MAXScript - passing a string without quotation marks?

Wesley · Jan 2012

Hey guys.

I'm trying to have an automated wire parameter and am getting caught up in one of the arguments.

Here's the code:

paramWire.connect $.pos.controller.X_Position.controller[#Limited_Controller__Bezier_Float] (pickMesh.object).modifiers[#Morpher][(morphNameResult)](endString)

Which translates into:

paramWire.connect $TeapotTestCircleController.pos.controller.X_Position.controller[#Limited_Controller__Bezier_Float] $Teapot001.modifiers[#Morpher][#_1__Teapot002___Target_Available] "Limited_Controller__Bezier_Float*20"

Or rather it WOULD, if morphNameResult didn't print as "#_1__Teapot002___Target_Available".

Any idea how to pass a string without quotation marks?

I've tried doing it another method, by grabbing the name from obj.morpher[1].name and just passing that, but it does say it wants a string. If I use obj.morpher[1].name as string inside the argument it then just gives me the same error.

Super stuck here.

poopipe · Jan 2012

i was just doing this sort of thing today as it happens ...

check the string parser section in the maxscript help - you'll be able to chop those off fairly easily

Wesley · Jan 2012

Okay after digging I've found the "trimleft". But the problem I'm running into it how to define the quotation mark as being the thing I want to trim.

trimLeft stringy """

Isn't getting my anywhere, not that I thought it would.

Wesley · Jan 2012

Okay, if I use "\"" it accepts it... but it still spits out the string with quotation marks in the listener and I'm still getting the same error.

poopipe · Jan 2012

a quick test ...

a = WM3_MC_GetName $.morpher 0
print a
print a.count

the channel that's pointing at is called Sphere002
the output in the listener is as follows

"Sphere002"
9

in this case it's reporting the right length - ie. it'd be 11 if the quotes were included. If i iterate through the string and print the results out character by character the quotes aren't included either.

looks like the listener quotes strings by itself to me - given the amount of scripting Ive been doing lately you'd think I'd have known that.

Norman3D · Jan 2012

Strings are always printed with quotes. Unless you use "format" to print them to the listener.
Number "9" is printed without quotes since it's an integer.

print 9
print (9 as string)

will be printed as

9
"9"

I haven't looked into your code, because I don't have much time. But my guess is you are using a string when you should be using something else.

Wesley · Jan 2012

I've tried passing it off as a name and just directly referencing the morph channel result, but it doesn't work either.

Edit: Okay, after being super confused for a good while now I think I've cracked it.

For some random ass reason declaring an integer of the morph channel (instead of the name) as a global variable and passing that works.

MAXScript - passing a string without quotation marks?

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