Imho, scripts can't send keystrokes, but scripts can run AHK files.

@Marco.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Could you please provide an example of a script syntax which runs a file?

I could later this day.

Take your time. Thank you so much!

Many thanks @Marco.

Just the first part of your script did the job, since I'm running the AHK script directly:

import System;

import ScriptPortal.Vegas;

import System.IO;

import System.Diagnostics;

import System.Windows.Forms;



var cmd = "C:\\Program Files\\VEGAS\\VEGAS Pro 17.0\\Script Menu\\AHKScript.exe";

var start : Process = Process.Start(cmd);

=> Do you know if it is possible to use an environment variable to refer directly to the script folder, without the need of stating the full path?

I'm storing both the AHKScript.exe and the VegasAHKScript.js that refers to the AHK one in the default Vegas "Script Menu" folder, in order I can add and access the scripts from the toolbar.

Since both related files are stored in the same folder, which is the default one, I was wondering if I could simplify the file path to make the scripts independent of the Vegas version that is explicit part of the default file path. Doing so, it wouldn't be necessary to update the file path for each different version of Vegas. 

Hypothetically, I'm looking for something like that:

var cmd = "\\%Script Menu%\\AHKScript.exe";

How about something like: Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile)

var cmd = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile),"AHKScript.exe")

How about something like: Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile)

var cmd = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile),"AHKScript.exe")

Many thanks for the prompt reply @jetdv 👍

It worked!

For reference, here the full script syntax improved for working with any version of Vegas:

import System;

import ScriptPortal.Vegas;

import System.IO;

import System.Diagnostics;

import System.Windows.Forms;



var cmd = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile),"AHKScript.exe");

var start : Process = Process.Start(cmd);

Now we all are curious what's in your AHK script …

And you could shorten it further to a single line:

var start : Process = Process.Start(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile),"AHKScript.exe"));

@jetdv

Wow. Now the script is neater yet. Tested and working 👍

import System;

import ScriptPortal.Vegas;

import System.IO;

import System.Diagnostics;

import System.Windows.Forms;



var start : Process = Process.Start(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptFile),"AHKScript.exe"));

@Marco.

Now we all are curious what's in your AHK script …

I'm working on scrips, for instance to:

- show the properties for media/events directly, without the need of the context menu.

- open media in trimmer or select timeline events from the ProjectMedia/Explorer interfaces (for which there is no command available for shortcut customization).

- access directly the fade types.

- add the right amount of pitch compensation when speeding up/slowing down the playback using the JogFoward/JogReverse for clearer listening the speech (I edit video for educational purposes, mainly interviews). It would be simpler if Vegas just playbacks like Premiere when the speed rate is changed, adjusting the pitch automatically. Since we are in the digital times, I see no point in Vegas emulating analog tapes when using JogFoward/JogReverse, JKL, scrubbing...

... and eventually other functionalities that I'm just starting to think about now that I got from this thread the information to interconnect Vegas and AHK scripts. Thanks, all of you for the directions!

I guess that Vegas API Script provides those functionalities natively, but I'm not familiar with it yet. So for now, it's easier for me to find out workarounds using AHK.

Soon I'm going to share with the community the scripts that come to work properly.

Cheers.

Hi all, just wondering how I can use Process.Start in C# code please? Been digging through the API and help pages I downloaded and can't find an example anywhere.

Got the path to my Executable by the following

string scriptDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(ScriptPortal.Vegas.Script.File);
string AHK_TC_CP = "AHK_TC_CP.exe";
myEXE = scriptDirectory + "\\" + AHK_TC_CP;

Thanks in advance :)