Expression/Method for automatically naming a comp/project the file name?

Cool, thanks guys! Isn't there a way to retrieve the project file name once the project is open? Then just name the comp in the top index the name of the file? 

Like I could have something in AE that when it opens it names thisComp to ... whatever, right? It can't go outside the scope of the project huh?

Is there a script that automatically re-names a comp the name of the project? Like, before I even open the project? I don't want to have to use buttons or gizmos.

Impossible. The logic is just the reverse. AE cannot run a script permanently and track these changes. You have to use a startup script that sets the name or indeed create soem cutesy panel with a button.

Mylenium

With this Automation Blocks workflow you can create new projects based on templates in one click:

This tool is part of Automation Blocks community library. Here is the direct link to the block code of the tool:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/pwxu3j0xo6fes83kw4sfx/h?rlkey=dz720ind3ih7wi3znxqm9gfg5&dl=0

Just download the xml file and copy it to your user library of Automation Blocks.