## SetShaderCompoundProperties

### Introduced

v7.0

### Deprecated

v9.0 (2011)--see SetShaderCompoundPropertiesEx

### Description

Sets a shader's compound properties.

### Scripting Syntax

    SetShaderCompoundProperties( InputObj, Name, Category, Description, Author, Date, VersionTag, VersionMajor, VersionMinor, PPGLogic, PPGLogicLanguage, BackgroundColor, ModifyFlags );

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
InputObj | String | Shader compound's properties to set. Default Value: Current selection
Name | String | Name Property.
Category | String | Category Property.
Description | String | Description Property.
Author | String | Author Property.
Date | String | Date Property.
VersionTag | String | VersionTag Property.
VersionMajor | Integer | VersionMajor Property.
VersionMinor | Integer | VersionMinor Property.
PPGLogic | String | A string containing a code block defining callbacks. Similar to the SPDL logic section.
PPGLogicLanguage | String | Scripting Language to use for the PPGLogic. If empty, VBScript will be assumed.
BackgroundColor | Integer | The color that will appear on the compound in the render tree. Default Value: 6732954 (light green)
ModifyFlags | Integer | Bit field combination indicating which properties to modify. 1 for the first argument, 2 for the second argument, 4 for the third argument, and so on.

### See Also

GetShaderCompoundProperties CreateShaderFromPreset CreateShadersFromMaterialPreset CreateShaderFromCLSID CreateShaderFromProgID CreateShaderCompound NestShaders UnnestShaders AddShaderCompoundPort RemoveShaderCompoundPort MoveShaderCompoundPort RenameShaderCompoundPort ExportShaderCompound ImportShaderCompound ExplodeShaderCompound