Incrementing a new or Duplicated Playlist with numbers

2020-10-21 23:12:45.042Z

Inspired by the "Incrementing a Duplicated Track Name" thread, I am wodering if we can apply this to Playlists.
I have manged to bodge together a start by using some of Christian's code from the duplicate track rename post, and some from Andrew Scheps incrementing a playlist.


//Get the current track/playlist name
var oldPlaylistName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];

sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: [oldPlaylistName], deselectOthers: false });
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackBulkRenameNumerical();

//Duplicate selected track playlist
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Playlist selector').first.popupMenuSelect({
    menuPath: ["New..."],
});

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to appear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Appear",});

//Click OK in Duplicate Playlist window
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to disappear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Disappear",});

//Get and Increment Last Number
function getAndIncrementLastNumber(str) { 
    return str.replace(/\d+$/, function (s) {
        return ++s;
    });
}

//Variable for new clip name
var newPlaylistName = getAndIncrementLastNumber(oldPlaylistName);

//Rename Track with Old Name + Incrimented value
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackRename({
    newName: newPlaylistName,
});

Where I am getting stuck, it seems, is after renaming the original playlist with a number, e.g "Guitar" goes to "Guitar 1". the new playlist is just called "Guitar" again. I'd like it to go to "Guitar 2" and so on.
None of this is a problem if a number already exsists in the trac name.
Thank you

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Andrew Downes @Andrew_Downes

2020-10-23 03:15:30.887Z

Hi All
I think I have managed to work it out for myself.
The following script will,
Add a number to the track name if there isn't one (1)
Make a Duplicate of the playlist
Increment that number to 2, and so on
If there is a number already, it will ignore the first bit.
If you remove the word "Duplicate" from line 14 and add "New", it will create a new playlist.

I'm still working on getting it to work over multiple tracks.

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

if (!sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.normalizedTrackName.match(/\d+$/)) {
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackRename({
        renameFunction: n => n + ' 1',
    });
}

//Get the current track/playlist name
var oldPlaylistName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];

//Duplicate selected track playlist
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Playlist selector').first.popupMenuSelect({
    menuPath: ["Duplicate..."],
});

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to appear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Appear",});

//Click OK in Duplicate Playlist window
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to disappear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Disappear",});

//Get and Increment Last Number
function getAndIncrementLastNumber(str) { 
    return str.replace(/\d+$/, function (s) {
        return ++s;
    });
}

//Variable for new clip name
var newPlaylistName = getAndIncrementLastNumber(oldPlaylistName);

//Rename Track with Old Name + Incrimented value
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackRename({
    newName: newPlaylistName,
});

Thanks

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Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2020-10-23 16:40:54.137Z

Andrew - thanks so much for sharing this!

Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2020-10-23 16:43:01.395Z

You can use this code to do a loop through all selected tracks:


function doForAllSelectedTracks(action) {
    var originallySelectedTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

    try {
        sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackHeaders.forEach(track => {
            track.trackSelect();
            action(track);
        });
    }
    finally {
        sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: originallySelectedTrackNames });
    }
}

function trackFunc() {

    //Insert your code here

}

doForAllSelectedTracks(trackFunc);

In reply toAndrew_Downes⬆:

Christian Best @Christian_Best

2020-10-23 17:50:23.046Z

I just tried this and it does relabel all selected tracks,,,,eg. Audio 1 to Audio 2
Is there a way of selecting the tracks and then Duplicating them then running this on the on the duplicates?

this is the version with both scripts added together

function doForAllSelectedTracks(action) {
    var originallySelectedTrackNames = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;

    try {
        sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackHeaders.forEach(track => {
            track.trackSelect();
            action(track);
        });
    }
    finally {
        sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: originallySelectedTrackNames });
    }
}

function trackFunc() {

    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

if (!sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.normalizedTrackName.match(/\d+$/)) {
    sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackRename({
        renameFunction: n => n + ' 1',
    });
}

//Get the current track/playlist name
var oldPlaylistName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];

//Duplicate selected track playlist
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Playlist selector').first.popupMenuSelect({
    menuPath: ["Duplicate..."],
});

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to appear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Appear",});

//Click OK in Duplicate Playlist window
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

//Wait for Duplicate Playlist window to disappear
sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({waitType: "Disappear",});

//Get and Increment Last Number
function getAndIncrementLastNumber(str) { 
    return str.replace(/\d+$/, function (s) {
        return ++s;
    });
}

//Variable for new clip name
var newPlaylistName = getAndIncrementLastNumber(oldPlaylistName);

//Rename Track with Old Name + Incrimented value
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackRename({
    newName: newPlaylistName,
});

}

doForAllSelectedTracks(trackFunc);
```

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