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Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

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Jack Reynolds
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There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds
------------------------------

I've seen that, but with 4 projects loaded I don't think theres a way to guarantee which one it will consider to be the "most recent."

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Jack Reynolds
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:07
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

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Jack Reynolds
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You could try this.

Make yourself a custom keymap that's always in XPression. 

I've made one here called RED. 

Add a script action. (Make sure its in Global and not Project Shortcuts)

Set it to be fired by a GPI so external device such as a ross switcher or dashboard can fire it or something like an Streamdeck. 


Or a keyboard shortcut. 


On that GPI have a script like this. 

dim project as xpProject

Engine.AddProject("C:\Users\awisniewski\Desktop\gpi test.xpf",true)

Engine.GetProject(0, project)

Engine.SetActiveProject(project)

You'll probably want this ticked as well to avoid having to projects. 


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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:10
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

I've seen that, but with 4 projects loaded I don't think theres a way to guarantee which one it will consider to be the "most recent."

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:07
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds
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That is what we currently have, and we have tied it to multiple keyboard shortcuts to try to eliminate the risk of an operator forgetting to load it, but sometimes they still manage to get around it by loading it through the windows explorer instead of a macro. The only other option I could think of is to just make a shortcut that opens the .xpf file from Windows directly, which will open it.

So to confirm then, XPression does not have this functionality?

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Jack Reynolds
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:17
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

You could try this.

Make yourself a custom keymap that's always in XPression. 

I've made one here called RED. 

Add a script action. 

Set it to be fired by a GPI so external device such as a ross switcher or dashboard can fire it or something like an Streamdeck. 


Or a keyboard shortcut. 


On that GPI have a script like this. 

dim project as xpProject

Engine.AddProject("C:\Users\awisniewski\Desktop\gpi test.xpf",true)

Engine.GetProject(0, project)

Engine.SetActiveProject(project)

You'll probably want this ticked as well to avoid having to projects. 


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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:10
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

I've seen that, but with 4 projects loaded I don't think theres a way to guarantee which one it will consider to be the "most recent."

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:07
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

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Jack Reynolds
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Not that I am aware of unless you are using Remote Sequencer workflow.

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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:19
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

That is what we currently have, and we have tied it to multiple keyboard shortcuts to try to eliminate the risk of an operator forgetting to load it, but sometimes they still manage to get around it by loading it through the windows explorer instead of a macro. The only other option I could think of is to just make a shortcut that opens the .xpf file from Windows directly, which will open it.

So to confirm then, XPression does not have this functionality?

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:17
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

You could try this.

Make yourself a custom keymap that's always in XPression. 

I've made one here called RED. 

Add a script action. 

Set it to be fired by a GPI so external device such as a ross switcher or dashboard can fire it or something like an Streamdeck. 


Or a keyboard shortcut. 


On that GPI have a script like this. 

dim project as xpProject

Engine.AddProject("C:\Users\awisniewski\Desktop\gpi test.xpf",true)

Engine.GetProject(0, project)

Engine.SetActiveProject(project)

You'll probably want this ticked as well to avoid having to projects. 


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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:10
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

I've seen that, but with 4 projects loaded I don't think theres a way to guarantee which one it will consider to be the "most recent."

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:07
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

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Jack Reynolds
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Have you tried a Project Group file that opens all your projects at once? Project Manager > Project Group > Save As Project Group
Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:19
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

That is what we currently have, and we have tied it to multiple keyboard shortcuts to try to eliminate the risk of an operator forgetting to load it, but sometimes they still manage to get around it by loading it through the windows explorer instead of a macro. The only other option I could think of is to just make a shortcut that opens the .xpf file from Windows directly, which will open it.

So to confirm then, XPression does not have this functionality?

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:17
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

You could try this.

Make yourself a custom keymap that's always in XPression. 

I've made one here called RED. 

Add a script action. 

Set it to be fired by a GPI so external device such as a ross switcher or dashboard can fire it or something like an Streamdeck. 


Or a keyboard shortcut. 


On that GPI have a script like this. 

dim project as xpProject

Engine.AddProject("C:\Users\awisniewski\Desktop\gpi test.xpf",true)

Engine.GetProject(0, project)

Engine.SetActiveProject(project)

You'll probably want this ticked as well to avoid having to projects. 


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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:10
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

I've seen that, but with 4 projects loaded I don't think theres a way to guarantee which one it will consider to be the "most recent."

------------------------------
Jack Reynolds

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:07
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

There's this option in preferences. 



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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-25-2022 06:04
From: Jack Reynolds
Subject: Automatically Load Project on Startup

Hello,

I am looking for a way to automatically load a specific project every time XPression starts, but I cannot find a way to do it outside of a batch file. Is there an option within XPression to load a project every time the software starts?

Thanks!

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Jack Reynolds
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