How to automate the "Identify Beat" function in Pro Tools

Andrew,

Sorry to confuse you.... The above script was just for the workings of rounding the bars up or down.

I did not have Pro Tools open when I wrote the script. This following script is a starting point (but needs to be fleshed out to accommodate Ticks calculations based on note length but will currently work with quarter notes).

The script does the following once triggered;

1. Opens and waits for the "Identify Beat" window.
2. Retrieves the current "Bar | Beat | Ticks" location.
3. Retrieves the number of beats in the bar.
4. Rounds the Bar value up or down.
5. Enters the new Bar number in Location Text box.
6. Clicks OK

//Activate Pro Tools
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

//Open Identify Beat window
sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["Event", "Identify Beat..."],
});

//Wait for the Identify Beat window to open
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.elementWaitFor();

//Retreive the number of beats in each bar
var numberOfBeatsInEachBar = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.textFields.allItems[1].value.value;

//Get Bars:Beats:Ticks
var barsAndBeatsVariable = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.textFields.first.value.value;

//Split barsAndBeatsVariable variable into an array.
var barsAndBeatsSplitArray = barsAndBeatsVariable.split("|");

//Bars Variable
var selectedBars = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[0]);

//Beats Variable
var selectedBeats = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[1]);

//Ticks Variable
var selectedTicks = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[2]);

//Evaluate Ticks
if (selectedTicks >= (960/2)) {
    selectedBeats = selectedBeats + 1;
};

//Check to see if Beats value is greater than or equal to half the amounts of beats in a bar.
if (selectedBeats >= (Number(numberOfBeatsInEachBar) / 2)) {
    selectedBars = selectedBars + 1;
};

//Set up variable for rounded bar number
var roundedBarNumber = String(selectedBars);

//Update rounded bar number
sf.keyboard.type({
    text: roundedBarNumber,
});

//Wait
sf.wait({intervalMs:300});

//Click OK
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

//Wait for Identify Beat window to disappear
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.elementWaitFor({
    waitType: "Disappear",
});

Hope that helps.
Rock on
Kitch

And with only a little modification here's one that rounds to the beat, regardless of the meter:

//Activate Pro Tools
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

//Open Identify Beat window
sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["Event", "Identify Beat..."],
});

//Wait for the Identify Beat window to open
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.elementWaitFor();

//The number of ticks in a 4/4 bar, which gives you a way to easily get ticks per beat regardless of the type of beat.
const ticksMultiplier = 3840 

//Retrieve the type of beats in each bar and setup all the variables we need to do the rounding
var typeOfBeats = Number(sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.textFields.allItems[2].value.value);
var ticksPerBeat = ticksMultiplier/typeOfBeats;

//Get Bars:Beats:Ticks
var barsAndBeatsVariable = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.textFields.first.value.value;

//Split barsAndBeatsVariable variable into an array.
var barsAndBeatsSplitArray = barsAndBeatsVariable.split("|");

//Bars Variable
var selectedBars = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[0]);

//Beats Variable
var selectedBeats = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[1]);

//Ticks Variable
var selectedTicks = Number(barsAndBeatsSplitArray[2]);

//Evaluate Ticks
if (selectedTicks >= (ticksPerBeat / 2)) {
    selectedBeats = selectedBeats + 1;
};

//Set up variable for rounded bar number (text entry in dialog only)
var roundedBarNumber = String(selectedBars + "." + selectedBeats);

//Update rounded bar number
sf.keyboard.type({
    text: roundedBarNumber,
});

//Create variables for while loop
var textField = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.textFields.first;
var roundedDisplayNumber = String(selectedBars + "| " + selectedBeats);

//Wait for Bars and Beats Location field to update
var i = 0;
while (textField.value.invalidate().value.trim() !== (roundedDisplayNumber+"| 000")) { //Make sure Pro Tools took the input and zeroed out the ticks
    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 50 });
    if (i++ > 10) throw `Value didn't update after 10 attempts. Value entered: "${roundedBarNumber}". Value found: "${textField.value.value}"`;
};

//Click OK
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

//Wait for Identify Beat window to disappear
sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Add Bar | Beat Marker').first.elementWaitFor({
    waitType: "Disappear",
});