Run a script by clicking on a button panel

Question

Hi,
i am very new to scripting in after affects and in general.
Several month ago i write severals little scripts to speeds up my workflow. I launch them via the "Launch Pad" script Panel.
Now, i would like to put my scripts in my own panel but i'm missing the properties to link the "script part" and the "panel part".
For the panel i have (just one button for the moment):
win=new Window("window","new project",[0,0,500,500],{resizeable:true,});
but_1=win.add("button",[33,16,103,36],"Sharpen3Way");
win.center();
win.show();
and  my previous script that work independently.
myComp = app.project.activeItem;
// Selectionne la composition active
app.beginUndoGroup("Sharpen 3 Way");              
// Start Undo Group
mySolid01 = myComp.layers.addSolid([100,100,100], "Sharpen", myComp.width, myComp.height,1);   // Ajoute un layer Solid
mySolid01.adjustmentLayer = true;                                                                                             
// Transforme le Solid en Adjustement Layer
mySolid01.label = 5;                                                                                                                   
// Attribue la couleur d'un Adjustement Layer
mySolid01.opacity.setValue(40);                                                                                                  
//  Change l'opacité du Layer
myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask").name = "Unsharp Mask Large";  
// Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque 
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Large")(1).setValue(10);
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Large")(2).setValue(40);
myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask").name = "Unsharp Mask Medium";
// Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque 
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Medium")(1).setValue(65);
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Medium")(2).setValue(1);
myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask").name = "Unsharp Mask Fine";    
// Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque 
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Fine")(1).setValue(95);
myEffect = mySolid01.Effects.property("Unsharp Mask Fine")(2).setValue(0.5);
app.endUndoGroup();            
// End Undo Group
How do i make the relation to run the script when i click on the but_1 ("Sharpen3Way")
thanks you.

Answer 1

Hi,
if you don't have that many scripts and they are short like this, you can make them into functions, and on click events the function is called.
A bit off topic but i think important, (1) avoid windows of type window, palettes are better, (2) you should use the keyword "var" when declaring new variables,
(3) to make it dockable have a look at David Torno's tutorials ([Tutorial] After Effects ExtendScript Script Writing).
Edit : And also (4) You should use matchNames (or index) to refer to properties, not english name. If you hand this script to someone who does not have AE i english, it will probably not work
For instance myEffect should be instead: myEffect = mySolid01.property("ADBE Effect Parade").addProperty("ADBE Unsharp Mask2");
Xavier.
(function(){
    var win, but_1, but_2;
    win = new Window("palette","new project",[0,0,500,500],{resizeable:true,});
    but_1=win.add("button",[33,16,103,36],"Sharpen3Ways");
    but_2=win.add("button",[33+100,16,103+100,36],"Sharpen0Way");
    but_1.onClick = sharpen3Ways;
    but_2.onClick = sharpen0Way;
    win.center();
    win.show();
    function sharpen3Ways(){
        var myComp, mySolid, myEffect;
        // Selectionne la composition active
        myComp = app.project.activeItem;
        if (myComp instanceof CompItem){
            app.beginUndoGroup("Sharpen 3 Way");                  // Start Undo Group
            // Ajoute un layer Solid
            mySolid01 = myComp.layers.addSolid([100,100,100], "Sharpen", myComp.width, myComp.height,1);
            mySolid01.adjustmentLayer = true;                                                                                                      // Transforme le Solid en Adjustement Layer
            mySolid01.label = 5;                                                                                                                            // Attribue la couleur d'un Adjustement Layer
            mySolid01.transform.opacity.setValue(40);                                                                                                          //  Change l'opacité du Layer
            // Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque (unsharp mask)
            myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask");
            myEffect.name = "Unsharp Mask Large";   
            myEffect(1).setValue(10);
            myEffect(2).setValue(40);
            // Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque (unsharp mask)
            myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask");
            myEffect.name = "Unsharp Mask Medium"; 
            myEffect(1).setValue(65);
            myEffect(2).setValue(1);
            // Ajoute un effet  sur ce calque (unsharp mask)
            myEffect = mySolid01.property("Effects").addProperty("Unsharp Mask");
            myEffect.name = "Unsharp Mask Fine";
            myEffect(1).setValue(95);
            myEffect(2).setValue(0.5);
            app.endUndoGroup();                // End Undo Group
        else{
            // ignore or send some alert
        return;
    function sharpen0Way(){
        alert("About to do something, ... dont know yet what.");
    return;