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reference:scripting_reference:scripting_objects:items

The Items object lets you enumerate a collection of one or more Item objects. An Items object is retrieved from a number of methods and properties, including Dialog.Multi, DOpus.GetClip, Command.files and several others.

Property Name Return Type Description

<default value>

collection:Item 

Returns a collection of Item objects that you can enumerate.

result

bool

When this Items object comes from the Dialog.Multi method, it includes a result property giving the result of the dialog. The collection of items is only valid if result returns True. If it returns False it means the user cancelled the dialog.

Method Name Arguments Return Type Description

RemoveNested

none

int

Removes any nested items from the collection (items that came from sub-folders rather than the root folder). The number of items removed is returned.

Update

none

none

Updates the state of this object. This only applies to collections that come from certain sources (e.g. from a Tab). When the Items object is first retrieved, a snapshot is taken. Changes made after that outside of the script will not be detected unless you call the Update method.