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Copy Selected Files from Finder Copying Random/Unselected Files

By Nathan Salefski @nathansalefski
    2023-10-20 19:17:44.399Z

    Title

    Copy Selected Files from Finder Copying Random/Unselected Files

    What do you expect to happen when you run the script/macro?

    This should simply copy the selected files to the current Pro Tools Session's Bounced Files Folder.

    Are you seeing an error?

    What happens when you run this script?

    It is copying a lot of other random file's that are not selected.

    How were you running this script?

    I used a Stream Deck button

    How important is this issue to you?

    5

    Details

    {
    "inputExpected": "This should simply copy the selected files to the current Pro Tools Session's Bounced Files Folder.",
    "inputIsError": false,
    "inputWhatHappens": "It is copying a lot of other random file's that are not selected.",
    "inputHowRun": {
        "key": "-MpfwmPg-2Sb-HxHQAff",
        "title": "I used a Stream Deck button"
    },
    "inputImportance": 5,
    "inputTitle": "Copy Selected Files from Finder Copying Random/Unselected Files"
}

    Source

    function getProToolsSessionFolder() {
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivate();

    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    let sessionFolder = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.sessionPath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/');

    return sessionFolder;
}

function main() {

    let selectedFinderPaths = sf.ui.finder.selectedPaths

    let sessionFolder = getProToolsSessionFolder();

    sf.ui.finder.appActivate();

    selectedFinderPaths.forEach(path => {

        let splitPathArray = path.split('/');

        let selectedFileName = splitPathArray.slice(-1)[0];

        sf.file.copy({
            sourcePath: `${path}`,
            destinationPath: `${sessionFolder}/Bounced Files/${selectedFileName}`,
        });

    });

    sf.ui.proTools.appActivate();
}

main();

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    • 5 replies
    1. Nathan Salefski @nathansalefski
        2023-10-20 19:18:12.467Z

        Here's an example

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        1. Chad Wahlbrink @Chad2023-10-21 13:51:18.727Z

          Can you give an example (screenshots ideally) of what kind files you are copying and what you expect the result to be?

          Are you copying a "folder"?

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          1. Nathan Salefski @nathansalefski
              2023-10-21 13:54:10.046Z

              Sure this was a test to solve someone’s problem in the forum. I was just copying a simple screen recording from the desktop over to the currently open Pro Tools Session’s Bounced Files folder. At one point this code copied my entire Applications folder that above screenshot shows the screen recording from my desktop I tried to copy along with all the other random files

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          2. In reply tonathansalefski⬆:
            Chad Wahlbrink @Chad2023-10-21 13:56:32.502Z2023-10-21 14:35:19.253Z

            I did a bit of a deep dive on file manipulation here, and I'm curious if it would help.

            let splitPathArray = path.split('/');

let selectedFileName = splitPathArray.slice(-1)[0];

            My theory is that if you are using the above code, and trying to copy a folder of files, you may actually copy all of the contents within that folder, including hidden files, etc. This may be because by using .split('/'), the script throws away the / at the end of the folder's file path.

            In order to copy a folder you'd have to use something like:

            let currentSessionBouncedFilesFolder = sf.app.proTools.getSessionPath().sessionPath.split(':').slice(0,-1).join('/').slice(1) +'/Bounced Files/';

sf.ui.finder.selectedPaths.forEach(currentFinderFile => {
    let fileName;
    // if the selected file is a folder, keep the '/' as part of the fileName
    if(currentFinderFile.split('/').slice(-1)[0] === ''){
        fileName = currentFinderFile.split('/').slice(0,-1).slice(-1)[0] + '/';
        sf.file.copy({sourcePath:currentFinderFile, destinationPath: currentSessionBouncedFilesFolder + fileName });
    // if the selected file is a file
    } else {
        fileName = currentFinderFile.split('/').slice(-1)[0]
        sf.file.copy({sourcePath:currentFinderFile, destinationPath: currentSessionBouncedFilesFolder + fileName });
    }
})
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            1. Nathan Salefski @nathansalefski
                2023-10-21 14:00:51.067Z

                Yea that was actually the exact post I was trying to fix and ended up breaking my own lol. I know @chrscheuer showed me a way to copy folders using the command line. I took part of that and tried to reapply it here. I’ll give that test a go shortly

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