Help with workflows

The only way I can think of to get the Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament into the work flow so it will move with the workflow text is to prioritize the Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament  with your other prioritized commentaries in your library so it would show up in the commentary step of your workflow. I'm hoping there is a better way that someone else comes along with.

Mike,

I know most users fear the ComAPI. However, this is the easiest solution for a generic approach. With a little creativity, a lot can be accomplished. Here's an example of how I approached the issue in AutoHotkey. It can be easily translated into any other language.

1) Get the running Logos Instance

2) Attach EventHandling for the Application

3) Handle the Panel Opened Event

4) Loop all Open Panels and find the Workflow (only one should be open)

5) Strip the Reference

6) Create a Navigation Request

7) Parse the reference as a LogosDataTypeReference

8) Set the Navigation Request's Reference to the one you Parsed in step 7

9) Navigate the Opened Panel

10) break out of the loop to exit the EventHandler

CODE

#SingleInstance Force
#Persistent 

;Get the running Logos Instance
app := ComObjActive("LogosBibleSoftware.Application")

;Attach EventHandling for the Application
ComObjConnect(app,"app_")

return  

;Handle the Panel Opened Event
app_PanelOpened(Panel){
global app 

	for p in app.GetOpenPanels
	{
		if (p.Kind = "Workflow")
		{
			title := p.Title
			s := StrSplit(title,"|")
			ref := s[2]
			nr := app.CreateNavigationRequest
			ref := app.DataTypes.GetDataType("Bible").ParseReference(ref)
			nr.Reference := ref 
			Panel.navigate(nr)

break 
		}
	}
}

Mike Hogue said:

off the top of your head do you know how to insert a script call, such as the one you've written here, as something to be run as a step in the workflow?

I think it would be somehow possible to insert a hyperlink into a Text Field to execute a script from the Workflow. I'll take a look.

Through many tests with the ComAPI I have found that a Script that monitors in the background is much better than a link from a Workflow.

I'm interested in what you're trying to do and how it fits into the workflow process. Maybe I already have a script that does exactly that. Which OS do you use Win or Mac.

Following is a sample on how to go about to impliment this for any Uri in Logos using the logos4 protocol. The sam elogic can be used for any kind of uri.

Hope this helps:

/*
This is to create a Search Link from a Workflow to do a specific Search with the Workflow's Reference
Just Replace the UriTemaplate's value with your logos4 uri
Then Copy the Reference part exactly to the WhatToReplaceWithTheReference variable
Add a File protocol link in your Workflow
file:///C:/ThisScriptsTitle.ahk
*/
#SingleInstance  

app := ComObjActive("LogosBibleSoftware.Application")
UriTemplate := "logos4:Search;kind=BibleSearch;q=Jesus;match=stem;exactref=true;in=raw:Single$7CResourceId$3DLLS:1.0.630;references=bible$2Bafr1983.64.3"
WhatToReplaceWithTheReference := "bible$2Bafr1983.64.3" ;The Reference part in the above uri

title := Panel.Title
s := StrSplit(title,"|")
ref := s[2]

ref := app.DataTypes.GetDataType("Bible").ParseReference(ref)
newRef := ref.Render("long")
StringReplace,newRef,newRef,title,1
newRef := SaveRefAsKey(newRef)
StringReplace, uri, UriTemplate, WhatToReplaceWithTheReference, %newRef%
StringReplace,uri, uri,%A_Space%,$2B
app.executeuri(uri)


SaveRefAsKey(ref){
global app 
	LDTR := app.DataTypes.GetDataType("Bible").ParseReference(ref)

	rangeStart := LDTR.RangeStart.Render("long")
	rangeEnd := LDTR.RangeEnd.Render("long")

StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,:,.,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Genesis,bible.1,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Exodus,bible.2,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Leviticus,bible.3,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Numbers,bible.4,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Deuteronomy,bible.5,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Joshua,bible.6,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Judges,bible.7,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ruth,bible.8,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Samuel,bible.9,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Samuel,bible.10,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Kings,bible.11,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Kings,bible.12,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Chronicles,bible.13,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Chronicles,bible.14,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ezra,bible.15,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Nehemiah,bible.16,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Esther,bible.17,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Job,bible.18,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Psalm,bible.19,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Proverbs,bible.20,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ecclesiastes,bible.21,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Song of Solomon,bible.22,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Isaiah,bible.23,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Jeremiah,bible.24,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Lamentations,bible.25,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ezekiel,bible.26,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Daniel,bible.27,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Hosea,bible.28,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Joel,bible.29,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Amos,bible.30,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Obadiah,bible.31,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Jonah,bible.32,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Micah,bible.33,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Nahum,bible.34,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Habakkuk,bible.35,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Zephaniah,bible.36,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Haggai,bible.37,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Zechariah,bible.38,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Malachi,bible.39,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Tobit,bible.40,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Judith,bible.41,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Additions to Esther,bible.42,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Wisdom of Solomon,bible.43,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Sirach,bible.44,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Baruch,bible.45,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Letter of Jeremiah,bible.46,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Song of Three Youths,bible.47,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Susanna,bible.48,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Bel and the Dragon,bible.49,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Maccabees,bible.50,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Maccabees,bible.51,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Esdras,bible.52,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Prayer of Manasseh,bible.53,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Additional Psalm,bible.54,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,3 Maccabees,bible.55,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Esdras,bible.56,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,4 Maccabees,bible.57,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ode,bible.58,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Psalms of Solomon,bible.59,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Epistle to the Laodiceans,bible.60,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Matthew,bible.61,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Mark,bible.62,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Luke,bible.63,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,John,bible.64,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Acts,bible.65,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Romans,bible.66,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Corinthians,bible.67,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Corinthians,bible.68,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Galatians,bible.69,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Ephesians,bible.70,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Philippians,bible.71,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Colossians,bible.72,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Thessalonians,bible.73,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Thessalonians,bible.74,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Timothy,bible.75,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Timothy,bible.76,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Titus,bible.77,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Philemon,bible.78,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Hebrews,bible.79,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,James,bible.80,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 Peter,bible.81,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 Peter,bible.82,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,1 John,bible.83,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,2 John,bible.84,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,3 John,bible.85,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Jude,bible.86,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Revelation,bible.87,All
StringReplace, rangeStart, rangeStart,Enoch,bible

4846.URITool.zipHere is a Working Prototype

Search the internet and download AutoHotkey Engine and install it.

Download the attachment below.

Extract it

There are 2 files

• Go.ahk
• HyperLink.ahk

Go.ahk is used inside Hyperlink.ahk files to run the link you specify

The Following steps need to be followed for each Resource or Search link you use inside Workflows.

I included both the logos4 and logosres Protocols.

Make a Copy of the Hyperlink.ahk File and Rename it with a relevant name without spaces

Sample: Search.ahk

Open the File (Search.ahk)

It contains two lines of code

1. uri := ""
2. #Include \URITool\Go.ahk

Change #Include \URITool\Go.ahk to point to the location of the Go.ahk file on your disk.

Inside Logos, do your search and set the Search Panels "Copy Location As setting" to L4

Press Ctrl+Alt+C to copy the location of the Search Panel to the Clipboard

In Line 1 on the Search.ahk, paste the location

Example

uri := "logos4:Search;kind=BasicSearch;q=$3CGen_1:1$3E;match=stem;exactref=true;in=raw:LibraryCatalog$7CQuery$3DAuthor:Carson$7CResourceKind$3DNone$7CSupportedResourceIds$3D$7CSupportedTypes$3D$7CTitle$3D19$2520resources$2520with$2520Author:Carson"

Save the File and close it.

Create a Link inside your Workflow that points to this script you created.

You need a script with two lines of code for each generic Search you want to use as link.

When the link is clicked from the Workflow, the Include line imports the code to handle the supplied url from Search.ahk.

It finds a small piece inside the uri. In the Example it is: q=$3CGen_1:1$3E

Then the script gets the Workflows Reference and Parses it to either a Reference to use in a Search or a Resource and replaces the above piece with the new Reference.

When done it executes the uri in Logos.

I'll try to improve on this idea and make it a lot easier and faster to accomplish. This is just a starting point.

I hope this helps.

Mike Hogue said:

...makes me wonder what other functionality you've added via programming.

I did play a lot with the ComAPI and some other API's. Automated Mindmapping, Word reacting as if it were a Resource. Personal Book Builder Automation. All this was preparing me for the following script that is supposed to collect all the above and other ideas into one single system.

The script I'm currently working on has the same functionality as you described but on a completely different level.

The script handles Workflows, Layouts and Resources at this stage.

I create a Workflow for each Step that needs to create a document. I want all my documents to be automatically named by Logos. The reason for this is to enable a Workflow to know exactly what documents belong to a certain project I'm working on. I think of Workflows in a Parent-Child relationship. When exporting a Workflow it can then suggest other documents I may want to import into Word. This will become clear as you read further.

When I export a Workflow (Parent) it's supposed to be able to generate the structure of a complete book inside Word. I then just import other Workflow data (children) at specific locations in Word.

A Workflow in my mind is nothing more than a single task with a specific structure relating to a final draft for a book. Each Workflow is just a small part of a bigger picture.

Each workflow gets its own corresponding Layout with the same name. One Workflow, One Layout. This way Workflow and Layout know about each other and I can focus on just one task at a time. When a Workflow has a DataType filled in as Reference it creates a new layout for that specific started workflow.

The power of this start to get visible when I link Workflows to other Workflows containing a single step. Workflows become a huge network. My Documents become an integrated system enabling me to create almost any kind of resource from small pieces of data collected over time. I never do anything twice in two different Workflows. In my mind, if you do something once in a single-minded workflow, it's done.

When I click on a link inside a workflow (Parent) to open another workflow (child step) the corresponding Workflow's Layout opens. The Reference of the Parent is passed to the new Layouts Workflow (child).

I use LinkSet F to link resources between Layouts. This way Layouts are intelligently communicating with each other.

My system tracks the history of Workflows to enable me to go forward or backward in my process.

The code is a bit complicated as I wrote a procedure to edit the script automatically. The script is actually recognizing different combinations of Layouts and Workflows and Resources. Some Procedures, therefore, have a Binary name consisting of 0's and 1's. This is kind of a very fast Binary Decision tree triggered by whatever is happening on my screen. Each 0 and 1 has a specific meaning relating to information I obtain from Logos in a specific order. I'm working towards a neural network that can suggest how to use Logos or that can learn how I use Logos and then start to do it automatically. This dream is rather far away because I'm the only one working on this and I'm learning on the go.

The fun starts when I open something that the code doesn't recognize. It wil popup a window with already existing functions from the code. I select whatever I want it to do and the code is added automatically to the script. The script then restarts itself and then know how to handle that specific situation.

I did not provide you with this version because even I'm not always understanding what It's doing.

I love to think hard and solve problems. I scan the forum from time to time to see if there is some idea or problem I can try to solve to increase my knowledge about Logos. Your problem triggered some new ideas to speed up my Workflow.

I appreciate you sharing what you dream Logos should look like.

Mike Hogue said:

taking some functionality to a new level

[View:https://drive.google.com/file/d/17YwEiThONgPTnhlzweykHS6DMe6Qkvqm/view?usp=sharing:550:0]

Mike Hogue said:

Is there a way in the workflow to open a Canvas document and then import the passage of Scripture?

I did not do or test this but could see myself investigating several options.

1. .Net WPF UIAutomation (this is difficult but fast.)
2. Any other language capable of UI Automation in any way (Image Search or Keyboard Shortcuts. This is very tricky and unreliable)
3. ComAPI CopyBibleVerses and Paste (Ctrl+V)

The third option would be my best bet. Wait for a PanelOpened Event and Paste some GraphModel code with Ctrl+V. To begin to grasp this you can create a new canvas and add a shape. Select the shape and copy it to the clipboard. Paste it in Notepad and you'll see the GraphModel. You can use a site like https://www.url-encode-decode.com/ to decode this text string to a human-readable format. If you create this GraphModel and encode it you can paste it directly into Canvas.

Copy the below string and observe the outcome when pasted into Canvas:

%3CmxGraphModel%3E%3Croot%3E%3CmxCell%20id%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3CmxCell%20id%3D%221%22%20parent%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3CmxCell%20id%3D%222%22%20value%3D%22%26lt%3Bh1%26gt%3BBRILLIANT!%26lt%3B%2Fh1%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bp%26gt%3BYou%20can%20now%20start%20to%20generate%20anything%26lt%3B%2Fp%26gt%3B%22%20style%3D%22text%3Bhtml%3D1%3BstrokeColor%3Dnone%3BfillColor%3Dnone%3Bspacing%3D5%3BspacingTop%3D-20%3BwhiteSpace%3Dwrap%3Boverflow%3Dhidden%3Brounded%3D0%3B%22%20vertex%3D%221%22%20parent%3D%221%22%3E%3CmxGeometry%20x%3D%22660%22%20y%3D%22200%22%20width%3D%22320%22%20height%3D%22180%22%20as%3D%22geometry%22%2F%3E%3C%2FmxCell%3E%3C%2Froot%3E%3C%2FmxGraphModel%3E

I hope this gives you an idea how to solve this.

Mike Hogue said:

Would it be possible once the original script is run to locate the reference box for the newly opened window and send keys to put the reference in the reference box of the newly opened tab?

I reconsidered what you are trying to accomplish. I ended up with a short but much more generic approach using send keys as you mentioned. With this script you don't need the previous script. You can just open any link from anywhere in a Workflow. It will only send the Reference to a newly opened resource if opened from the workflow.

Line 18 KeepRunning := True will keep the script running in the background

If you want the script to terminate when the workflow close, change it to KeepRunning := False

1. Run the Script (If KeepRunning == True you only need to start it once)
2. Open a Started Workflow or a new Workflow and enter a Reference (steps 1 and 2 can be in any order)
3. Open any resource, from a link in a Workflow, that you would like to receive the Reference of the Workflow
4. The Resource should then navigate (receive sendkeys) to the Reference
5. When the Workflow is closed the script will terminate if KeepRunning == True

This script will only work correctly if one Workflow is open. The script can be terminated from the TrayIcon on the Windows Toolbar.

Test this script and let me know if this solves the series issue and your initial request.

Script : 6761.AddRefToOpenedPanel.zip

#SingleInstance Force
#Persistent
#NoEnv

KeepRunning := True 
Reference 	:= 
App			:= ComObjActive("LogosBibleSoftware.Application")
ComObjConnect(App,"App_")

for p in app.GetOpenPanels
{
if (p.Kind = "Workflow")
{
title := p.Title
s := StrSplit(title,"|")
ref := s[2]
ref := app.DataTypes.GetDataType("Bible").ParseReference(ref)
Reference := ref.Render("Short")
}
}

return 

App_PanelActivated(Panel)
{
Global Reference
Global App
If (Panel.Kind == "Workflow")
{
title := Panel.Title
s := StrSplit(title,"|")
ref := s[2]
ref := App.DataTypes.GetDataType("Bible").ParseReference(ref)
Reference := ref.Render("Short")
}
}
App_PanelClosed(Panel){
Global Reference
If (Panel.Kind == "Workflow")
Reference :=

If ((Panel.Kind == "Workflow") AND (KeepRunning == False))
ExitApp
}

App_PanelOpened(Panel){
Global App
Global Reference

if StrLen(Reference) > 0 AND !(Panel.Kind == "Workflow")  {
SetTimer,AddReference,100
}
}

AddReference:
SetTimer, AddReference, Off
App.Activate 

Sleep, 100
Send ^g

Send, %Reference%
Sleep,250
Send, {ENTER}
Reference := ""
return 

Mike Hogue said:

I'm on a Surface Book 2 running Windows 10.

I'd like steps in my workflow to search for the specified Scripture in specified references...especially when the reference isn't versified.

I'd ideally like to be able to add references.  For example, I'd like to add a workflow step to search a sermon archive (Keller? Piper?) for references to the passage listed when I start the workflow.  In another step, I'd like to search an illustration encyclopedia.  In another, perhaps a Bible dictionary...or BDAG.  The point is that if there are specific references that I'd like to regularly check, I'd like to be able to specify them as specific steps in a workflow and then be able to pinpoint the place(s) in that reference without taking extra steps.

Thanks for engaging on this!

I did something awesome a while back that changed the way I think about automating what you would like to do with steps. Each step I want to automate contained the name of a layout I would like to open for that step. I created a button that find the current step and then switch to that layout and then pass the reference of the workflow to panels with linkset F. (To find the reference in sql is much more stable that using ahk methods) This worked flawless but some other limitations in the way workflows work stoped me from investigating further.

Another reason I don't really mention these ideas is because I make use of sql to find information. This kind of code in the wrong hands could corrupt db's.

Just thought to share the edge of my dreams and projects that keeps me tiking when I have some time at hand. This could solve you dream.

Morgan said:

If there's any other neat things you've been working on I'd love to see them!

Morgan, 

I have done many projects in ahk to perform certain tasks faster. The best of all for my workflow was to intercept the pdf printer to print my Sermons to Series folders and add a watermark. After that, all the necessary adjustments are made to get flstudio ready for recording the specific series. The automation saves about 10-15 minutes of work every time I export to pdf.

I have since switched to the Mac environment as my windows laptop no longer wants to boot. All my workflows are now in AppleScript, Keyboard Maestro and Automator for Mac. Currently I will be able to help with advice, but unfortunately cannot test it.

I installed windows on my MacBook in UTM. It's just incredibly slow. However, the possibilities on the Mac are so much more and easier that I no longer use windows at all. Everything is just faster. The only negative feedback is that the Logos Api is not available on Mac, but this can be overcome with inventive creativity.

The opportunity is open for you to become an Ahk expert in Logos and windows and support the community with creative ideas.