Soundflow cannot find the 'Find Clips' dialogue box. (Inconsistent)

Hi @Randall_Smith,

I just did a refactor on this script and hopefully it should address the " cannot find the 'Find Clips' dialogue box" error you are seeing.

I'm assuming that the error is due to using a keyboard shortcut to open the "Find Clips" dialog. That's because simulating key presses and mouse movements is the least stable method of automation, so wherever possible its best to use UI automation over Keyboard and mouse simulation.

I'm not sure how your session is set up exactly, and have not fully tested this, so let me know if you are still seeing the error or it's still not working as expected. :-)

const subClipGroupName = "Texted - 16 Ch"
const genClipGroupName = "Textless - 10 Ch"

function getMemoryLocationsByName({ locationName, selection }) {
    sf.ui.proTools.mainCounterSetValue({ targetValue: "Samples" });

    const memoryLocations = sf.proTools.memoryLocationsFetchFromGui().collection["List"].filter(x =>
        x.mainCounterValue >= selection.selectionStart &&
        x.mainCounterValue <= selection.selectionEnd &&
        x.name.match(locationName));

    return memoryLocations;
}

function doSomething(memoryLocations) {
    //Set Nudge Value
    sf.ui.proTools.nudgeSet({ value: "00:00:10:00.00", });

    //Navigate to Memory location
    sf.ui.proTools.memoryLocationsGoto({ memoryLocationNumber: memoryLocations.number });

    //Nudge Back
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "numpad minus", });

    //Paste
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Paste"] });
}

function chopEndPage(memoryLocations) {
    //Navigate to Memory location
    sf.ui.proTools.memoryLocationsGoto({ memoryLocationNumber: memoryLocations.number });

    //Set Nudge Value
    sf.ui.proTools.nudgeSet({ value: "00:00:00:10.00", });

    //De-select selection
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "down", });

    //Trim Clip End to cursor
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "s", });

    //Trim End by nudge Value
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "numpad minus", });

    //Add Fade to End
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "g", });
}

function copyClipToPlayHead(name) {
    //Clear Find Clips
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "cmd+shift+d", });

    //Open "Find clips" window
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip List').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Find..."],
    });

    const findClipsWindow = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Find Clips').first;

    //Wait for "Find Clips" window
    findClipsWindow.elementWaitFor();

    //Enable "By Name" checkbox
    findClipsWindow.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is('By name').first.checkboxSet({
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    //Enter text into "By Name" field
    findClipsWindow.textFields.whoseTitle.is('').first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
        value: name,
    });

    //Click OK
    findClipsWindow.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

    //Wait for "Find Clips" window to disappear
    findClipsWindow.elementWaitFor({
        waitForNoElement: true
    });

    //Select All matching clips
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Clip List').first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["Select", "All"],
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    const firstClipListRow = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.clipListView.childrenByRole("AXRow").first;

    //Select matching clips in Edit Window.
    firstClipListRow.children.allItems[1].children.first.popupMenuSelect({
        isRightClick: true,
        menuPath: ['Object Select in Edit Window'],
        onError: "Continue",
    });

    //Copy selected clip
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Copy"], });

    sf.wait({ intervalMs: 200, });

    //Goto Temp Marker 1
    sf.ui.proTools.memoryLocationsTempGoto({ tempNumber: 1, });

    //Nudge Back
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "numpad minus", });

    //Paste
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Paste"], });

    //Clear Find Clips
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "cmd+shift+d", });

    //Extend Selection
    sf.keyboard.press({ keys: "shift+tab", });

    //Grouo Clips
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Clip", "Group"], });

    //Copy
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Edit", "Copy"], });
}

function main() {
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    const originalUserSelection = sf.ui.proTools.selectionGetInSamples();

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

    //Invalidate Main window
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    //Create Temp Marker 1
    sf.ui.proTools.memoryLocationsTempCreate({
        tempNumber: 1,
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

    const gridNudgeCluster = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.gridNudgeCluster;
    const nudgeValuePopup = gridNudgeCluster.popupButtons.whoseTitle.is('Nudge value').first;

    //Disable "Follow Main Time Scale"
    nudgeValuePopup.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ['Follow Main Time Scale'],
        targetValue: 'Disable',
    });

    //Enable "Timecode" in Nudge Value popup
    nudgeValuePopup.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ['Timecode'],
        targetValue: 'Enable',
    });

    copyClipToPlayHead(subClipGroupName);

    getMemoryLocationsByName({ locationName: "am", selection: originalUserSelection }).forEach(doSomething);

    getMemoryLocationsByName({ locationName: "EP Out", selection: originalUserSelection }).forEach(chopEndPage);

    getMemoryLocationsByName({ locationName: "txt", selection: originalUserSelection }).forEach(doSomething);

    //Switch main counter to Timecode
    sf.ui.proTools.mainCounterSetValue({ targetValue: "Timecode" });

    copyClipToPlayHead(genClipGroupName);

    getMemoryLocationsByName({ locationName: "tls", selection: originalUserSelection }).forEach(doSomething);

    //Switch main counter to Timecode
    sf.ui.proTools.mainCounterSetValue({ targetValue: "Timecode" });

    //Set Nudge Value
    sf.ui.proTools.nudgeSet({ value: "00:00:00:01.00", });
}

main();

Rock on!