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Topic: Scripting custom pad to give LED notification for AskTheDJ
I've been running around this all day, and can't seem to figure out how to get it to work in the background. My goal is to set one of the LEDs on my midi controller to flash/change color/turn on/whatever when the ask the dj folder is not empty, or when a new request arrives, or when unclicked searches remain. I use the feature fairly often, especially at karaoke, and nothing pisses karaoke peeps off worse than "skipping" them in the rotation because I forgot to check the ask folder. any suggestions?
 

Posted Thu 21 Mar 19 @ 6:50 pm
blckjckPRO InfinityMember since 2008
 

Posted Fri 22 Mar 19 @ 4:24 am
locodogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
I've tried all the tricks I know with no notable results, as this request is now in /wishes I'll lock this thread and the older one.
 

Posted Fri 22 Mar 19 @ 6:10 am
locodogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
Wish granted in current early access BUILD 4830 (2019-03-29)

-get_askthedj_unread script added to monitor unread ask the dj messages from scripts and skins.

An example for a custom to blink with unread messages
param_equal 'get_askthedj_unread' 0 ? off : blink
 

Posted Mon 01 Apr 19 @ 5:29 am
djsadimPRO InfinityMember since 2006
get_askthedj_unread & param_smaller 1 ? off : blink
 

Posted Mon 01 Apr 19 @ 3:52 pm
AdionPRO InfinityCTOMember since 2006
get_askthedj_unread ? blink

should also work :p
 

Posted Mon 01 Apr 19 @ 3:56 pm
locodogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
should...

not working as a bool query here.
 

Posted Mon 01 Apr 19 @ 4:41 pm
djkrysrPRO InfinityMember since 2010
TIP:
Just been playing with this and please note you need to make sure that 'askTheDJMonitoring' is set to 'ALWAYS' in options for this to work, otherwise the program only checks for requests when actually looking at the Ask The DJ folder so there is never anything unread.
Hope this is useful.
 

Posted Tue 14 Sep 21 @ 3:30 pm