Editing simple text effect through script glitch

[dtandre55]

Im editing simple text effect through a script when I set value its fine, but when i play the edit it tacks on random symbols and numbers to the back of the text and when I stop the edit and it loads all the way through its my normal text. 

I first started through importMgrt but it was taking forever to import 100+ seperate motion graphics (even though they are just text)

Not sure what this may be if anyone has thoughts that would be helpful.

Thanks,

dt

[Bruce Bullis]

Can you provide a snippet of ExtendScript that reproduces the behavior you describe?

[dtandre55]

for (var a = 0;a < clipitem.components.numItems;a++){
    if( clipitem.components[a].displayName == "Simple Text"){

        clipitem.components[a].properties[5].setValue('test');

i can put any kind of string in that setValue and i get 'test$#^&#%^$#'  random ascii symbols whenever i play it and at rest it will go back to 'test'

[Bruce Bullis]

To pursue that further, I'll also need the .mogrt in question, and instructions on how to set up the test case. 

PProPanel's .mogrt button behaves correctly, right? 

[dtandre55]

-I have a clip in my sequence

-I add 'Simple Text effect' from Effects

-Then in my extendscript any clip that has a simple text effect id like to programatically change the text value in that clips effect. 

I can change it but it leaves alot of ascii characters and junk while playing the sequence and when i stop the sequence it changes to correct value.

Let me know if that helps its not a specific .mogrt to my knowledge just the simple text effect.

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

I can reproduce the results you're seeing; it's working that way because the data type of the param containing the text is _not_ a String; it's an Arbitrary param type, which just happens to start with a String. 

[dtandre55]

Is there anyway to go about this to acquire desired results?

[GregPatten]

Having same issue, can you elaborate on what you mean by Arbitrary param type? Thanks

[Bruce Bullis]

Arbitrary data type param = not a defined, documented parameter type. [Sorry, don't mean to sound pedantic.]

That param is, for the moment, a blob of JSON that informs the .mogrt; we don't guarantee that the data format won't change, in future versions. I think if you were to use .mogrts created in AE, it would work correctly.

[GregPatten]

@Bruce Bullis