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jackkhouri

04-24-2003, 08:57 PM

how do i write in Mel when i want to select many objects that has the same first letters

like for example if in my scene i have many locators named :

loc_one
loc_two
etc...

in the outliner i just write in the text field : loc_* and it shows only the object with "loc_" and nothing else!!!

can i do this in scrypting!!!

thanks jack

Buexe

04-24-2003, 10:08 PM

select "loc*";
This should do the job
You can also put a wildcard(*) in the beginning to select all objects with another part of the name ie "*one*"

buexe

CaptainSam

04-24-2003, 10:08 PM

select "loc*"

CaptainSam

04-24-2003, 10:12 PM

damn, buexe was faster

Buexe

04-24-2003, 10:17 PM

Hey, you forgot the emoicon
:banghead:
Usually I am the one who posts second place ; )
Cheers
buexe

jackkhouri

04-24-2003, 11:12 PM

oh my god i feel so stupid, i kept writing :

select -r "loc*";

ah well

thanks guys

later jack

jackkhouri

04-24-2003, 11:13 PM

oops my bad again it works i think i had forgoten the ""

stupid, stupid stupid

shutting up now

thanks again!

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