Pro Tools Disk Allocation script causing a pro tools error.

Title

Pro Tools Disk Allocation script causing a pro tools error.

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

This script (not mine, I've just adjusted it to suit what I wanted) selects my print tracks and changes the disk allocation to a folder it creates inside my session folder which takes its name from the session file. I've also adjusted it so it doesn't create an Audio Files folder in that folder, but prints directly into it.

Are you seeing an error?

What happens when you run this script?

The script works perfectly, the issue is a pro-tools one: if I close and open the session file I get an error saying it can no longer use the previous disk allocation and I have to set it again. The drive is set to Record (not transfer only) and the previously selected folder is still there and unpopulated so not sure why this method has an error.

How were you running this script?

I used a Stream Deck button

How important is this issue to you?

5

Details

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    "inputIsError": false,
    "inputWhatHappens": "The script works perfectly, the issue is a pro-tools one: if I close and open the session file I get an error saying it can no longer use the previous disk allocation and I have to set it again. The drive is set to Record (not transfer only) and the previously selected folder is still there and unpopulated so not sure why this method has an error.",
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Source

//Populate Text String
const sessionPath = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.sessionPath;
const sessionName = sessionPath.split("/").slice(-1)[0].split(".ptx")[0]
const selection = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGet();

//Construct Clipboard
const PopulateClipboard = `${sessionName}`

//Populate Clipboard
sf.clipboard.setText({
    text: PopulateClipboard
});

function getGroupListItem(name) {
    var groupList = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.tables.whoseTitle.contains('Group').first;
    return groupList.childrenByRole("AXRow").allItems.map(function (r) {
        return {
            row: r,
            selectBtn: r.childrenByRole("AXCell").first.children.first,
            name: r.childrenByRole("AXCell").allItems[1].children.first.title.value.match(/^.+ - ([^(]+)/)[1].replace(/ $/, ''),
        };
    }).filter(function (r) { return r.name == name })[0];
}

var groupListItem = getGroupListItem("PRINTS");
groupListItem.selectBtn.elementClick();

function setCustomDiskAllocationOfSelectedTracks() {
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    const selectedTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;
    const diskAllocationWindow = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Disk Allocation").first;

     if (!selectedTrackNames.length) {
        throw "No tracks selected.\nPlease select one or more tracks and try again."
    }

    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Setup', 'Disk Allocation...'] });
    diskAllocationWindow.elementWaitFor();

    const table = diskAllocationWindow.tables.whoseTitle.is("Disc Allocation").first;
    const tableRows = table.children.whoseRole.is("AXRow").map(row => row);

    const targetRows = tableRows.filter(row => {
        const staticText = row.children.whoseRole.is("AXCell").first
            .children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").first;

        return selectedTrackNames.includes(staticText.title.value);
    });

    // Set Checkboxes
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Disk Allocation").first.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is("Custom Allocation Options").first.checkboxSet({
    targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Disk Allocation").first.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is("Create subfolders for audio, video, and fade files").first.checkboxSet({
    targetValue: "Disable",
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Disk Allocation").first.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is("Use round robin allocation for new tracks").first.checkboxSet({
    targetValue: "Disable",
    });

    // Select tracks in Disk Allocation Window
    targetRows.forEach(row =>
        row.children.whoseRole.is("AXCell").first.elementClick()
    );

    // Open up popup menu from the first selected track
    targetRows[0]
        .children.whoseRole.is("AXCell").allItems[1]
        .children.whoseRole.is("AXMenuButton").first
        .elementClick({ asyncSwallow: true });

    // Choose the "Select Folder..." option via keyboard
    sf.keyboard.press({
        keys: "return",
    });

    // Wait for the "Open" window to come up
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Open").first.elementWaitFor();
}

setCustomDiskAllocationOfSelectedTracks();

function navigateToInDialog(path) {
    //Get a reference to the focused window in the frontmost app:
    var win = sf.ui.frontmostApp.focusedWindow;

    //Open the Go to... sheet
    sf.keyboard.type({ text: '/' });

    //Wait for the sheet to appear
    var sheet = win.sheets.first.elementWaitFor({ timeout: 500 }, 'Could not find "Go to" sheet in the Save/Open dialog').element;

    //It's a combo box on older OS'es, from 12.something it's a text field
    if (sheet.comboBoxes.first.exists) {
        sheet.comboBoxes.first.value.value = path;

        //Press OK
        sheet.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Go').first.elementClick({}, 'Could not click "Go"');
    }
    else {
        //Newer OS.
        //TextField with AXConfirm
        var textField = sheet.textFields.first;
        if (!textField.exists) throw `Can't find text field`;
        textField.value.value = path;

        sheet.elementRaise();

        textField.mouseClickElement({
            relativePosition: { x: 5, y: 5 },
        });

        sf.keyboard.press({ keys: 'return' });
    }

    //Wait for sheet to close
    win.sheets.first.elementWaitFor({ waitForNoElement: true, timeout: 2500 }, '"Go to" sheet didn\'t close in time');
}

var folderPath = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.sessionPath.split('/').slice(0, -1).join('/')
navigateToInDialog(folderPath);

// New Folder
sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "cmd+shift+n",
});

sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "cmd+v",
});

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "return",
});

sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});
sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "return",
});
sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});
sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "return",
});

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