Access "recfile_wildcards" via action

16bit · 06-30-2017, 07:14 AM

Hi all,
Apologies if this is in the wrong section. Please move it if it is.

OK, I have a multi-track project setup where I need to name the recorded files collectively for each new recording I make.

The recorded items need to have the track name, and data/time, which is easy-peasy to do with the wildcards in Prefs>Audio>Recording "Filename format for recorded files".

However, for what I want to do, I am having to go into the preference menu each and every time before I hit the record button. Sometimes, I may have wandered around and I am not in this preference section, and I have to scramble for it quickly.

I looked at the Reaper.ini file under %userprofile%\AppData\Reaper and it is right there called "recfile_wildcards". I backed up the ini and manually edited this entry using Windows notepad. However the open and running Reaper did not reflect the changes to the file.

Is there a way I can get a pop-up box to ask me what to enter? I am happy to learn how to script it, but I don't see an option to 'get' it and 'set' it.

If I could make Reaper reload the ini, that would do, but it's hardly elegant.

I appreciate that I may need to clarify what I want, please do ask me to explain better if it's not clear.

Cheers

nofish · 06-30-2017, 07:34 AM

I've never used these functions myself in a script but seems like

(in Lua)
reaper.BR_Win32_GetPrivateProfileString()
reaper.BR_Win32_WritePrivateProfileString()

may be used for this:

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=183656

(These functions are added via SWS extensions)

Not sure if the written values would take effect immediately or if Reaper would need to be restarted.

16bit · 07-01-2017, 11:56 AM

Spot on, yeah, cheers!
Can't seem to manage to get them to quite work, but never mind. I think the real issue is getting Reaper to take up the changes to the ini file without forcing a shutdown/restart. Humph.

Now, I'd settle for a batch rename the recorded files, sort of like some of the other actions floating around, which can bulk-rename the takes. I want the actual files renamed.