ask for name

askforname.jsx

function askForName(type, duration) {
    var ptext = 'Please enter a name for the template\n (without spaces, special characters, capital letters, or dashes):';
    var name = showDialogWindow(ptext);
    if (name) {
        var isValid = /^[a-z0-9_]+$/.test(name);
        if (isValid) {
            var newName = type + name;
            var worked = "";
            if (type = "post_") { worked = createCompSet(name, type, duration) }
             else { worked = renameCompositions(name, type)};
            // Save Project with New Name in Same Path
            // Get the current project file
            if (worked) {
                var currentProject = app.project.file;

                // Check if a project is open
                if (currentProject) {
                    // Get the current project's path
                    var projectPath = currentProject.parent.fsName;

                    // Prompt the user for a new project namemusch
                    var newProjectName = newName;

                    // Check if the user entered a name
                    if (newProjectName) {
                        // Create the new project file path
                        var newProjectPath = projectPath + "/" + newProjectName + ".aep";
                        var newProjectFile = new File(newProjectPath);
                        // Save the project with the new name
                        app.project.save(newProjectFile);

                        // Alert the user that the project has been saved
                        alert("Project saved as: " + newProjectName);
                        // Optional: Redraw the UI to reflect the changes
                    } else {
                        // Alert the user that no name was entered
                        alert("No project name entered. The project was not saved with a new name.");
                    }
                } else {
                    // Alert the user that no project is open
                    alert("No project is currently open.");
                }
            } else {
                alert("Invalid name! The name should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores (_) with no spaces, special characters, capital letters, or dashes.");
                if (result !== null) {
                    if (duration) { worked = createCompSet(newName, type, duration) } else { worked = renameCompositions(name, type) };
                } else {
                    // User canceled the input, handle accordingly or exit
                    alert("User canceled the input.");
                }
            }
        } else {
            alert("Invalid name! The name should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores (_) with no spaces, special characters, capital letters, or dashes.");
        };
    }
}