[JW Lua] Deleting groups...

[Simon Leclerc]

It is not the case, Robert.

But thanks for telling me not to go there!





¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Simon Leclerc
60, Mirabelle
Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec
J8C 0W9
simon at prodsl.ca




> On August 22, 2021, at 14:50, Robert Patterson <robert at robertgpatterson.com> wrote:
> 
> If you are trying to delete groups from multistaff instruments, don't. Those groups are controlled by the Score Manager.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 1:11 PM Simon Leclerc <simon at prodsl.ca <mailto:simon at prodsl.ca>> wrote:
> It does work, Jan. Thank you!
> 
> And you’re right to remind me of the backward approach when deleting. Important factor.
> 
> I have another question regarding this:
> 
> When the group is deleted, if I use the command “Reset all groups & Brackets”, the group re-appears.
> There must be a class somewhere telling Finale that by defaut, those staves should be grouped.
> It does not seem to be part of the FCStaff class.
> 
> Any idea which one?
> 
> 
> 
> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
> 
> Simon Leclerc
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On August 22, 2021, at 13:15, Jan Angermüller <jan at angermueller.com <mailto:jan at angermueller.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> When deleting from a collection class always use eachbackwards() instead of each() and never save the collection afterwards.
>> This code should work:
>> 
>>> if finenv.FinaleVersion >= 2011 then
>>> 
>>>   groups = finale.FCGroups(0, 0)
>>>   groups:LoadAll()
>>> 
>>>   for g in eachbackwards(groups) do
>>> 
>>>     if g:GetItemID() == 18 then
>>> 
>>>       g:DeleteData()
>>> 
>>>     end
>>>   end
>>> end
>> 
>> 
>> Jan
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