Script to click into the Next Capture Naming text box
I am looking to create a script that will click into the "Next Capture Naming" dialogue box so that I can enter a name for the next capture without having to use the mouse. The goal is to have a keyboard shortcut that takes the cursor up there for quick name changes between images without using the mouse.
I figure this should be simple as I have no issues scripting any other UI based clicks and interactions. I'm just unable to click into this specific text box. What am I missing here? Not a programmer, just a very enthusiastic noodler.
I have two variations and neither work:
Var 1:
activate application "Capture One 23"
tell application "System Events"
--Click into the text field.
delay 1.67894
set uiScript to "click text field 2 of group \"NextCaptureNaming\" of scroll area 1 of group 3 of window \"SessionName.cosessiondb\" of application process \"Capture One\""
end tell
Var 2:
activate application "Capture One 23"
tell application "System Events"
--Click into the text field.
delay 1.67894
click text field 2 of group "NextCaptureNaming" of scroll area 1 of group 3 of window "SessionName.cosessiondb" of application process "Capture One"
end tell
With Var 2, I get a "Missing Value" error.
Any ideas? Thank you
To answer all the questions for those questioning my workflow:
1. But if you are entering the name via keyboard aren't you close to a mouse? No, I'm entering the name via QR code next to the product, not next to the computer.
2. But if you are triggering it with a keyboard shortcut, aren't you next to a keyboard? No, I use a small, bluetooth, multi key trigger that replicates keystrokes remotely. Next to me and next to the product. Not next to the computer.
3. Why not just use a wireless mouse and keyboard that are closer to your work? Because speed. Moving the mouse and typing in data slows down he process. A single click on the BT shortcut trigger and a flash of the QR reader and the thing is done.
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Might I offer an alternative to UI scripting? If you use a script to pop up a dialogue box where you can enter a new name you won't have to worry about the state of Capture One's UI.
This script opens a dialogue and will set the capture name to the entered text when you hit return, or will leave the name be on escape.
try
set theResponse to display dialog ¬
"New Name" default answer ¬
"" buttons {"Cancel", "Done"} ¬
default button ¬
"Done" cancel button "Cancel"
tell front document of application "Capture One 23"
set capture name to text returned of theResponse
end tell
end try
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Yes, I understand exactly what you are recommending and that would work perfectly. I don't need to muck around with the UI but can create my own dialogue box to control the naming. Just not sure how to convert what you have sent into usable script.
I'm hammering on it.
Thank you
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try
set theResponse to display dialog "New Name" default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Done"} default button "Done" cancel button "Cancel"
tell front document of application "Capture One 23"
set capture name to text returned of theResponse
end tell
end try
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That's it! Worked perfectly. Thank you both for your help. If you are ever in LA, I owe y'all a beer.
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Thanks for removing the extra newlines, Rick. Wish the forum actually pasted text as-is into the code block.
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You may also want to set the name format at the same time, in case someone has set it to one of the other available tokens. In the below example I've added an underscore and 4-digit counter.
try
set theResponse to display dialog "New Name" default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Done"} default button "Done" cancel button "Cancel"
tell front document of application "Capture One 23"
--set capture name to text returned of theResponse
set {capture name, capture name format} to {text returned of theResponse, "[Name]_[4 Digit Counter]"}
end tell
end try
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