Adapt Clip Name And Paste In Bounce Mix Window

2021-02-02 18:36:40.362Z

Hi! I have a script that I have made through compiling forum scripts and from @Kitch 's great lesson on taking text from UI items.

It does what I want to, except that I would like the script to take the clip name (as it does) and then removing a few lines of text before its pasting the name in the Bounce Mix Window. The Script goes as following:

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
  menuPath: ["View","Other Displays","Clip List"],
  targetValue: "Enable",
});

function getSelectedClipNamesFromClipList() {
    const clipsTable = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.tables.whoseTitle.is('CLIPS').first;

    // Get all selected clips
    const selectedClips = clipsTable.children.whoseRole.is("AXRow").allItems.map(row =>
        row.children[1].children.first.value.value).filter(c => c.startsWith('Selected. '));

    // Extract clip names
    const clipNames = selectedClips.map(c => c.split('"')[1]);

    return clipNames
};

const selectedClip = getSelectedClipNamesFromClipList()[0];


sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackSetSolo({
    targetValue: "Enable",
});

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackSetMute({
    targetValue: "Disable",
});

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackOutputSelect({
    outputPath: ["bus","bus menu 1-128","∑ TRANSPORT (Stereo)"],
});

sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
    menuPath: ["File","Bounce Mix..."],
});

sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Bounce Mix').first.elementWaitFor();

sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Bounce Mix').first.textFields.first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({value:selectedClip});

The clips are always namned something like: SongName_ArtistName_Mix_V.1_6_Binaural.BIN
I would like the script to remove the text "_Binaural.BIN" and the _number (which can be two numbers, like 11 or so, depending of the project version) so that the file name returns SongName_ArtistName_Mix_V.1.

I know this is a very Java Script basic question, but I hope its not too out of the way for this forum!
Thank you so much!!
All the best,
Gabriel

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samuel henriques @samuel_henriques

2021-02-02 19:07:58.631Z

Hey @Gabriel_Lundh,

Try replacing this line:

const selectedClip = getSelectedClipNamesFromClipList()[0];

With:

const selectedClip = getSelectedClipNamesFromClipList()[0].split("_").slice(0,-2).join("_");

hope it helps!!

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Gabriel Lundh @Gabriel_Lundh
2021-02-02 20:20:00.517Z
@samuel_henriques, Thank you so much! This works like a charm! I will try to finally understand the split, slice and join terms from now on.

Thanks for helping out!
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1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer
  SoundFlow Team
  2021-02-02 21:05:23.147Z
  Hi Gabriel,
  
  Here you can see what split, slice and join does on a sample string:
  
  split('_') will split the string into an array of strings, separated by each '_' character.
  
  slice(0, -2) will take all elements of the array and make a new array, except the last two items (-2)
  
  join('_') will take the array elements and join them together as one single string, joining with the '_' character.
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  G Gabriel Lundh @Gabriel_Lundh
  2021-02-02 21:19:52.149Z
  Thank you so much Christian!! Such a great explenation! This will certainly be used in the future!
  
  Love the community you've created!
  All the best,
  Gabriel
  
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