[babag]

this seems to work for a version with user input. i'm pretty sure there must be something screwy with the coding, though, as i have little idea at all what i'm doing. it does seem to work, though:

-- GET USER INPUT
retval, search = reaper.GetUserInputs("Find and Go", 1, "Search (% for escape char)", "")

if retval then -- if user complete the fields
  if search ~= nil and search ~= "" then
    reaper.PreventUIRefresh(1)

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    local function No_Undo()end; local function no_undo()reaper.defer(No_Undo)end
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    local SelTrack = reaper.GetSelectedTrack( 0, 0 )
    if not SelTrack then no_undo() return end
    
    local CountTrItem = reaper.CountTrackMediaItems( SelTrack )
    if CountTrItem > 0 then
        --local Name = "test"
        for i = 1,CountTrItem do 
            local Tr_item =  reaper.GetTrackMediaItem( SelTrack, i-1 )
            local Take = reaper.GetActiveTake( Tr_item )
            if Take ~= nil then
              local Take_Name = reaper.GetTakeName( Take )
            
              if Take_Name == search then
                  reaper.SelectAllMediaItems( 0, 0 )
                  reaper.SetMediaItemSelected( Tr_item, 1 )
                  undo = 1
                  break
              end
            end       
        end
    end 
    
    if undo == 1 then 
        reaper.Undo_BeginBlock()   
        reaper.Undo_EndBlock( [[Select first item from cursor
                             position in first selected track]],-1)
    else   
        no_undo()
    end                          
    --reaper.UpdateArrange()  
    reaper.PreventUIRefresh(-1)
    reaper.UpdateArrange() -- Update the arrangement (often needed)
  end
end

the input part is from something by xraym (thankyou very much) and the rest is my modified Archie script.

thanks,
babag