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referencing a comp by it’s name in a script
Hello,
First, sorry for my bad english, I read it but writing it is much more difficult 😉
I’m writing a script, and I know how to refer to a comp using proj.item(), but I want to use it’s name, not it’s “position” in the Project panel.
I’ve tried “comp.(“comp’s name)”.layer(“layer’s name”)….”, but it doesn’t work, because it’s a script, not an expression.
I’ve searched on internet, books, … but no solution.
Can someone help me ?
Thanks a lot :-),_____
Couad -
2 Replies
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Unfortunately, you have to loop through the project bin looking for it, like this:
var myCompName = “your comp name”;
var myProject = app.project;
var myComp = null;for (var i = 1; i <= myProject.numItems; i++){ if ((myProject.item(i).name == myCompName) && (myProject.item(i) instanceof CompItem)){ myComp = myProject.item(i); break; } } If (myComp == null){ alert("Comp " + myCompName + " not found!"); } Dan
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I’m surprised there isn’t a more simple solution to refer to a comp by its name, but it works perfectly Dan.
Thanks 😉_____
Couad
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