Call EventGhost macros and functions from a Python script

[peterlloyd]

I am new to EventGhost and Python but have used them successsfully to control "my living room" but I am stuck.
Where do I find answers to the following:
1 How do I call an EventGhost macro from an EventGhost hosted Python script?
2 How do I call the Event Ghost function ShowOSD and other functions from an EventGhost hosted Python script?

[topix]

A little example:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1486">
    <Macro Name="<Unbenanntes Makro>" Expanded="True">
        <Action>
            EventGhost.PythonScript(u'eg.globals.whatever = "Just a simple test"\n')
        </Action>
        <Action>
            EventGhost.PythonScript(u'eg.plugins.EventGhost.ShowOSD(u\'{eg.globals.whatever}\', u\'0;-32;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;0;3;2;1;34;Arial\', (0, 202, 0), (0, 0, 0), 4, (0, 0), 0, 3.0, False)\neg.plugins.EventGhost.Wait(2.0)\neg.TriggerEvent("MyEvent")\n')
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

Have a look at Wiki: http://www.eventghost.org/wiki/Scripting

Tip: Create a Macro/Action, copy it (Strg-c) and paste (Strg-v) it into the script editor. This should help you to find out how to use EG-Actions in scripts.

[peterlloyd]

Thanks for your helpful response. I understand your answer to my second question but my first question remains unresolved - If I create an EventGhost macro named XYZ, how do I just call/execute XYZ from a Phython script in another macro in the same xml file without replicating the contents of XYZ?
Thanks

[Pako]

1) You can use Action "Jump" with (or without) option "and return after execution"
2) Try this example (Script 1 must be called as the first):

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1486">
    <Folder Name="TEST 2 scripts" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="Python Script 1" Expanded="True">
            <Action>
                EventGhost.PythonScript(u"def myScript(txt):\n    print txt\neg.globals.myProcedure=myScript\n#test:\neg.globals.myProcedure('Text 1')")
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Python Script 2" Expanded="True">
            <Action>
                EventGhost.PythonScript(u"eg.globals.myProcedure('Text 2')")
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>

Pako

[peterlloyd]

Pako,
Thank you that helps a little but what I want to do would be like this with your example:

<Folder Name="TEST 2 scripts" Expanded="True"><Macro Name="Python Script 1" Expanded="True"><Action>EventGhost.PythonScript(u"def myScript(txt):\n print txt\neg.globals.myProcedure=myScript\n#test:\neg.globals.myProcedure('Text 1')")</Action></Macro><Macro Name="Python Script 2" Expanded="True"><Action>EventGhost.PythonScript(u'eg.EventGhost.Macro."Python Script 1"')</Action></Macro></Folder></EventGhost>

Here all I want is to repeat execution of macro "Python Script 1" by a call from the macro "Python Script 2" but this and other permutations do not compile.

Thanks
Peter