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ScenEdit_SetUnit({unitname= "AIRCRAFT NAME", side= "Blue", base= {unitname="Anderson", side= "Blue"} })

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ORIGINAL: PastBehavin

What is the correct LUA script to use to reassign an aircraft or group of Aircraft to a different base than they takeoff from?
Trying the following format doesn't change the assigned base

ScenEdit_SetUnit({unitname= "AIRCRAFT NAME", side= "Blue", base="Anderson"})

I've also replaced the base name with the 'guid' string to no avail.

local myairport = SE_GetUnit({name='Red_AirBaseGroup2', guid='4FH7PU-0HM504GOL2OE2'});
local myunit = SE_GetUnit({name='Stinger #2', guid='4FH7PU-0HM504GKUQND7'})
print('original base guid:' .. tostring(myunit.base.guid) .. ' originalbase name: ' .. tostring(myunit.base.name))
myunit.base = myairport;
print('new base guid:' .. tostring(myunit.base.guid) .. ' new name: ' .. tostring(myunit.base.name))

--cleanest example
SE_SetUnit({guid='4FH7PU-0HM504GKUQND7',base="Red_AirBaseGroup2"});

-- next best, making SURE side and unitname match EXACTLY, and that you do not have ambiguous unit names.
-- What does that mean? It means two or more units on the same side with the same exact names
-- which can make lookup fails because it doesn't know which one you intended.
SE_SetUnit({side='Red',unitname='Stinger #2',base='Red_AirBaseGroup2'});

--SourceUnitGuid first, DestinationGuid second.
--The following inserts "Stinger #2" from above examples into Red_AirBaseGroup2 from above REGARDLESS of if it's in the air or not.
ScenEdit_HostUnitToParent({HostedUnitNameOrID = "4FH7PU-0HM504GKUQND7", SelectedHostNameOrID = "4FH7PU-0HM504GOL2OE2"});

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ORIGINAL: PastBehavin

Knighthawk75
Thanks so much for the very thorough answer and especially the ability tp reassign while airborne. I stiill have a ways to go on the learning curve and this is extremely helpful
Regards
Bill