A pop up window interrupts a macro

2022-06-01 11:55:56.326Z

Hello everybody. I have a small macro to batch process some regions in protools. There are three "PROCESS AUDIOSUITE PLUGIN" in succession. They all have "ClipbyClip" as inputMode. The first has "CreateIndividualFiles" as outputMode, while the second and third have "Overwrite files" as Output mode. Obviously when I launch the macro on the second operation a pop-up appears telling me "You can NOT undo a destructive edit .... bla bla bla" .. I can't find a way to automate the click on the "Continue" button and continue with the Macro .. I tried with Wait for UI Element and then Click UI Element ... but I had no luck .. would any of you know how to do it?

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Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2022-06-01 20:22:46.366Z

This should do the trick :-)

function dismissDialog(dialogText, buttonName) {
    const dlg = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;
    //Wait 100ms for dialog box to appear
   dlg.elementWaitFor({
        timeout: 100,
        pollingInterval: 10,
        onError: 'Continue'
    });

    if (dlg.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.startsWith(dialogText).first.exists) {
        dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is(buttonName).first.elementClick();

        dlg.elementWaitFor({
            waitType: 'Disappear',
            timeout: 100,
            pollingInterval: 10,
            onError: 'Continue'
        });
    }
}

//Activate Pro Tools main window
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

//Click Render
sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Render").first.elementClick();

//Dismiss the Dialog
dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");

In reply toD_av_3⬆:

Dav3 @D_av_3

2022-06-02 02:47:49.341Z

Thank you Kitch!
I converted the macro to script, and entered your code. unfortunately something is not working yet. did I do something wrong formatting the code?

//EQ
sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
   pluginCategory: "EQ",
   pluginName: "EQ3 7-Band",
   processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
   processingOutputMode: "CreateIndividualFiles",
   presetMenuPath: ["EQ3_FULLIMPACT_CROWD"],
});

//MV2
sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
   pluginCategory: "Dynamics",
   pluginName: "MV2",
   processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
   processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
   presetMenuPath: ["MV2_FULL IMPACT_CROWD"],
   pollingInterval: 195,
});

function dismissDialog(dialogText, buttonName) {
   const dlg = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;
   //Wait 100ms for dialog box to appear
  dlg.elementWaitFor({
       timeout: 100,
       pollingInterval: 10,
       onError: 'Continue'
   });

   if (dlg.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.startsWith(dialogText).first.exists) {
       dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is(buttonName).first.elementClick();

       dlg.elementWaitFor({
           waitType: 'Disappear',
           timeout: 100,
           pollingInterval: 10,
           onError: 'Continue'
       });
   }
}

//Activate Pro Tools main window
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

//Click Render
sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Render").first.elementClick();

//Dismiss the Dialog
dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");

//Inflator
sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
   pluginCategory: "Harmonic",
   pluginName: "Scheps Omni Channel",
   processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
   processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
   presetMenuPath: ["SCHEPS_FULL_IMPACT_CROWD"],
});

function dismissDialog(dialogText, buttonName) {
   const dlg = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;
   //Wait 100ms for dialog box to appear
  dlg.elementWaitFor({
       timeout: 100,
       pollingInterval: 10,
       onError: 'Continue'
   });

   if (dlg.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.startsWith(dialogText).first.exists) {
       dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is(buttonName).first.elementClick();

       dlg.elementWaitFor({
           waitType: 'Disappear',
           timeout: 100,
           pollingInterval: 10,
           onError: 'Continue'
       });
   }
}

//Activate Pro Tools main window
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

//Click Render
sf.ui.proTools.firstAudioSuiteWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Render").first.elementClick();

//Dismiss the Dialog
dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");

Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2022-06-02 19:26:29.431Z

Ahh, yeah I see where it's going wrong...

The method that you use to process the AudioSuite plugins performs the render function already so that needs to be removed.

Untested, but this script should work;

function dismissDialog(dialogText, buttonName) {
    const dlg = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;
    //Wait 100ms for dialog box to appear
    dlg.elementWaitFor({
        timeout: 100,
        pollingInterval: 10,
        onError: 'Continue'
    });

    if (dlg.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.startsWith(dialogText).first.exists) {
        dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is(buttonName).first.elementClick();

        dlg.elementWaitFor({
            waitType: 'Disappear',
            timeout: 100,
            pollingInterval: 10,
            onError: 'Continue'
        });
    }
}

function main() {
    //Activate Pro Tools main window
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    //EQ
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "EQ",
        pluginName: "EQ3 7-Band",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "CreateIndividualFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["EQ3_FULLIMPACT_CROWD"],
    });

    //MV2
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "Dynamics",
        pluginName: "MV2",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["MV2_FULL IMPACT_CROWD"],
        pollingInterval: 195,
    });

    //Dismiss the Dialog
    dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");

    //Inflator
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "Harmonic",
        pluginName: "Scheps Omni Channel",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["SCHEPS_FULL_IMPACT_CROWD"],
    });

    //Dismiss the Dialog
    dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");
}

main();

Dav3 @D_av_3

2022-06-03 13:27:30.960Z

Thank you Kitch!
unfortunately nothing has changed.

Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2022-06-03 18:38:33.321Z

Hi @Davide_Docente,

This will do the trick.

function dismissDialog(dialogText, buttonName) {
    const dlg = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;
    
    //Wait 100ms for dialog box to appear
    dlg.elementWaitFor({
        timeout: 100,
        pollingInterval: 10,
        onError: 'Continue'
    });

    if (dlg.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.startsWith(dialogText).first.exists) {
        dlg.buttons.whoseTitle.is(buttonName).first.elementClick();

        dlg.elementWaitFor({
            waitType: 'Disappear',
            timeout: 100,
            pollingInterval: 10,
            onError: 'Continue'
        });
    }
}

function audioSuiteProcessDestructive(props) {
    const { pluginCategory, pluginName, processingInputMode, processingOutputMode, presetMenuPath, } = props;

    const asWin = sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteOpenPlugin({
        category: pluginCategory,
        name: pluginName,
    }).window

    asWin.audioSuiteSetOptions({
        processingInputMode: processingInputMode,
        processingOutputMode: processingOutputMode,
    });

    asWin.audioSuiteSelectPreset({
        presetMenuPath: presetMenuPath
    });

    asWin.renderButton.elementClick();

    dismissDialog("You can NOT undo a destructive edit.", "Continue");

    sf.ui.proTools.waitForNoModals();
}

function main() {
    //Activate Pro Tools main window
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    //EQ
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "EQ",
        pluginName: "EQ3 7-Band",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "CreateIndividualFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["EQ3_FULLIMPACT_CROWD"],
    });

    //MV2
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "Dynamics",
        pluginName: "MV2",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["MV2_FULL IMPACT_CROWD"],
        pollingInterval: 195,
    });

    //Inflator
    sf.ui.proTools.audioSuiteProcess({
        pluginCategory: "Harmonic",
        pluginName: "Scheps Omni Channel",
        processingInputMode: "ClipByClip",
        processingOutputMode: "OverwriteFiles",
        presetMenuPath: ["SCHEPS_FULL_IMPACT_CROWD"],
    });
}

main();

Let me know how it runs :-)

In reply toD_av_3⬆:
Dav3 @D_av_3
2022-06-03 19:56:28.748Z
We haven't solved the problem yet.
Maybe a protools setting is blocking your script? Did you have the opportunity to test the script ??
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