Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob06.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.44] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5114341 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 21 Jun 2013 02:13:08 +0200 Received: from atl4webmail30 ([10.30.71.187]) by atl4mhob06.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r5L0NHhP024049 for ; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:23:17 -0400 Received: from 76.169.86.67 (torno@sydefxink.com [76.169.86.67]) by atl4webmail30 (Netsol 11.2.30) with WEBMAIL id 16548; Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:23:17 +0000 From: "David Torno" To: "After Effects Mail List" Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Normal Message-ID: X-Mailer: Network Solutions Webmail, Build 11.2.30 X-Originating-IP: [76.169.86.67] X-Forwarded-For: [(null)] X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:23:17 +0000 Subject: Re: [AE] Open Comp in script MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm taking a look and I don't believe that is possible. activeItem is rea= d only and there are no menu commands that you could cheat by using the a= pp.executeCommand() method, nor can you set mouse or keyboard events outs= ide of your own ScriptUI panel/window. I think this is one for the featur= e request machine. https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=3Dwishform -- David Torno Visual Effects Artist and Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com david@ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 ------------------------------------------------ http://www.sydefxink.com (main portfolio) http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog) http://mactex.blogspot.com (free textures blog) -----Original Message----- From: Phil Spitler [mailto:phil@bonfirelabs.com] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 04:53 PM To: 'After Effects Mail List' Subject: [AE] Open Comp in script Hi, I have a script that duplicates the current comp, then does a bunch o= f stuff. I can't get the new comp to open via the script. I want the new comp to be the current timeline. Any ideas? Cheers. Phil Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : 415.394.= 8200 m : 415.571.3139 Website | Facebook | LinkedIn