Continue/loop and inefficient script Topic is solved

[Philharmonic]

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PrintScreen::

Click, 2

Sleep, 700

Send, ^c

Sleep, 200

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {;}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {b}

Sleep, 500

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^v

SendInput, {_}{F}{X}

Sleep, 350

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {p}

Sleep, 500

Send, {Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, +{Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^c

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {;}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {b}

Sleep, 500

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^v

SendInput, {_}{F}{X}

Sleep, 350

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {p}

Sleep, 500

Send, {Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, +{Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^c

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {;}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {b}

Sleep, 500

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^v

SendInput, {_}{F}{X}

Sleep, 350

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {p}

Sleep, 500

Send, {Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, +{Tab}


return

Hello all,

I did a mock script to automate a task in Pro Tools that would require me to rename hundred of files in the timeline.

So the script posted will rename 3 files in the timeline. As mentioned earlier, I have hundreds more that need to be renamed as well. My novice background can't figure out how to continue down the timeline as oppose to copy and paste what I wrote. That would probably look like 10 pages I'm pretty positive that the current script I have is inefficient. Thanks a bunch everyone

[Philharmonic]

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PrintScreen::

Click, 2

Sleep, 700


Loop {

Send, ^c

Sleep, 200

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {;}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {b}

Sleep, 500

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 500

Send, ^v

SendInput, {_}{F}{X}

Sleep, 350

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 500

SendInput, {p}

Sleep, 500

Send, {Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, +{Tab}

Sleep, 600

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 200



}


return

So I figured out how to loop.

The only thing that now that I can't figure out is how to stop the Loop. I thought once it reaches the end of the timeline it stops the Loop, but it just keeps continuing. What should I input to stop the Loop when it reaches the end of the timeline.

[hd0202]

you need to check a condition with If and a Breakto escape from the loop
Hubert

[Philharmonic]

you need to check a condition with If and a Breakto escape from the loop
Hubert

Thanks for the response!

I tried inputting break at the very end, but then it stops the loop. Could you please provide me an example?

[Philharmonic]

you need to check a condition with If and a Breakto escape from the loop
Hubert

Thanks for the response!

I tried inputting break at the very end, but then it stops the loop. Could you please provide me an example?

To be clear actually, when I input Break at the end of the script, it runs through the command, top down, but then the loop breaks. It's not running through all the files as I had hope. I'm curious if there's a way that when it reaches the end of the file on the timeline, or when the timeline ends, the Loop stops. What I ended up doing was creating a HotKey to Exit the App. Which by all means is fine, but ideally I would like to run the script unsupervised. Thanks in y'all!

[hd0202]

according to your description, you use an unconditional Break at the end of the Loop,
but you need a conditionalBreak, a Break that is only taken when a specific condition occurs

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Loop {
Send, ^c
Sleep, 200
if not clipboard
    break
Send, {Enter}
; and your following code
}

In this example it occurs when there is no more text found

Hubert

[Philharmonic]

according to your description, you use an unconditional Break at the end of the Loop,
but you need a conditionalBreak, a Break that is only taken when a specific condition occurs

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Loop {
Send, ^c
Sleep, 200
if not clipboard
    break
Send, {Enter}
; and your following code
}

In this example it occurs when there is no more text found

Hubert

Thanks for trying to help me out Hubert It finally worked Your exact script didn't quite work, but I tweaked it accordingly to the application I'm using and it's working like a charm! Thanks a bunch Hubert. I truly appreciated your time by helping me out here. I posted the script below.

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PrintScreen::

Click, 2

Sleep, 500

Loop {

Send, ^c

Sleep, 250

Send, {Esc}

Sleep, 250

SendInput, {;}

Sleep, 250

SendInput, {b}

Sleep, 250

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 300

Send, ^v

SendInput, {_}{F}{X}

Sleep, 200

Send, {Enter}

Sleep, 250

SendInput, {p}

Sleep, 250

Send, {Tab}

Sleep, 150

Send, +{Tab}

Sleep, 250

Send, ^+!r

Sleep, 250

if not WinExist("ahk_class DigiDialogClass")
	
break

}
return