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Show Control System: How do I open content files from buttons?

Topic

  • Open content files from Display Studio script lines or quick display buttons
  • Open files up in Content Studio directly from inside a button
  • Show Control's Display Studio script and quick display buttons
Efficiency improvement: This feature makes it easier/faster to locate and edit specific files.  
 

Environment

  • Product:
  • Component: Display Studio version 2.8+
  • Control System: Show Control System (SCS)
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Steps

  1. Right click on the desired button and choose Properties.
  2. Locate the script line and button step where the file is selected, usually step 4
  3. Right-click on the file name. 
  4. Open the file:
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    1. Layout files will open to the default editor, this often is a notepad file.  
    2. Video or Image files will open in the default media viewer.

    3. VMPFs will open in Content Studio.

      1. Enter the Nucleus user name and login if prompted for a Content Studio login.  Check remember my username and password for future use.

      2. Choose a display/zone to open from if prompted.
         

  5. Alternately, the select View In Explorer to view the files in their location. 

Note: This option is disabled with M3 controllers.

Related Resources

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