Will BindExternalWidget() work against the Global Rackspace?

Scripting with Gig Performer
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Hi.

Is it possible to use BindExternalWidget() in a local rackspace in order to bind to a widget in the Global Rackspace?

AI (which of course could be incorrect) suggests something like this:

   globalKnob : ExternalWidget

Initialization
   if BindExternalWidget(globalKnob, "GlobalGainKnob", "GlobalRackspace") then
      Print("Successfully bound to GlobalGainKnob")
   else
      Print("Binding failed")
   end
End

But I have not had success in getting this construction to report a successful binding, despite trying to edit/correct the arguments to match the System Functions List. I can get a successful compile, but not a successfully reported binding. (The arg2 widgetName I assume to be the global widget’s handle …)

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AI doesn’t know much about GPScript - please don’t depend on it.

Try “GLOBAL RACKSPACE” instead of “GlobalRackspace” but I don’t remember if we support it - there is a reason that BindExternalWidget is marked as “experimental”

3

Thanks for your reply.

I don’t/won’t depend on it, but I do consult it and it has been quite helpful to me in some cases. I started doing this based on a prior tip from you!

Sometimes I tell it about it’s mistakes, and it always politely thanks me for correcting it. (I wonder if it can actually learn from such feedback.)

Hey, that worked, thanks!

4

The problem is, its not correct often and then you’ll end up coming back here to ask for the real answer anyway. In the meantime, re-posting incorrect script from an AI source means that it is now being re-integrated into all AI sources as a reliable source of GPScript. The more people re-post incorrect information, the more corrupt the models become.

5

Very good point. Thanks for this reminder.

6

I do it the other way. I have a global GPScript which binds widgets in the Local Rackspace. Hence I only need to have one GPScript one the Global Rackspace.

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