garbage from old piece

[Gareth Green]

I'd quite like to make more use of Finalescript, but I'm still waiting for someone to write an instruction manual (or in my case, a "Dummie's Guide" ... )

[aldan]

Manual is online: http://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fina ... Script.htm
You can look at the scripts already made, see how they are done.
It's a programming thing, you type in one command per line, and the available commands are here http://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fina ... erence.htm
Think of yourself as Mr. Robot...

I just don't know why some menu commands are missing, and how to access them programmatically (uh, that was a good word... ), if it's even possible

[Gareth Green]

It's a programming thing, ...

Precisely; if one isn't a programmer, it's difficult to know where to start. I've read the instructions as they stand, but they don't mean anything to me.

[aldan]

it's like a "macro"... a series of commands that you usually do one after another, automatized (activated by just pressing a button or selecting a menu option)

In the case of this topic, We would like to do:
1- clear pickup measure
2- select all
3- clear all items
4- delete measure stack
5- open the Add Measures dialog (or add 100 measures, let's say)
( and now getting really fancy...)
6- select first measure
7- open the Edit Key Signature Dialog
8- wait for dialog to close
9- open the Edit Time Signature dialog
10- wait for it to close
11- open the Score Manager at the File Info tab

the commands are listed in the link in my previous post, unfortunately I couldn't find the very first step: "clear pickup", and "add measures", so basically if I have to remember to do something before running the macro, I might as well forget about it and run the hole sequence manually.

Does this clarify things for you a bit?

[aldan]

Ah, with FinaleScript you can select menu items, fill in dialog boxes and all that jazz... It's like the invisible man is handling your computer...
So here's the script:

//start FinaleScript
menu item "pickup measure..."
type 0
button ok
check menu item "Tools/Selection"
select all
clear
delete measure
menu item "add measures..."
type 100
button ok
// end FinaleScript

going back to making music now...

[MikeHalloran]

Scripts are intimidating ... until you've done a couple successfully and grasp the logic behind the commands. Then they become easy.