## XSIApplication.GetCommandByScriptingName

### Introduced

v5.0

### Description

Finds a built-in or custom command by its scripting name.

### C# Syntax

    Command XSIApplication.GetCommandByScriptingName( String in_strScriptingName );

### Scripting Syntax

    oReturn = XSIApplication.GetCommandByScriptingName( ScriptingName );

### Return Value

Command

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
ScriptingName | String | The scripting name of the command you want to find.

### Examples

#### 1. JScript Example

    // JScript example that shows how to find a command by its scripting name
    var oCmd = Application.GetCommandByScriptingName( "GetMarking" )
    Application.LogMessage( "Command Name: \"" + oCmd.Name + "\", Command Scripting Name: \"" + oCmd.ScriptingName + "\"" ) ;
    // Test if a command with a given scripting name exists
    oCmd = Application.GetCommandByScriptingName( "CommandThatDoesNotExist" )
    if ( oCmd == null )
    {
            Application.LogMessage( "Command \"CommandThatDoesNotExist\" is not installed" ) ;
    }
    //Expected output:
    //INFO : Command Name: "Get Marked Parameters", Command Scripting Name: "GetMarking"
    //INFO : Command "CommandThatDoesNotExist" is not installed

#### 2. VBScript Example

    ' VBScript example that shows how to find a command by its scripting name
    set oCmd = Application.GetCommandByScriptingName( "GetMarking" )
    Application.LogMessage( "Command Name: """ & oCmd.Name & """, Command Scripting Name: """ & oCmd.ScriptingName & """" )
    ' Test if a command with a given scripting name exists
    set oCmd = Application.GetCommandByScriptingName( "CommandThatDoesNotExist" )
    if typename( oCmd ) = "Nothing" then
            Application.LogMessage( "Command ""CommandThatDoesNotExist"" is not installed" )
    end if
    'Expected output:
    'INFO : Command Name: "Get Marked Parameters", Command Scripting Name: "GetMarking"
    'INFO : Command "CommandThatDoesNotExist" is not installed

### See Also

Command.ScriptingName CommandCollection.Item