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By Jean-Pierre Laforce @Jean_Pierre_Laforce2
    2020-04-11 14:43:30.373Z

    Hi ,
    i don't find a script who allow to select one or many tracks by name.
    Otherwise thank's for your script about the track folders. Maybe could you improve it with the posibility to choose the track heights of the "slave" tracks?
    Thanks for your feedback.
    Jean-Pierre

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    1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-04-11 16:52:23.144Z

      Hi Jean-Pierre

      Thank you for your question.

      Selecting either one or many tracks by name can be done in a number of different ways in SoundFlow.

      The easiest way is to:

      • Create a new Macro by clicking "+ New" and choose "Macro". Give it a name.
      • Click "Add Action" and search for "Select Tracks by Name"

      You should now see this action:

      • Now simply enter the names of the Tracks you want to select and hit Enter.

      If you want this as a script, click the "Convert to Script" button:

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      1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-04-11 16:54:47.780Z

        If you just want to select a single track, you can also use the "Select Track" action:

        This action has the added benefit that it has a drop down menu where you can choose the specific track you want to select.

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      2. In reply toJean_Pierre_Laforce2⬆:
        Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-04-11 16:53:48.362Z

        Otherwise thank's for your script about the track folders. Maybe could you improve it with the posibility to choose the track heights of the "slave" tracks?

        This question is not related to the main question of this thread. We generally try to have one specific issue / purpose / script per thread, otherwise it becomes impossible for people to find information and the forum becomes noisy. Please ask this in the appropriate thread or create a new one.

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        1. JJean-Pierre Laforce @Jean_Pierre_Laforce2
            2020-04-12 07:24:26.005Z

            Ok thank's Christian.
            Thank's for "select tracks by name" but it dosen't work with "slave tracks" of track folder.
            Do you have any explanation?
            Thank's in advance.
            Jp

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            1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-04-12 11:12:26.671Z

              Jean-Pierre, I believe this script should work with tracks inside Folders (what you call "slave tracks") if the tracks are already visible.
              If you toggle folders open & close them a lot, you may have to use a script where you clear the track cache first, to make sure it's updated:

              //Clear track cache
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

//Select track "Audio 3"
sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: "Audio 3", makeVisible: true }).track.trackSelect();

              When you're saying it doesn't work, I have the feeling that you're chaining multiple scripts together, since it appears you want to open a Folder track and set the height of the items. Can you try to show us the full script you're using?

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              1. JJean-Pierre Laforce @Jean_Pierre_Laforce2
                  2020-04-12 17:25:05.784Z

                  Thank’s Christian for your feedback,
                  I just only used the macro « Select tracks by name » and I found that it didn't work on the « slaves » visible tracks. I will asap try your script. Thank’s a lot.
                  Indeed my goal would be to be able to obtain a scripts who show the « slave » tracks while set up their heights.
                  Sorry for my awful english.
                  Thank’s again.
                  Jp

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                  1. In reply tochrscheuer⬆:
                    JJean-Pierre Laforce @Jean_Pierre_Laforce2
                      2020-04-12 18:00:59.912Z2020-04-12 18:03:15.829Z

                      It's working with that script:

                      /**
 * @param {AxPtTrackHeader} track Track to toggle
 */
function toggleFolderOpen(track) {
    track.childrenByRole("AXDisclosureTriangle").whoseTitle.contains('Folder').first.elementClick();
}

toggleFolderOpen(sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: 'Folder 1' }).track);
//Clear track cache
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: ["Audio 1","Audio 2"],
});
var size = 'medium';

var f = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.frame;
var popupMenu = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupMenuOpenFromElement({
    relativePosition: { x: f.w - 10, y: 5 },    
}).popupMenu;
popupMenu.menuClickPopupMenu({
    menuPath: [size]
});

                      The only issue is that just once track is resized!
                      I'm searching a solution. If you have it thank's in advance.
                      Jp

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                      1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-04-12 18:11:50.521Z

                        Hi Jean-Pierre,

                        Thanks for giving us the full context :)

                        This script should do what you want. See the main function for the sequence in which it calls the other functions.

                        
/**
 * @param {AxPtTrackHeader} track Track to toggle
 */
function toggleFolderOpen(track) {
    track.childrenByRole("AXDisclosureTriangle").whoseTitle.contains('Folder').first.elementClick();

    //Clear track cache
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();
}

/**
 * @param {'small' | 'medium' | 'large'} size
 */
function setHeightOfSelectedTracks(size) {
    var f = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.frame;
    var popupMenu = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupMenuOpenFromElement({
        relativePosition: { x: f.w - 10, y: 5 },
        isOption: true,
        isShift: true,
    }).popupMenu;
    popupMenu.menuClickPopupMenu({
        menuPath: [size],
    });
}


function main() {
    //Toggle folder open
    toggleFolderOpen(sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: 'Folder 1' }).track);

    //Select tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
        names: ["Audio 1", "Audio 2"],
    });

    //Set height of selected tracks
    setHeightOfSelectedTracks('medium');
}

main();
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                  In reply toJean_Pierre_Laforce2⬆:
                  Jean-Pierre Laforce @Jean_Pierre_Laforce2
                    2020-04-13 05:37:24.236Z

                    Hi Christian,
                    Thank's a lot it's work perfectly.
                    Jp

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