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By Dav3 @D_av_3
    2021-03-25 10:53:28.635Z2021-03-25 19:09:39.439Z

    Hello everybody.
    I was trying to create a simple script to show some groups of tracks. For example, all voiceover tracks have the prefix "☆☆".
    So I created a macro with this code. (By the way ... how do you share the box with the code?)

    sf.ui.proTools.trackShowByName ({
     names: ["☆☆"],
     search: true,
});

    It works.
    However, it would be handy to have this function with toggle, but I didn't understand how to do it ..
    do you have any advice?

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    1. samuel henriques @samuel_henriques
        2021-03-25 17:02:11.402Z

        Hey @Davide_Docente,

        try this:

        sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

const trackMatch = sf.ui.proTools.trackNames.filter(x => x.match('☆☆'))

globalState.showtoggle = !globalState.showtoggle

if (globalState.showtoggle) {
    //  Hide Tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: trackMatch })
    sf.ui.proTools.trackVisibilityHideSelected()

} else {
    //  Show Tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackShowByName({ names: trackMatch })
}
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        1. Dav3 @D_av_3
            2021-03-26 09:43:50.554Z

            It works!!
            Great!!!
            thank you!!

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            1. In reply tosamuel_henriques⬆:
              OOwen Granich-Young @Owen_Granich_Young
                2022-01-03 19:50:55.336Z

                This is great! Turned it into a template and already have 3 presets I'm using for it. It's nice how it's slighlty diffrent function then memory locations show/hide because it can just add/subtract from current track you're looking at.

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                  GGaston Ibarroule @Gaston_Ibarroule
                    2022-03-02 10:16:23.715Z

                    Hey Samuel. Excuse my ignorance. But how would you include multiple tracks to toggle? I think it's a matter of syntax why I can't add more in the third line:

                    const trackMatch = sf.ui.proTools.trackNames.filter(x => x.match('PFX_M1', 'PFX_M2'))

                    It would be amazing if someone could send me in the direction of how to lear to ennumerate within this constants.

                    Thanks!

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                    1. samuel henriques @samuel_henriques
                        2022-03-02 10:50:39.254Z2022-03-02 11:13:17.521Z

                        Hello Gaston,

                        Try this,

                        sf.ui.proTools.invalidate();

const namesToFind = ['PFX_M1', 'PFX_M2']

const foundNames = sf.ui.proTools.trackNames.filter(name => namesToFind.indexOf(name) > -1)

globalState.showtoggle = !globalState.showtoggle

if (globalState.showtoggle) {
    //  Hide Tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: foundNames })
    sf.ui.proTools.trackVisibilityHideSelected()

} else {
    //  Show Tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackShowByName({ names: foundNames })
}
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                        1. GGaston Ibarroule @Gaston_Ibarroule
                            2022-03-02 10:55:31.533Z

                            Amazing! Works like a charm. I'll try to replicate the constant in other scripts. Thank you @smanuel_henriques !!

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                            1. samuel henriques @samuel_henriques
                                2022-03-02 11:14:45.624Z

                                Cool,
                                I just added .invalidate(), it's important in case session track name list changes.

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                        2. In reply toD_av_3⬆:
                          Kitch Membery @Kitch2021-03-25 19:09:19.253Z

                          Hi @Davide_Docente,

                          Please check this tutorial for how to quote code in the SoundFlow forum, so that it displays in a readable format:

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                          1. Dav3 @D_av_3
                              2021-03-25 20:39:50.066Z

                              THX!!

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