startup macro

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Hi This is a bug report! 
 
 The startup macro that i have to lamp on moving lights in sequence has stoped working in 2.7 all versions form 7.1 to 7.4 
 Everything fires correctly in 2.6 all versions unfortunately i only get to test this once a year as i program panto annually and don't really want to downgrade as I'm using the multi cell features from 2.7. 
 The macro not firing is not a problem for myself as i am a skilled programmer but the operators are not and something that worked previously and not now is a major step backwards.

sk8rs_dad · Accepted Answer

No insuation implied. There are a lot of bright people on this forum who have stumbled across just about every issue there is to trip over. Since nobody has previously reported an issue with startup macros and 2.7 has been out for a while, it follows that there's something rare about your configuration or usage. 
 Assuming the startup macro is configured in the system settings and the console is the primary there ought to be entries in the diagnostics tab (tab 99) for each instruction the macro fired. If they aren't there then the macro didn't fire. I tried in a 2.8 beta version using my lamp-on macro as a startup macro and it works as expected. There are some differences from what you've typed... I use group and offset to lamp on several at once and Macro_Wait 5 instead of Wait Macro 1 , which might be a transcription issue. The macro is configured to run in the background, which might make a difference. 
 If the entries are in the log but the lamps aren't striking it might be a networking or fixture issue. For instance, my fixtures need to finish their POST (power on self-test) before they will accept any DMX instructions. That takes about a minute once their relays energize. If the lamp-on command is sent too early it will be ignored.

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