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Macro to fire OSC string

Hello all, 

I am using OSC on our next show and would like to do the 'send and OSC string on a per-cue basis' (as opposed to the every cue version)

I used the ETC article to set it up (https://support.etcconnect.com/ETC/Consoles/Eos_Family/Software_and_Programming/Triggering_QLab_from_Eos_using_OSC) and it works and everything is happy. 

I would like to have a macro to do most of the button pushing (typing the whole command out is kind of a slog). 

So ETC’s example is [Cue] [5] {Execute} {More SK} {String} /cue/17/start [Enter]
I would like my macro to say Cue Execute String CLEAR_TEXT /cue/ Wait_For_Input /start Enter
Or some version of that so the only buttons we are pushing are the actual sound cue number we want. 
I am able to put together a macro that looks right, but when adding in the input I have to use the keyboard and I have to enter, which means I only get part of the command in the external links column. 
example of my macro
 

What that macro gets me (the '/start' is missing)

Has anyone done this before or have any ideas?

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    [Forum post moved to Eos Family > Show Control]

    I do not believe it's currently possible to create a macro this way, that starts some text, then lets you add text, then adds more text.

    I would suggest creating a secondary cue list that contains only the cue fires you want to send, then have your main cue list execute that one.

    Then have that 2nd cue list execute OSC Tx: "/Cue/%1/start"

    I made a quick example when Cue List 1 has 5 cues for lighting, and Cue List 2 which is "empty" and exists just to send "starts" for cues 2 and 4.

    1440.Execute OSC Cue String Example 2021-10-25 11-30-48.esf2

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