Assignment Statements

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The simplest and probably the most used operation that the script can perform is the assignment of a value to a variable. This is done using the "=" operator and is written like a mathematical equation. For example:

CMS.A1 = JS1.A2;

sets Axis 1 on the CMS Control to be equal to the current value of Axis 2 (the Y axis) on the JS1 device. Similarly (for bit values):

CMS.B1 = JS1.B5;

will set Button 1 on the CMS Controls to have the same state as Button 5 on the JS1 device.

The variable to the left of the "=" must be a variable that can be set. These include the built-in variables and the CMS variables. You cannot put a JSx variable left of the "=" since the script cannot change the values of the real devices.

To the right of the "=", you can use any valid expression. These can reference any variable, and can include the arithmetic and logical operators, parentheses, etc. as necessary. For example:

CMS.A1 = JS1.A1 + JS1.A2 + 10;
CMS.B1 = (JS1.B5 OR JS1.B6) AND NOT (JS1.B6 OR JS2.B7);

Note that the expressions end with a ";". This is necessary for any assignment type of statement. For other types of statements to be discussed later, the ";" is necessary in some cases and unnecessary in other. These will be discussed along with their individual functions. In general, the ";" causes no problems even when it's used where it's not needed, so when in doubt, put one at the end of the statement.