//Build the User Interface
global proc bb_batchAutomation ()
{

//these hold the names of the text fields
global string $inputControl;
global string $outputControl;
global string $scriptControl;
global string $bA_Window;





		$bA_Window = `window -title batchAutomation -width 450 -height 115 -s 0`;
		columnLayout -cal "left";
		$inputControl = `textFieldButtonGrp -label inputDirectory -tx "put the input path here" -buttonLabel "Browse" -buttonCommand createInputBrowser`;
		$outputControl = `textFieldButtonGrp -label outputDirectory -tx "put the output path here" -buttonLabel "Browse" -buttonCommand createOutputBrowser`;
		$scriptControl = `textFieldButtonGrp -label script -tx "put the name of the script here" -buttonLabel "Browse" -buttonCommand createScriptBrowser`;

		setParent ..;

		rowLayout -nc 2 -cw2 222 222 -ct2 "both" "both" -cl2 "center" "center" ;
		string $runButton = `button -label Run -width 10 -command performBatchAutomation`;
		string $cancelButton = `button -label Cancel -width 10 -command ("deleteUI -window " + $bA_Window)`;
		showWindow;


		//make sure the window is the right size
		window -e -width 450 -height 115 -s 0 $bA_Window;

}







//This is what happens when you hit the first button
//bring up the directory browser
global proc createInputBrowser ()
{

fileBrowserDialog -m 4 -fc "setInputPath" -an "pick a folder"; 

}
//edit the textField to reflect the folder that has been picked.
global proc setInputPath (string $folder,string $type) 
{ 
global string $inputControl;


textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx ($folder + "/") $inputControl;
} 




//This is what happens when you hit the second button
//bring up the directory browser
global proc createOutputBrowser ()
{

fileBrowserDialog -m 4 -fc "setOutputPath" -an "pick a folder"; 

}
//edit the textField to reflect the folder that has been picked.
global proc setOutputPath (string $folder,string $type) 
{ 
global string $outputControl;


textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx ($folder + "/") $outputControl;
} 




//This is what happens when you hit the second button
//bring up the directory browser
global proc createScriptBrowser ()
{
global string $outputControl;
string $scriptLocation = `fileDialog`; 

setScriptPath $scriptLocation;

}
//edit the textField to reflect the folder that has been picked.
global proc setScriptPath (string $folder) 
{ 
global string $scriptControl;

textFieldButtonGrp -e -tx $folder $scriptControl;
} 





//Run the Batch Automation
global proc performBatchAutomation ()

{

global string $inputControl;
global string $outputControl;
global string $scriptControl;

string $inputDirectory = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $inputControl`;
string $outputDirectory = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $inputControl`;
string $scriptLocation = `textFieldButtonGrp -q -tx $scriptControl`;




//break the script location down to the name of the script to run.
string $buffer[];
string $buffer2[];
tokenize $scriptLocation "/" $buffer;
int $bufferSize = `size $buffer`;
tokenize $buffer[$bufferSize - 1] "." $buffer2;
string $scriptName = $buffer2[0];


//source the script.

string $command = ("source \"" + $scriptLocation + "\";");
eval $command;

//find all the files in the inputDirectory.
string $files[] = `getFileList -folder $inputDirectory`;


for ($each in $files)
		{
			
			
			//open each file in the input directory
			file -f  -typ "mayaBinary" -o ($inputDirectory + $each);
			addRecentFile (($inputDirectory + $each), "mayaBinary");

			//execute the script
			eval $scriptName;
			
			refresh;
			
			file -rename ("C:/BenBathen/BatchTests/OutputFolder/" + $each); file -save;

		
			
		}

print "Finished the Batch Automation check the script editor for details.";
}