<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Thank you, Jan!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">That's actually exactely the way I try to get my fingers wet... but when getting to description, I get these examples:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><div class="gmail_default">-- Process single item:</div><div class="gmail_default">local ted = finale.FCTextExpressionDef()</div><div class="gmail_default">if ted:Load(1) then</div><div class="gmail_default"> -- ('argString' must be defined here)</div><div class="gmail_default"> ted:GetDescription(argString) -- No return value</div><div class="gmail_default">end</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default">-- Process a collection of items:</div><div class="gmail_default">local textexpressiondefs = finale.FCTextExpressionDefs()</div><div class="gmail_default">textexpressiondefs:LoadAll()</div><div class="gmail_default">for ted in each(textexpressiondefs) do</div><div class="gmail_default"> -- ('argString' must be defined here)</div><div class="gmail_default"> ted:GetDescription(argString) -- No return value</div><div class="gmail_default">end</div><div class="gmail_default">textexpressiondefs:SaveAll()</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">And I am confused, because GetDescription needs an argument, even though I need it to read what is there already... or how do I have to understand the "argString" usage?</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><b><font color="#444444">Robert Wildling</font></b><font color="#666666"><br>Göllnergasse 19/30 || A-1030 Vienna</font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font color="#666666">ph: +43 676 6089613<br>@: <a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com" target="_blank">robertwildling@gmail.com</a></font></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Mon, 09 May 2016 21:02:36 +0200<br>
From: Bart Visser <<a href="mailto:bartvisser@me.com">bartvisser@me.com</a>><br>
To: "The JW Lua script plug-in." <<a href="mailto:jwlua@jwmusic.nu">jwlua@jwmusic.nu</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [JW Lua] get all items of "Expression Tool"<br>
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Hi Robert,<br>
<br>
Welcome to the list. As far as I know, there is no direct way to list all expressions in a category (there would probably need to be a Class-Function for something like that). The way to go forward is to load all TextEpressionDefs and look at each one of them to see if it?s attached to the Misc-category:<br>
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function IsMiscCategory(inputExpressionDef)<br>
local allCategories = finale.FCCategoryDefs()<br>
allCategories:LoadAll()<br>
for thisCategory in each(allCategories) do<br>
if thisCategory.ID == inputExpressionDef.CategoryID then<br>
local categoryName = thisCategory:CreateName()<br>
print(categoryName.LuaString)<br>
if categoryName.LuaString == "Miscellaneous" then return true end<br>
end<br>
end<br>
return false<br>
end -- function IsRehearsalCategory(inputExpression)<br>
<br>
local miscExpressions = {}<br>
<br>
-- This handles all TextExpression<br>
-- In case you also need ShapeExpressions use<br>
-- local exprdefs = finale.FCShapeExpressionDefs()<br>
-- and repeat the process<br>
<br>
local exprdefs = finale.FCTextExpressionDefs()<br>
exprdefs:LoadAll()<br>
for exprdef in each(exprdefs) do<br>
if IsMiscCategory(exprdef) then<br>
miscExpressions[#miscExpressions + 1] = exprdef.ItemNo<br>
end<br>
end<br>
<br>
print(#miscExpressions) -- Number of all Misc Expressions<br>
--------<br>
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I hope this helps.<br>
All the best,<br>
<br>
<br>
Bart Visser<br>
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> Op 8 mei 2016, om 18:37 heeft Robert Wildling <<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a>> het volgende geschreven:<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> this is my first post and also my first day with JW Lua from a developer point of view. Quite amazing, what can be done with it!<br>
><br>
> Currently I would like to adapt the awesome DoubleStaffMMR Lua script that is somewhere out the in the forums. Whenever this plugin is applied, it creates one (and only one!) MultiMeasureRest number to a 2-staff-system instruments, hiding the default settings (which make a MMR appear twice).<br>
><br>
> The numbers are created as text expressions saved in the "Miscellaneous" category. The disadvantage of this plugin is that it creates a number for each measure, not checking whether a number already exists as a text expression. So I would like to fetch all the data that can be found in the "Miscellaneous" category, check against the "Description" field (where is says "DoubleStaffMMR_[number]") and use the existing item, or only then create a new item.<br>
><br>
> That's the theory. Now for the practical part: How do I fetch all items from the "Miscellaneous" category?<br>
><br>
> Thanks for any tips!<br>
><br>
> Greetings,<br>
> Robert<br>
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Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 21:39:31 +0200<br>
From: Jan Angerm?ller <<a href="mailto:jan@angermueller.com">jan@angermueller.com</a>><br>
To: "The JW Lua script plug-in." <<a href="mailto:jwlua@jwmusic.nu">jwlua@jwmusic.nu</a>><br>
Subject: [JW Lua] "Use Note Shapes" option ?<br>
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Jari (and all),<br>
<br>
is the "Use Note Shapes" option from Document Options->Notes and Rests<br>
with all its sub-parameters available yet ? I was asked for support of<br>
scale degree noteheads. But it seems to be not possible yet.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Jan<br>
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Message: 3<br>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 10:44:41 +0200<br>
From: Robert Wildling <<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:jwlua@jwmusic.nu">jwlua@jwmusic.nu</a><br>
Subject: Re: [JW Lua] get all items of "Expression Tool"<br>
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Thank you for your script, Bart Visser! That is extremly helpful!!!<br>
<br>
At the moment I am struggeling with getting the text of the Description<br>
field (of a Expression Tool item). The "JW Lua" Class Browser offers a<br>
GetDescription(argString) method (without a return value?), but it<br>
obviously needs a string to do something. Instead, I need to read and<br>
return the Description in order to compare it to another string...<br>
<br>
local str = finale.FCString()<br>
str.LuaString = [a variable from somewhere else like "DoubleStaffMMR5"]<br>
<br>
... and now?<br>
<br>
Any hint would be most welcome!<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
*Robert Wildling*<br>
G?llnergasse 19/30 || A-1030 Vienna<br>
ph: <a href="tel:%2B43%20676%206089613" value="+436766089613">+43 676 6089613</a><br>
@: <a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a><br>
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2016-05-08 18:37 GMT+02:00 Robert Wildling <<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> this is my first post and also my first day with JW Lua from a developer<br>
> point of view. Quite amazing, what can be done with it!<br>
><br>
> Currently I would like to adapt the awesome DoubleStaffMMR Lua script that<br>
> is somewhere out the in the forums. Whenever this plugin is applied, it<br>
> creates one (and only one!) MultiMeasureRest number to a 2-staff-system<br>
> instruments, hiding the default settings (which make a MMR appear twice).<br>
><br>
> The numbers are created as text expressions saved in the "Miscellaneous"<br>
> category. The disadvantage of this plugin is that it creates a number for<br>
> each measure, not checking whether a number already exists as a text<br>
> expression. So I would like to fetch all the data that can be found in the<br>
> "Miscellaneous" category, check against the "Description" field (where is<br>
> says "DoubleStaffMMR_[number]") and use the existing item, or only then<br>
> create a new item.<br>
><br>
> That's the theory. Now for the practical part: How do I fetch all items<br>
> from the "Miscellaneous" category?<br>
><br>
> Thanks for any tips!<br>
><br>
> Greetings,<br>
> Robert<br>
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 10:55:08 +0200<br>
From: Jan Angerm?ller <<a href="mailto:jan@angermueller.com">jan@angermueller.com</a>><br>
To: "The JW Lua script plug-in." <<a href="mailto:jwlua@jwmusic.nu">jwlua@jwmusic.nu</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [JW Lua] get all items of "Expression Tool"<br>
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Hi Robert,<br>
<br>
you should use the JW Lua class browser, the online class documentation<br>
and the examples that Jari put on his website to find this out.<br>
<br>
The online class documentation starts here:<br>
<a href="http://www.finaletips.nu/frameworkref/annotated.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.finaletips.nu/frameworkref/annotated.html</a><br>
So you browse to FCTextExpressionDef and search for "Description" and<br>
you will have your solution.<br>
<br>
The same result can be found in the JW Lua class browser:<br>
Go to FCTextExpressionDef and enter "Description" in the Properties<br>
and/or Methods search fields. Then you'll even get a sample code.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Jan<br>
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Am 10.05.2016 um 10:44 schrieb Robert Wildling:<br>
> Thank you for your script, Bart Visser! That is extremly helpful!!!<br>
><br>
> At the moment I am struggeling with getting the text of the<br>
> Description field (of a Expression Tool item). The "JW Lua" Class<br>
> Browser offers a GetDescription(argString) method (without a return<br>
> value?), but it obviously needs a string to do something. Instead, I<br>
> need to read and return the Description in order to compare it to<br>
> another string...<br>
><br>
> local str = finale.FCString()<br>
> str.LuaString = [a variable from somewhere else like "DoubleStaffMMR5"]<br>
><br>
> ... and now?<br>
><br>
> Any hint would be most welcome!<br>
> Thanks!<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> *Robert Wildling*<br>
> G?llnergasse 19/30 || A-1030 Vienna<br>
> ph: +43 676 6089613<br>
> @: <a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a>><br>
><br>
> 2016-05-08 18:37 GMT+02:00 Robert Wildling <<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:robertwildling@gmail.com">robertwildling@gmail.com</a>>>:<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> this is my first post and also my first day with JW Lua from a<br>
> developer point of view. Quite amazing, what can be done with it!<br>
><br>
> Currently I would like to adapt the awesome DoubleStaffMMR Lua<br>
> script that is somewhere out the in the forums. Whenever this<br>
> plugin is applied, it creates one (and only one!) MultiMeasureRest<br>
> number to a 2-staff-system instruments, hiding the default<br>
> settings (which make a MMR appear twice).<br>
><br>
> The numbers are created as text expressions saved in the<br>
> "Miscellaneous" category. The disadvantage of this plugin is that<br>
> it creates a number for each measure, not checking whether a<br>
> number already exists as a text expression. So I would like to<br>
> fetch all the data that can be found in the "Miscellaneous"<br>
> category, check against the "Description" field (where is says<br>
> "DoubleStaffMMR_[number]") and use the existing item, or only then<br>
> create a new item.<br>
><br>
> That's the theory. Now for the practical part: How do I fetch all<br>
> items from the "Miscellaneous" category?<br>
><br>
> Thanks for any tips!<br>
><br>
> Greetings,<br>
> Robert<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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