I find it interesting how REAPER has insane capabilities, but every now and then it seems like misses a really basic feature that you might assume would be included in an ordinary menus.
The following are a couple Lua scripts I feel fit this bill.
PLEASE NOTE:
Please, please, please, use these at your your own risk. They go inside your directory and rename your project files using Lua scripting. If in doubt, test them on a tester/empty project. I've only tried them on Windows 10.
Create New Project Version from Unsaved Progress in Current Tab (timestamped)
Code:
local date = "("..os.date("%m").."-"..os.date("%d").."-"..os.date("%y")..", "..os.date("%H").."h"..os.date("%M").."m"..")"
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" ) -- store project directory
local proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store project full name
local proj_name = string.gsub(string.gsub(reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ), ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") -- store new project name
reaper.Main_OnCommand( 41895, 0 )
local new_proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store new project full name -- save as new version
if string.find(proj_name, "%(") ~= nil -- delete parentheticals
then
proj_name = string.sub(proj_name, 1, string.find(proj_name, "%(")-1 )
else
date=" "..date
end
if os.rename(dir.."\\"..new_proj_full_name, dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp") ~= nil -- rename current project dated
then
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp" ) -- open new project
else
os.rename(dir.."\\"..new_proj_full_name, dir.."\\"..string.gsub(string.gsub(new_proj_full_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "")..".rpp")
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..string.gsub(string.gsub(new_proj_full_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "")..".rpp" )
end
Create New Project Version from Unsaved Progress in Current Tab (prompt for name)
Code:
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" )
local proj_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" )
local retval, retvals_csv = reaper.GetUserInputs( "[user input]", 1, "New version name:", string.gsub(string.gsub(proj_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") )
if io.open(retvals_csv..".txt", "w") ~= nil -- create dummy file and see if input name is valid
then
if retval and proj_name ~= retvals_csv..".rpp"
then
reaper.Main_OnCommand( 41895, 0 ) -- save as new version
proj_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store new project name
os.rename(dir.."\\"..proj_name, dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp") -- rename current project
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp" ) -- open new project
end
else
reaper.MB( "Version could not be created using inputted text.", "[error]", 0 )
end
Rename Current Project
Code:
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" )
local proj_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" )
local retval, retvals_csv = reaper.GetUserInputs( "[user input]", 1, "New project name:", string.gsub(string.gsub(proj_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") )
if io.open(retvals_csv..".txt", "w") ~= nil -- create dummy file and see if input name is valid
then
if retval and proj_name ~= retvals_csv..".rpp"
then
reaper.Main_SaveProject( 0, 0 ) -- save current project
os.rename(dir.."\\"..proj_name, dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp") -- rename current project
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp" ) -- open new project
end
else
reaper.MB( "Project could not be renamed using inputted text.", "[error]", 0 )
end
local date = "("..os.date("%m").."-"..os.date("%d").."-"..os.date("%y")..", "..os.date("%H").."h"..os.date("%M").."m"..")"
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" ) -- store project directory
local proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store project full name
local proj_name = string.gsub(string.gsub(reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ), ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") -- store new project name
reaper.Main_OnCommand( 41895, 0 )
local new_proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store new project full name -- save as new version
if string.find(proj_name, "%(") ~= nil -- delete parentheticals
then
proj_name = string.sub(proj_name, 1, string.find(proj_name, "%(")-1 )
else
date=" "..date
end
if os.rename(dir.."\\"..new_proj_full_name, dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp") ~= nil -- rename current project dated
then
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp" ) -- open new project
else
os.rename(dir.."\\"..new_proj_full_name, dir.."\\"..string.gsub(string.gsub(new_proj_full_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "")..".rpp")
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..string.gsub(string.gsub(new_proj_full_name, ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "")..".rpp" )
end
I think you can just save project after or before this (depending on how user interpret this action - to save what was done on last save or to store changes after last save with new version):
Code:
function main()
date = "("..os.date("%m").."-"..os.date("%d").."-"..os.date("%y")..", "..os.date("%H").."h"..os.date("%M").."m"..")"
dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" )
proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" )
if proj_full_name == '' then return end
proj_name = string.sub(proj_full_name, 0,-5) -- reduce RPP extension
proj_name_reduced = proj_name:gsub('%(%d+%-%d+%-%d+,%s%d+h%d+m%)', '') -- reduce date stamp
src_proj = io.open(dir..'/'..proj_full_name, 'r') -- get current project data
src_proj_content = src_proj:read('a')
src_proj:close()
dest_proj = io.open(dir..'/'..proj_name_reduced..date..'.RPP', 'w')
dest_proj:write(src_proj_content) -- apply current project data
dest_proj:close()
end
main()
I think you can just save project after or before this (depending on how user interpret this action - to save what was done on last save or to store changes after last save with new version)
I thought about that...
But isn't the point of saving a version so that it doesn't save the data changes to the original .rpp file?
This script (assuming it works correctly for you) creates a new version of the current project using the action command 41895 without saving any changes to the current project, and then adds a timestamp to the new version.
I hope I haven't confused what you were bringing up to me.
Maybe this following script(s) will show a little clearer what I'm trying to streamline:
Create New Project Version from Unsaved Progress in New Tab (timestamped)
Code:
local date = "("..os.date("%m").."-"..os.date("%d").."-"..os.date("%y")..", "..os.date("%H").."h"..os.date("%M").."m"..os.date("%S").."s)"
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" ) -- store project directory
local proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store project full name
local proj_name = string.gsub(string.gsub(reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ), ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") -- store new project name
if string.find(proj_name, "%(") ~= nil -- delete parentheticals
then
proj_name = string.sub(proj_name, 1, string.find(proj_name, "%(")-1 )
else
date=" "..date
end
local infile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "r") -- read old file
local old_file = infile:read("*a")
infile:close()
reaper.Main_SaveProject( 0, 0 ) -- save current project
local infile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "r") -- read new file
local new_file = infile:read("*a")
infile:close()
local outfile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "w") -- write old file
outfile:write(old_file)
outfile:close()
local outfile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp", "w") -- write new file
outfile:write(new_file)
outfile:close()
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..proj_full_name ) -- open old project
reaper.Main_OnCommand( 40859, 0 ) -- open new tab
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..proj_name..date..".rpp" ) -- open new project
Create New Project Version from Unsaved Progress in New Tab (prompt for name)
Code:
local dir = reaper.GetProjectPathEx( 0, "" ) -- store project directory
local proj_full_name = reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ) -- store project full name
local proj_name = string.gsub(string.gsub(reaper.GetProjectName( 0, "" ), ".rpp", ""), ".RPP", "") -- store new project name
local retval, retvals_csv = reaper.GetUserInputs( "[user input]", 1, "New version name:", proj_name )
if io.open(retvals_csv..".txt", "w") ~= nil -- create dummy file and see if input name is valid
then
if retval and proj_name ~= retvals_csv
then
local infile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "r") -- read old file
local old_file = infile:read("*a")
infile:close()
reaper.Main_SaveProject( 0, 0 ) -- save current project
local infile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "r") -- read new file
local new_file = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "r") :read("*a")
infile:close()
local outfile = io.open(dir.."\\"..proj_full_name, "w") -- write old file
outfile:write(old_file)
outfile:close()
local outfile = io.open(dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp", "w") -- write new file
outfile:write(new_file)
outfile:close()
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..proj_full_name ) -- open old project
reaper.Main_OnCommand( 40859, 0 ) -- open new tab
reaper.Main_openProject( dir.."\\"..retvals_csv..".rpp" ) -- open new project
end
else
reaper.MB( "Version could not be created using inputted text.", "[error]", 0 )
end
Hey great scripts, just what I need. However they don't seem to work for me, perhaps because I'm om Mac OS..? Anyone know how to get these to work for mac?
Project Version and Name-Based Scripts
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