import comp

[zantek]

Hi

I want to make a palette with several buttons, which can let me open definied projects, and other useful scripts.
How to import a specific comp (ie : an exisiting myComp.aep) with script?

thks

[nab]

Hi Zantek,
you can't import a comp, a composition is not a file.

To import a single file (without safe options), put something like this in your click event function (see the smartImport.jsx demo script for more details)

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function OnImportBtnClicked()
{	
	app.project.importFile(new ImportOptions(theFile));
}

To execute a script from the palette, look at the DemoPalette script that comes with AE.

[zantek]

thanks.
After few searches i found this:

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function openComp()
{
var my_file = new File(".../thePathTo/MyComp.aep");
if (my_file.exists){
new_project = app.open(my_file);
if (new_project){
alert(new_project.file.name);
}

}}

so it loads my new project.

I'd like to add a "if" in case of MyCompo.aep is still opened, so it asks the user to save (under a new name for example or something else) before open MyComp.aep .