170 FXDeko Options
FXDeko User’s Guide
To start Automation immediately every time youstart FXDeko:
1. In the Automation window, check Automation Enabled.
2. In the Options Menu, select Save Settings on Exit.
AUTOMATION GRAPHICS
To use a Deko graphic with automation, you must define the graphic’s layers to
accept text data from the automation host. There are two ways a layer can accept
automation data:
Replace
A replace field gets its data from an automation (.aut) file. When
you read an .aut file, FXDeko replaces the graphic’s replace fields
with the data in the .aut file.
Query
The seldom used query field causes the Automation interface to
request updates from the host at user-specified intervals. See
Database Connection below for information about connecting to
standard databases with Deko.
To define a layer for automation:
1. Open the Automation window, de-select Automation Enabled, then
close the window.
2. Select the layer.
3. From the Layer menu, choose Properties.
4. At the bottom of the Text dialog box, click More.
5. Under Text Initialization, click the Usage text box, then do one of
the following:
• Select query, then enter an update frequency.
• Select replace.
Notes The query update frequency specifies the number of seconds
between requests to the automation host for updates. If update
frequency is set to zero, the automation interface will issue the
request only once, when the file is opened.
For a description of other Text Initialization options, see Text
Field Properties.