How to check if there is a track with specific name?

2020-10-15 18:51:23.052Z

I am trying to make a script that will check if there is a track named "RX Mon" and create the track if there isn't one. I checked out other posts on the forum, but for some reason I couldn't get them to work.

Not really sure where to start with this one so if you guys have any suggestions, please help out.

Thanks!

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Chris Shaw @Chris_Shaw

SoundFlow Ambassador

2020-10-15 20:05:38.558Z2020-10-15 20:33:51.633Z

Here's a solution. It's very similar to another script I wrote a while ago - I don't script as fast as you think :)

I'm assuming you want to create the RX Mon track like you asked earlier. I'm including my version of that script but free free to swap it out for the solution you use.

This script will also find RX Mon even if it is hidden / not visible.
When finished the RX Mon track will be highlighted and scrolled into view



function doesTrackExist(searchForTrack) {
    var visibleIndex = sf.ui.proTools.visibleTrackNames.indexOf(searchForTrack);
    return visibleIndex
}
//// Main Program////
var originalShownTracks = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetVisibleTracks().names;


sf.ui.proTools.trackListMenu({
    menuItemName: "Show All Tracks",
});
var trackToFind = "RX Mon"

if (doesTrackExist(trackToFind) == -1) {

    log("RX Mon track does not exist!", "Creating now")

    // Create "RX Mon" Track script
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Track", "New..."],
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.elementWaitFor();

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.popupButtons.whoseDescription.is('Track format').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Stereo"],
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.popupButtons.whoseDescription.is('Track type').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Aux Input"],
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Track Name').first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
        value: "RX Mon",
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Create').first.elementClick();

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('New Tracks').first.elementWaitFor({
        waitType: "Disappear",
    });

    // Scroll new track into view
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

    //Invalidate cache
    sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();

    // Instantiate Insert
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackInsertOrSendSelect({
        insertOrSend: 'Insert',
        pluginNumber: 1,
        pluginPath: ['multichannel plug-in', 'Instrument', 'RX 8 Monitor (stereo)']
    });

    // Solo Isolate track
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Solo').first.mouseClickElement({
        isCommand: true,
    });
} else {log("RX Mon track exists!","Scrolling into view")}

sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: originalShownTracks,
    deselectOthers: true,
});
sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: ["RX Mon"],
    deselectOthers: false,
});
sf.ui.proTools.trackListMenu({
    menuItemName: "Show Only Selected Tracks",
});
sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: ["RX Mon"],
    deselectOthers: true,
});
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

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SSam Choi @Sam_Choi
2020-10-17 08:42:40.769Z
Wow Chris this looks great! Thank you so much! I'm kinda new to scripting just in general and this helps a lot.
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T Thomas Gloor @Thomas_Gloor

2022-04-20 09:49:03.380Z2022-04-20 13:09:29.512Z

Hey @Chris_Shaw

Thank you for yet another awsome script!
I'm building a session sorting macro, so I modified it as follow:

. Bypass the whole "Create RX Mon track section", as it's not what I'm looking to do
. declared constants that store the name of all tracks the start with the prefix KICK

PROBLEM:

I tried it within a session that has 4 tracks that starts with KICK but the script doesn't see them. It simply

 log(" There is no track using " + prefix + " as prefix", "Will hide //KICK TRACKS, make them inactive and move them to //UNUSED//")

which is weird, because he obviously found the tracks :/

My ultimate goal is to have your "Move tracks script" to move the tracks to the LAST SELECTED TRACK THAT STARTS WITH KICK.

I'm an absolute begginer, so please pardon me if it's too much. Here's the code, in case you care to help.

Best,

function doesTrackExist(searchForTrack) {
    var visibleIndex = sf.ui.proTools.visibleTrackNames.indexOf(searchForTrack);
    return visibleIndex
}

//Prefix
var prefix = "KICK" //<--------Prefix goes here

//Find all tracks that use the prefix
const allTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.trackNames;
const tracksWithPrefix = allTrackNames.filter(trackName => trackName.startsWith(prefix));


//// Main Program////
var originalShownTracks = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetVisibleTracks().names;

/// Get Selected track names to variable
const selectedTracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames

sf.ui.proTools.trackListMenu({
    menuItemName: "Show All Tracks",
});

var trackToFind = tracksWithPrefix   //<-----track name goes here

if (doesTrackExist(trackToFind) == -1) {

    log(" There is no track using " + prefix + " as prefix", "Will hide //KICK TRACKS, make them inactive and move them to //UNUSED//")

} 

else {log("There is at least one track using " + prefix + " as prefix","Scrolling into view and moving //KICK TRACKS next to it")}

//Select all original visible tracks
sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: originalShownTracks,
    deselectOthers: true,
});

//Show only original visible tracks
sf.ui.proTools.trackListMenu({
    menuItemName: "Show Only Selected Tracks",
});

// Select track by name using variable selectedTracks
sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: selectedTracks })

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackScrollToView();

Thank you so much

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