MEL - Script Why doesn't this work

Gabester

Perhaps if I find out why this "Doesn't" work It'll solve all my problems.

string $currentSelect[] = `ls -selection`;
duplicate -name ("NewObject_" + $currentSelect);

Im trying to name the duplicated object to the same name as the old with a prefix of NewObject. It's a simple enough procedure why doesn't it work??

Whargoul

{
string $currentSelect[] = `ls -selection`;
duplicate -name ("NewObject_" + $currentSelect[0]);
}

$currentSelect is an array, so you have to reference an element of it.

If you want it to work on everything you have selected:

{
string $sel[] = `ls -sl`;
for ($node in $sel)
duplicate -n ("NewObject_" + $node) $node;
}

IT doesn't check to see if you have an object selected though.

And this should have gone into 2d/3d discussion.

peanut™

Try http://www.melscripting.com/forums/index.php?s=a0ffea1da3a0a7a4ea9ad56f865c0b43&act=idx
This is the place i go when i got trouble with a MEL.

hope this helps

Gabester

Thanks, that was very helpful