Zetta Variables

Variable

Type

Example

External Events

Flat File

VT & QR

Record Control Event

Asset External ID

Cut External ID

Publish Launch Exe

Comments

@YYY

four digit year

2011

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@Y

two digit year

11

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@M

2 digit month name

01 to 12

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@N

month name

January

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@D

2 digit day

01 to 31

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@H

2 digit hour

08

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@m

2 digit minutes

03

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@8

2 digit military hour

15

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@A

AM/PM

AM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W

Day Format

Monday

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

@L

non-zero padded military hour

1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Example: 05 would be 5. From 10 onwards would show two digits

@O

Show

Morning Show

Yes

Yes

@U

user

This will show the Account Name (if configured) or the Login Name

Yes

Yes

@S

station

WRCS-FM

Yes

Yes

@X

computer

Studio 1

Yes

Yes

@{UniqueAssetNum,Dx}

This sets the External ID to a unique number that is x digits long starting with 1.

000000897

Yes

@{AssetExternalId}

Returns the Asset's External ID. This is typically used with the @{UniqueCutNum,Dx}to automatically generate a unique cut number.

000000897

Yes

@{UniqueCutNum,Dx}

This sets the Cut External ID to a unique number that is x digits long starting with 1.

Yes

@af

Passes the path of the audio file to the external application.

Yes

@mf

Passes the path of the metadata file to the External application.

Yes

@C

Clock Name

Sunday

Not Used at this time

@F

Drag & Drop Start Position

Not Used at this time

@T

Drag & Drop End Position

Not Used at this time

Variable

Type

@assetexternalid

Output event text will replace @assetexternalid with the assets External ID. The @assetexternalid is only output when using Sequencer.Event* commands.

@assettype

Output event text will replace @assettype with the Asset Type.

@airstarttime

Output event text will replace @airstarttime with the Start Time of the asset. (UTC values, has milliseconds)

@airstoptime

Output event text will replace @airstoptime with the Stop Time of the asset. (UTC values, has milliseconds)

@airstarttimelocal

Output event text will replace @airstarttimelocal with the Start Time of the asset. (local time zone, has milliseconds)

@airstoptimelocal

Output event text will replace @airstoptimelocal with the Stop Time of the asset. (local time zone, has milliseconds)

@assettitle

Output event text will replace @assettitle with the assets Title.

@assetartistsponsor

Output event text will replace @assetartistsponsor with the assets Artist or Sponsor.

@assetid

Output event text will replace @assetid with the Asset ID

@assetguid

Output event text will replace @assetguid with the assets GUID

@bankname

Output event text will replace @bankname with the name of the Hot Key bank for the playing hot key.

@bankrow

Output event text will replace @bankrow with the row number of the playing hot key.

@bankcolumn

Output event text will replace @bancolumn with the column number of the playing hot key.

@childcount

Output event text will replace @childcount with the playable asset count of the Spot Block

@childindex

Output event text will replace @childindex with the index of the playable asset.

@childruntime | @childruntimems

Output event text will replace the variable with the runtime of the spot block child event. Eg. @childruntime = 247.728 | @childruntimems = 247728

@controltext

Output event text will replace @controltext with the Control Text of the Spot Block.

@externalid

Output event text will replace @externalid with the External ID. @externalid is only output when using the Sequencer.SpotBlockChild* commands.

@index

Output event text will replace @index with the index of the playable asset

@logeventid

Output event text will replace @logeventid with the ID of the log event.

@logeventguid

Output event text will replace @logeventguid with the GUID of the log event.

@logeventplayrate

Output event text will replace @logeventplayrate with the play rate (stretch/squeeze) of the asset

@logeventruntime | @logeventruntimems

Output event text will replace the variable with the log runtime of the event. Eg. @logeventruntime = 247.728 | @logeventruntimems = 247728

@logeventtype

Output event text will replace @logeventtype with log event type.

@runtime | @runtimems

Output event text will replace the variable with the runtime of the event. Eg. @runtime = 247.728 | @runtimems = 247728

@stationid

Output event text will replace @stationid with the Station ID.

@stationguid

Output event text will replace @stationguid withthe Station GUID.

@stationenterpriseid

Output event text will replace @stationenterpriseid with Enterprise Station ID.

@stationname

Output event text will replace @stationname with the Name of the station.

@stationcalls

Output event text will replace @stationcalls with Call Letters for the station.

@timestamp

Output event text will replace @timestamp with the Current Date/Time. (UTC values)

@timestamplocal

Output event text will replace @timestamplocal with the Current Date/Time.  (local time zone)