Very quick one: how to execute a script from inside another script...?

[Snape]

Having spent some more time with this I am not sure if I am going arund this the best way.


All Im really trying to achieve is the ability to add custom attributes to an object where the attributes are dynamic and are generated by the script.

So if this is the script:

def=attributes Amyface
(
parameters faceP
(
--This is the part that I need to be dynamic and generate from
--somewhere else in the script
)
)
custAttributes.add $.modifiers[1] def


The green text shows where I need to generate the parameter block from somewhere else in the script.

The thing is in writing any code inside this at all it becomes part of the definition and I cant find a way to place a variable there that just calls a string without the "" leaving a line of text like:

FCNT_R_EyebrowX type:#float

I am still quite new to maxscript and do not see any other way around this problem, can anyone PLEASE help??

[Gravey]

Have you tried something like this:
myVariable = "FCNT_R_EyebrowX type:#float"

def=attributes Amyface
(
parameters faceP
(
execute myVariable
)
)
custAttributes.add $.modifiers[1] def
I think it SHOULD work but I haven't tried it myself

[Snape]

Hi Gravey,

I hadn't thought of using that but it returned this error:

-- Unable to convert: unsupplied to type: String

Thanks for the suggestion

Spence

[Gravey]

ok dude i just had a play with it and this works:
myVariable = "FCNT_R_EyebrowX type:#float"

ca = "def=attributes Amyface
(
parameters faceP
(
" + myVariable + "
)
)
custAttributes.add $.modifiers[1] def \n"

execute ca

[Snape]

Great! Thanks for all your help. Can't wait to try it!

Spence

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