How can I use a deck to enter user input in a larger macro / script?

on second thought this would be a better workflow:

• your plugin deck stores the menu path for the selected plugin into the global state
• globalState.swPluginPath = ["multichannel plug-in","FabFilter","FabFilter Pro-Q 3 (stereo)"]
• then it switches to the numbers deck.
• the user picks the insert number by pressing the button on the deck (in this case 7)
• then the script in the numbers deck reads the insert path from the global state, instantiates the plugin, and switches back to the plugin deck

// Inserts the selected plugin on the selected track at the user selected insert
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackInsertOrSendSelect({
    insertOrSend: "Insert",
    pluginNumber: 7,
    pluginPath: globalState.swPluginPath,
    selectForAllSelectedTracks: false,
});
// this is the easiest way to navigate to the previous deck:
event.deck.device.goBack()

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your response!

After typing up the longer response below the main issue seems like there's some disconnect between the 'prompt' and being able to use things like sf.keyboard.press or sf.keyboard.type to fill it in. Short example that, for whatever reason, does not work ...

var myVariable = prompt("Insert Number?");

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "numpad 7",
});

Which is counterintuitive to what I assumed would happen.

I'll experiment with globalState and see if I can get something running. Cheers.

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There is in fact a text field for entry that shows up on the screen with my call as follows ...

var myVariable = prompt("Insert Number?");

It also comes AFTER my 'Numbers' deck is accessible on the Stream Deck, so I'm not sure a globalState is needed, although I'll give it a try.

To further clarify the workflow I'm attempting, I'm starting at the following screen ...

I would then click on the plugin I would like to load (Pro-Q 3 in this instance) which would launch the code ...

// Calling command "Numbers" from package "Basic Production"
sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:cl98wudnr0000u910n7hkulfz:cl9bwsx9q000cq910lwm8q6kc',
    props: {}
});

// Prompts you for an 'insert' number and stores it in 'myVariable'
var myVariable = prompt("Insert Number?");

// converts the String to a number variable
var numVariable = Number(myVariable);

// Inserts the selected plugin on the selected track at the user selected insert
sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackInsertOrSendSelect({
    insertOrSend: "Insert",

    pluginNumber: Number = numVariable,
    pluginPath: ["multichannel plug-in","FabFilter","FabFilter Pro-Q 3 (stereo)"],
    selectForAllSelectedTracks: false,
});

The first action in the code pulls up my 'Numbers' deck which looks like this ...

Each of these numbered buttons has a simple script in it that types a number and then presses enter as well as goes back to the previous deck -- Using number 7 as the example would do the following ...

// Types the number 7 and then presses 'enter'
sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "numpad 7, numpad enter",
});

// Calling command "Navigate to Previous Deck" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "srAasovvDiQacRZ2mcId4RrOA8R2/ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf/cl7ifcvv10000cz108r31chrd")
sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:ckp49i4j60000a2100yfwywgf:cku7lmnhe00010t101ef24isa',
    props: {}
});

Before I've pressed any button on my 'Numbers' deck, the code has brought up the myVariable prompt which looks like this ...

I'm able to manually enter the number 7 and then hit enter on my typing keyboard, but the 'Numbers' deck which is also available to me on the Stream Deck in that moment acts as though it cannot be pressed.

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Thanks again for your help so far!