[Done]API for renaming FX instance

[vitalker]

Would be great to finally have API for renaming FX instances, because now it has to be done via chunks, which is unstable and pretty dangerous, especially if any changes are going to happen to FX chain state.
Here is how it could look like:
boolean retval = reaper.TrackFX_SetFXName(MediaTrack track, integer fx, string newname)

[Manwë]

+1

[smandrap]

+1

[deeb]

+1 I also requested this before.

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by deeb

+1 I also requested this before.

You can link it here

[deeb]

i talked/requested about in API request section.

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by deeb

i talked/requested about in API request section.

What is that?

[deeb]

Maybe I was clear. Here: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=48871

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by deeb

Maybe I was clear. Here: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=48871

That's a wish list in different forum and I am not sure the devs are reading it at all.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

Originally Posted by vitalker

W
Here is how it could look like:
boolean retval = reaper.TrackFX_SetFXName(MediaTrack track, integer fx )

I think it should rather be:

boolean retval = reaper.TrackFX_SetFXName(MediaTrack track, integer fx, string newname)

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

I think it should rather be:

boolean retval = reaper.TrackFX_SetFXName(MediaTrack track, integer fx, string newname)

Yes, you are right. Thanks, updating!

[vitalker]

It's pretty important and messing with track state isn't a good idea.

[deeb]

Yes it is. Sooner or later they will implement this I hope.

[OLSHALOM]

+1001

A native api for this would make life easier for a lot of scripters.

[Justin]

We'll implement this via Track/TakeFX_SetNamedConfigParm()

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by Justin

We'll implement this via Track/TakeFX_SetNamedConfigParm()

Thank you!

[vitalker]

Added in the latest dev build. See my comment in that thread for more info.

[DrTT]

Hello Justin, hello vitalker,


I have installed the 6.79 version and also the recent development builds.

But I have not yet been able to set the FX name of the first effect in the first track via the EEL2-API as follows:

project = 0;
trackIndex = 0;
effectIndex = 0;
track = GetTrack(project, trackIndex);
isOkay = TrackFX_SetNamedConfigParm(track, effectIndex, "fx_name", "test")

So I am missing something obvious. Any ideas?

Best regards,
DrTT

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by DrTT

Hello Justin, hello vitalker,


I have installed the 6.79 version and also the recent development builds.

But I have not yet been able to set the FX name of the first effect in the first track via the EEL2-API as follows:

project = 0;
trackIndex = 0;
effectIndex = 0;
track = GetTrack(project, trackIndex);
isOkay = TrackFX_SetNamedConfigParm(track, effectIndex, "fx_name", "test")

So I am missing something obvious. Any ideas?

Best regards,
DrTT

https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...9&postcount=12
Not sure where did you get that "fx_name" argument.

[DrTT]

Hello vitalker,

thanks for your quick response; it works as expected.

Since renamed_name was not quoted in the release notes, I hadn't thought
that this officially specifies the parameter name but instead just informally
stands for the the new name to be assigned.

So both "fx_name" and "renamed_name" are allowed as actual "parameter_name"
parameters for TrackFX_(G|S)etNamedConfigParam with slightly different
semantics (e.g. you cannot set the "fx_name" because it is read-only)?

Best regards,
DrTT

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by DrTT

Hello vitalker,

thanks for your quick response; it works as expected.

Since renamed_name was not quoted in the release notes, I hadn't thought
that this officially specifies the parameter name but instead just informally
stands for the the new name to be assigned.

So both "fx_name" and "renamed_name" are allowed as actual "parameter_name"
parameters for TrackFX_(G|S)etNamedConfigParam with slightly different
semantics (e.g. you cannot set the "fx_name" because it is read-only)?

Best regards,
DrTT

I don't know why they didn't write it correctly, maybe because you still need to open documentation and will find out it is quoted.
By the way, X-Raym has a great documentation for ReaSript: https://extremraym.com/cloud/reascript-doc/
Yes, fx_name is a pre-aliased name and you can only read it. You can rename FX from FX browser like before.

You can also use GetFXName:
https://extremraym.com/cloud/reascri...ckFX_GetFXName