Moving a comp into an existing folder in the project window via script

[Dan Ebberts]

The script will need to know something that is unique about that comp. Will it always have the same name? Or will it be the only comp that isn\’t already in the \”COMP\” folder?

Also, does the script create the COMP folder, or will it already be there?

Dan

[Sergio Pol]

Yes and yes. In my active project will always exist that “COMP” folder. And that new comp will always be named “01_textosWow”. It’ll be imported via the script by asking the user to locate the project file.

I guess I misunderstood your question Dan. In the active project there will always be a COMP folder. Inside that folder there will be other content already. The new comp will always be “01_textosWow” I’ll need to move that imported comp into the existing COMP folder and then delete the “01_textosWow.aep” folder that is created after the import.

[Dan Ebberts]

I think this is everything except deleting the project folder, but it should give you the idea:


function example(){

// find COMP folder

var compFolder = null;
for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){
if ((app.project.item(i) instanceof FolderItem) && (app.project.item(i).name == "COMP")){
compFolder = app.project.item(i);
break;
}
}

if (compFolder == null) return;

// find comp

var projectComp = null;
for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){
if ((app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem) && (app.project.item(i).name == "01_textosWow")){
projectComp = app.project.item(i);
break;
}
}

if (projectComp != null){
projectComp.parentFolder = compFolder;
}

}
example();


Dan

[Sergio Pol]

Thanks a lot for always taking time to share your skills and help others Dan.