Excuting a very long string Bug/hack?

[erilaz]

Would it be easier to split the string into an array with filterString? I try to avoid using execute at all costs.

[Gibbz]

hrmm, as i am storing an array within an array, how would i use filterstring to filter this?

t = "#(#(1, 2), #(2, 2), #(3, 2))"

[erilaz]

A bit convoluted I guess, but you can do it like this:



t = "#(#(1,2),#(2,2),#(3,2))"
newArray = #()
arrayIdx = 0

baseString = filterString t "# ( )"
aC = baseString.count


for i = 1 to aC do
(
if baseString[i] != "," then
(
arrayIdx += 1
newArray[arrayIdx] = filterString baseString[i] ","
for i = 1 to newArray[arrayIdx].count do
(
numeral = (i as integer)
newArray[arrayIdx][i] = numeral
)
)

)

print newArray

[Gibbz]

hrmm maybe it just max running out of memory

i get the same error with some code similar to the one you have there....

">> MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception: -- Unknown system exception <<"


:( *sad*

[erilaz]

Could you post your code and the string? I'll see if I get the same results.

[MerlinEl]

--Store data
(
local MyArray

struct myData
(
name,age,race
)

append MyArray (myData name:"John" age:24 race:"X")
)

--Geting data
MyArray[1].name
MyArray[1].age

ect....

---------------
Rene

[Gibbz]

ok i got it working putting a GC in the main loop. It was running out of memory, the string was over 500,000 chars long! Is there a better place to store arrays in an object?

[erilaz]

Can I ask why you're storing such a huge amount of data in an object in the first place? :D

[Gibbz]

im storing data needed for untriangulation. Some of the scripts need to triangulate the mesh, however working with trimeshes is painfull, so its usefull to keep an this data....

[MerlinEl]

mabe I not realy understand you question but:

why you not use?

snapshotasmesh polyObj --grab the TriMesh of the Editable_Poly

[Gibbz]

and keep the original hidden in the scene?

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