Re: storing multiple selections as one asset in library (AS)

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From: Dave_Saunders
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:44

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Personally, I dislike the ability to do what you're lamenting you can't do. In my scripts for managing libraries, I deliberately disallow it because of the labeling/naming issue.

What my scripts do is take the label of the selected item and make it the name of the library asset. Well, that only works if you have just one item selected (or identified by some reference).

In your case, you could do something like:

1. Group the selected items.
2. Save as an asset.
3. Add something to the description of the asset to indicate that the asset should be ungrouped on place.

Then, in the script that places, check for that description and behave accordingly.

Dave

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