.
- Input specifies variable: The Plugin Message string will dynamically specify which User Variable to modify. The Plugin Message string must be sent in the form of <variable name>:<variable value>.
- Specify fixed variable: The Plugin Message string will modify a fixed User Variable. Use the dropdown list to choose the User Variable to modify. The Plugin Message string must be sent in the form of <variable value>.
You can use the Input specifies variable option to modify more than one User Variable with a single event. Use the following Plugin Message string format: <variable name> : <variable value> !! <variable name> : <variable value>
- Assign wildcard to variable: Specify the value of a User Variable using the <any> wildcard. Select the User Variable to modify using the dropdown menu to the right. The Specify Plugin Message input field must contain the <any>wildcard, either by itself or with additional text (e.g., message_<any>).