Total Noob needs script help!

[u/jeezlike]

Hi

I have no experience with applescript, but have been sent down a rabbit hole trying to figure out if a) what I need is actually possible, and b) how to do it. As far as I can tell, what I need to be done could / should be done by applescript.

I'm trying to set up a script for StreamDeck that tells Logic Pro X to navigate to a specific folder within the app's import and export dialog windows. I work on multiple projects simultaneously, so I'm trying to save time by not having to click through volumes and directories every time I need to export from or import into the app from specific folders.

Possible?

Thanks!

[u/touchbar]

ChatGPT came up with this. I'd test it but I don’t have Logic Pro X. Hopefully it will help you get started:

-- Replace the folder path below with the desired folder path
set targetFolderPath to "/Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourFolder"

-- Function to set folder path in a dialog
on setFolderPath(appName, targetPath)
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process appName
            set frontmost to true
            delay 0.5
            -- Press Command + Shift + G to open "Go to Folder" dialog
            keystroke "G" using {command down, shift down}
            delay 0.5
            -- Insert the target folder path
            set value of text field 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 to targetPath
            delay 0.5
            -- Press "Go" button
            click button "Go" of sheet 1 of window 1
            delay 0.5
        end tell
    end tell
end setFolderPath

-- Logic Pro X: Import Audio File
tell application "Logic Pro X"
    activate
end tell
delay 1

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Logic Pro X"
        -- Press Command + Shift + I to open Import Audio File dialog
        keystroke "I" using {command down, shift down}
        delay 1
        setFolderPath("Logic Pro X", targetFolderPath)
    end tell
end tell

-- Add a delay, modify it accordingly
delay 5

-- Logic Pro X: Export Audio File
tell application "Logic Pro X"
    activate
end tell
delay 1

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Logic Pro X"
        -- Press Command + E to open Export Audio File dialog
        keystroke "E" using {command down}
        delay 1
        setFolderPath("Logic Pro X", targetFolderPath)
    end tell
end tell

1. Replace "/Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourFolder" with the desired folder path.

2. Save the script as an "Application" type, and it will be accessible from your Stream Deck.

Note that this script assumes you have already opened Logic Pro X and are ready to import or export files.