How to check if current project is saved?

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October 25, 2012
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Howdy folks,

Is there a command to see if the current project has unsaved changes?

Looking at the AE scripting guide, I see app.project.save() and the app.project.file object, but I don't see a way to check if the scene has unsaved changes. I would like to check this before my script runs to protect the user from loosing any changes they haven't saved. Of course I can just do a app.project.save() before the script does anything, but the user might not want to save their current changes. Gotta protect the users!

I tried inspecting the app.project.file object in ExtendScript Toolkit, but it doesn't appear to have any methods.

thanks for your help!

-Andy

Scripting

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Alex White

Legend

How about comparing system date:

dObj = new Date();

alert(dObj.toString());

With modified project date + time?

fRef = File.openDialog("Select","");

y = (fRef.modified).getFullYear();

m = (fRef.modified).getMonth()+1;

d = (fRef.modified).getDate();

alert(y+"/"+m+"/"+d); // adjust hours and etc

A

AndyR_Author

Inspiring

Thanks for the responses. Seems like my best option is to pop up a confirmation dialog, informing the user that the current scene will be saved, and ask if they would like to continue:

    var r=confirm("Caution, the current scene will be saved. Do you want to continue?");
    if (!r){
        return;
    }

This is less than ideal, since asking users questions like this makes them nervous. I suspect in most situations, the scene will already be saved, so the confirmation box just makes the script appear buggy or not well written. :\