Ae script import, search, then add to active comp

[Xavier Gomez]

Hi,

one major error is the line :

var ImportOptions = new ImportOptions(File(Path));

(you can’t redefine ImportOptions to be something else).

This code would do most of what you want i think, except that it doesnt duplicate the imported comps.
Also it adds imported comps in the alphabetical order, which might be completely wrong.

function CALL (){

// importing a footage might change the activeItem, so get it now.
var comp = app.project.activeItem;

var listTxt = List.selection.text ;
var scriptFile = new File($.fileName);
// use this if the system folder called "Folder" is in the same directory as the script
var path = File($.fileName).path + encodeURI("/" + "Folder" + "/"+ ListTxt +".aep");
var file = new File(path);
//var file = File.openDialog();
if (file.exists){
alert("yeah !");
var io = new ImportOptions(file);
if (io.canImportAs(ImportAsType.PROJECT)){
var aeFolder = app.project.importFile(io);
var N = aeFolder.numItems, n;
// the variable aeFolder represents the imported project (as a folder in the project panel)
alert("project imported !");
if (rnPanel.grp.rnG.rnTabbedPanel.rnCMT.ImComp.value){
//if (true){
var j=0;
if (comp instanceof CompItem){
for (n=1; n<==N; n++){ if (aeFolder.item(n).typeName === "Composition"){ // add that imported comp to the active comp ++j; j===1 ? comp.layers.add(aeFolder.item(n)) : comp.layers.add(aeFolder.item(n)).moveAfter(comp.layer(j)); }; }; alert(j + " imported comps have been added to the active comp"); } else{ alert( "No comp is active. Imported comps won't be added."); }; }; } else{ alert("Can't import that file as project"); }; }; app.endUndoGroup(); return; }; CALL();

(edit : forgot to put the code inside code tags)

[Liam Ethan]

Wow much complicated but i get it now, BIG THANKS Xavier !

[Xavier Gomez]

I read the code again : i forgot the beginUndoGroup…
I bet you would have realised anyway, and you’ll probably have to edit it quite a lot to get to what you actually want.