Adding an incremental value (+1) to an Audio File Name

2019-10-31 01:08:25.721Z

Hey Christian!

I saw a couple script to do exactly just that on Tracks and on Sessions, but I can't figure out how to do it for an audio Clip...
I tried for a few hours now, but since my knowledge of Java is limited to copy and paste...

The idea would be to rename multiple audio by incrementing the last number by +1:

"Soundflow_Printmaster_6ch_v1" to "Soundflow_Printmaster_6ch_v2"
"Soundflow_DXstems_6ch_v1" to "Soundflow_DXstems_6ch_v2"
"Soundflow_FXstems_6ch_v1" to "Soundflow_FXstems_6ch_Vv2"
"Soundflow_MXstemsr_6ch_v1" to "Soundflow_MXstems_6ch_v2"

etc...to speed up the process a bit when making deliverables.

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Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2019-10-31 15:48:10.592Z

Hi Ugo!

What a great idea :)

Something like this should get you started:



function renameClip(callback) {
    //Make sure Pro Tools Edit Window is active
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    //Make sure we have no search in Clips list - if we had, Clip Rename won't work (Pro Tools bug)
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'cmd+shift+d' });

    //Clip Clip->Rename...
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Clip', 'Rename...'] });

    //Wait for 'Name' dialog to come up, assign the dialog to dlg variable
    var dlg = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({}, 'Could not find "Name" dialog').element;

    //Find the first text field
    var textField = dlg.groups.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.textFields.first;

    //Get the current Name
    var currentName = textField.value.value;

    //Make a variable with the new name, based on the old one by calling the callback function provided in the 1st argument
    var newName = callback(currentName);

    //Set the value of the textField
    textField.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: newName });

    //Press OK
    dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

    //Wait for the dialog to close
    dlg.elementWaitFor({ waitForNoElement: true });
}

function processClip() {

    renameClip(oldName => {

        var m = oldName.match(/^(.*?)(\d+)$/);
        if (m && m[2]) {
            return m[1] + String(Number(m[2]) + 1);
        }
        return oldName + '_v2';

    });

}

sf.ui.proTools.clipDoForEachSelectedClip({ action: processClip });

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Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2019-10-31 15:49:31.876Z

Note this I believe only works if the selected clips are on the same track. I just realized since you're talking about stems they are more likely to be on separate tracks..
But it would be great to start testing this script - just have the clips on the same track to see if it works as intended, then we'll augment it to work on all selected tracks later on.

U @Ugosound

2019-11-20 19:16:49.540Z

My Apologies, I though I replied a couple weeks ago. I tested it and it does work for audio files located on the same track. Yeah! and Thanks!

Now, how can we script that in order to do it on all selected audio clips, regardless of track they are on?
I tried some more on my own, but no success so far...

Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2019-11-21 02:30:45.932Z

Try this :)

function renameClip(callback) {
    //Make sure Pro Tools Edit Window is active
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    //Make sure we have no search in Clips list - if we had, Clip Rename won't work (Pro Tools bug)
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'cmd+shift+d' });

    //Clip Clip->Rename...
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Clip', 'Rename...'] });

    //Wait for 'Name' dialog to come up, assign the dialog to dlg variable
    var dlg = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.elementWaitFor({}, 'Could not find "Name" dialog').element;

    //Find the first text field
    var textField = dlg.groups.whoseTitle.is('Name').first.textFields.first;

    //Get the current Name
    var currentName = textField.value.value;

    //Make a variable with the new name, based on the old one by calling the callback function provided in the 1st argument
    var newName = callback(currentName);

    //Set the value of the textField
    textField.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: newName });

    //Press OK
    dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

    //Wait for the dialog to close
    dlg.elementWaitFor({ waitForNoElement: true });
}

function processClip() {

    renameClip(oldName => {

        var m = oldName.match(/^(.*?)(\d+)$/);
        if (m && m[2]) {
            return m[1] + String(Number(m[2]) + 1);
        }
        return oldName + '_v2';

    });

}

var trackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;
var tracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackHeaders;

try {
    //Loop through each originally selected track
    tracks.map(track => {

        //Select just this track
        track.trackSelect();

        //Process all clips on this track
        sf.ui.proTools.clipDoForEachSelectedClip({ action: processClip }, err => {
            if (err.indexOf('Selecting a full clip failed') < 0 && err.indexOf('DoMainCounter') < 0) throw err;
        });

    });
} finally {

    //Restore original track selection
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
        deselectOthers: true,
        names: trackNames,
    });
}

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U@Ugosound
2019-11-26 22:17:38.725Z
Amazing! Thanks Christian!
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DDaniel Braunstein @Daniel_Braunstein
2025-03-14 16:40:02.364Z
Hi guys! This script would be brilliant - I would love to do exactly this, select a clip (bounce mix for example) and rename it with an incremental value at the end. Example "Song 1 MixV3" would automatically be renamed to "Song 1 MixV4" - I tried using this script and nothing happened when I executed. Is it possible to update this to be compatable with current pro tools?

Thanks!
DB
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@Ugosound
2019-10-31 20:00:23.866Z
Cool! Yes it works, but as you mentioned only on 1 single Track.

All selected Audio File in that track are being automatically renamed with a +1 incremented value.
As expected, error message when selecting clips on multiple tracks.

I tried to upload a screen capture of that, butthat didn't work...
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Kitch Membery @Kitch
SoundFlow Team
2019-11-21 01:34:46.956Z
I was going to ask exactly the same question Ugo!
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Andrew Scheps @Andrew_Scheps
2020-02-15 20:04:31.180Z
Is there an easy way to apply this to a playlist name? I'd like to be able to duplicate a playlist, incrementing the (original) last number in the name (which is the last digit). So I also need to get rid of the three characters added when you invoke Duplicate Playlist.
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1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer
  SoundFlow Team
  2020-02-15 23:12:36.914Z
  Moving this to a separate thread:
  https://forum.soundflow.org/-1559/auto-naming-playlists-when-duplicating
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