Animate CC doesn't save changes made by a .jsfl script

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August 14, 2017
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Hi!

I wrote a simple .jsfl script to rename multiple Movie Clips in a grid. The script works and the instances are renamed the way I want.

But when I reopen the FLA the changes are gone.

Here is the script:

var selection = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection;
var i;
var total = selection.length;
var count = -1;
selection.reverse();
for (i = 0; i < total; i++)
{
     if (i % 16 == 0)
     {
          count++;
     }
     var xPos = i % 16;
     var yPos = count;
     selection.name = "tile" + xPos.toString() + "_" + yPos.toString();
}

Can someone tell me what is happening?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer UDESCO

Thanks for sharing the video!

It seems the name changes were correctly getting saved if you're working on the main timeline. However, in your video you're working inside a Symbol - which is when the problem happens.

I'll log it as a bug internally.

jimmy-mac

Participant

I've found that a lot of changes made with JSFL are dropped even after saving. This issue can't be replicated on a MAC. However, using the following snippet before saving the document seems to trick it into working... don't ask me why.

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().addNewLayer("_temp"); fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().deleteLayer(fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().findLayerIndex("_temp")[0]);

JoãoCésar17023019

Author

Community Expert

Thank you, Nipun!

JoãoCésar17023019

Author

Community Expert

Hi, Nipun. Thanks for your answer.

Here is a video showing what is happening:

First, I run the script without altering any other property. In this way the names are not kept when I reopen the FLA. Then, I run the script and alter the alpha property of all instances. In this way the names are kept when I reopen the FLA.

And here are the files so you can take a look: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxplDXBQ7gXzLUpCd3ZoaDNuWVU?usp=sharing

I tested in two FLA and the problem persisted.

Thank you!

UDESCOCorrect answer

Participating Frequently

Thanks for sharing the video!

It seems the name changes were correctly getting saved if you're working on the main timeline. However, in your video you're working inside a Symbol - which is when the problem happens.

I'll log it as a bug internally.