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[spinlock]

I don't really follow what you mean by 'setting a key via prompt'...

like you want a window to pop-up where it says "enter frame" and it will set a key at the frame of whatever number you specify?

also, if you can include your sample code that didn't work it might help us better understand your problem...

[ajk48n]

He wants to toggle the options for setKeyframe betweent "at current time", and "prompt"

For a beginning question, it was actually quite intensive. The code you want is this:

if (`optionVar -query setKeyframePrompt` == 0)
optionVar -intValue setKeyframePrompt 1;
else
optionVar -intValue setKeyframePrompt 0;

Finding the commands took a little time though. The reason echoing all commands didn't work, is because the option box is in a procedure which is called by another procedure which was called by the setKeyframe command. Follow that? :)

When "echo all commands" was on, setting a keyframe calls:

performSetKeyframeArgList 1 {"0", "animationList"};

You have to go to the Maya script directory, and look through the file "performSetKeyframeArgList.mel" to see what the variable is that controls setting the key at prompt or not. That control is "setKeyFramePrompt".

"optionVar queries preferences, and then sets it depending on what it was.

I hope this helps you out.

Again, a fun beginning question.

[MilitantPenguin]

Thanx allot ajk that works perfectly. i never thought about using and if statement

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