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Hi there,
I need to set focus on the next item in the sequencer by a script.

how can this be done?

thanks
Diego

Here is quick version; this works by using the XPression sequencers currently focused item. It takes the currently focused item and advances; it currently only works with the Take Item group that the focused item is within

'define vars
dim basetakeitem, nexttakeitem, nextfocus as xpbasetakeitem
dim takeitem as xptakeitem
dim takegroup as xptakeitemgroup

'Get currently focused item in sequencer list
engine.sequencer.GetFocusedTakeItem(basetakeitem)

'Take currently focused item
basetakeitem.execute

'Advance sequencer
takeitem = ctype(basetakeitem, xptakeitem)

takeitem.GetGroup(takegroup)

takegroup.getnexttakeitem(takeitem, nexttakeitem)

nexttakeitem.setfocus

#XPression

Thanks a lot! why is that you use xpbasetakeitem and xptakeitem? what are the differences?
what is acheived doing this: takeitem = ctype(basetakeitem, xptakeitem)

thanks
diego


#XPression

The difference between xptakeitem and xpbasetakeitem is the object members that are available

Ctype is used to convert an expression to a different type(object for example) in the script I convert basetakeitem from a xpBaseTakeItem to a xpTakeItem

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/language-reference/functions/ctype-function

hope this helps!

#XPression

You don't actually need the CType. You can assign an xpBaseTakeItem directly to an xpTakeItem, assuming it actually is of that type.
Or even better; you can eliminate the xpBaseTakeItem entirely and put an xpTakeItem directly in the call to GetFocusedTakeItem.
It would make the script a lot shorter.


engine.sequencer.GetFocusedTakeItem(takeitem)

#XPression

The best way to do this is to add a RossTalk device to the Hardware Setup GPI menu. Then in the keyboard mapping menu you can drag a "Select Next Item" into the keyboard map tree. You can assign GPI #1 of the RossTalk board to trigger this "next item" action.

Then a script like this will move the sequencer focus to the next item:


dim gpiboard as xpGPIBoard
engine.GetGPIBoard(0, gpiboard) ' Get first gpi board
gpiboard.triggeraction(0) ' Trigger Pin 1 (0 is pin #1, 1 would be pin #2)

#XPression

Awesome! I had this script saved from awhile ago; thanks for the feedback!
#XPression

Thanks both for the help.

regards
Diego

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Dear Bford, the script you described didnt work for me.
i have a gpi board, i made the mapping in the keyboard map tree, but from the script i cant make it work.
from dashboard, i send a gpi to gpi pin 1 and it works... so i assume that is the script not working.

any help?

thanks
Diego


#XPression

Where are you putting the script and how are you trying to trigger the script to run?
#XPression

Im trying to automate by timecode 4 takeids... this is working, but i want to set focus on the next item that is coming. so when id 0001 becomes online, I want to set focus on id 0002 and so on.
nothing is working. I tried this script in on online, and makes a weird behaviour in the sequenecer, changing the automation parameters of the takeids by itself..

thanks
Diego

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