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PereBalsach

07-08-2007, 02:16 AM

Hi,
Anyone know how can I delete one or more characters in a text file with mel?

My problem is:

I have a textScrollList and I'm writing all the data in the List to a text file.

I'm writing each string with a "\n" at the end to enter a new line. Ok, thats what I want.

But...I don't want the last "\n" becouse the next time that I will write data to the text file I will have a space between the text from the last fprint to the new fprint.
Do you know what I mean? :)

Thanks in advice!

for ($i=0; $i<(`textScrollList -q -ni pathList`) ; $i++){
fprint $fileId ($NewpathLine[$i] + "\n");
}

mhovland

07-09-2007, 12:31 PM

for ($i=0; $i<(`textScrollList -q -ni pathList`) ; $i++){

if($i==(`textScrollList -q -ni pathList` - 1))
fprint $fileId ($NewpathLine[$i]);
else
fprint $fileId ($NewpathLine[$i] + "\n");
}

That should work......Test it and let me know, I'm not in front of Maya ATM.

PereBalsach

07-09-2007, 04:31 PM

Thanks man!

I found an easy solution. It works a treat :thumbsup:

string $FileTextLine = `fgetline $fileId`;
$FileTextLine = `substitute "\n" $FileTextLine ""`;

Easy as a piece of cake isn't it?
Thanks anyway dude!

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