select -r `ls -o "*.controlObject"`;

string $myControl = `ls -o "*.controlObject"`;
string $mySelect[] = `ls -sl`;

if ($mySelect[0] == $myControl)
{
 print "By jove you cracked it";
//replace with proc name later
}

else
{
print "nothing here \nBoo!";
//replace with proc name later
}

string $myControl = `ls -o "*.controlObject"`;

string $myControl = "leftShoulderControl";

/*
this is a test script for testing and setting of IK FK matching 
the control objects have to have additonal attributes on them in order to define them 
the left should control has the attribute "leftControl" - 
the right one has the attribute "rightControl" - 
simple :)
they both have an attribute for switching between FK and IK - "fkIk"
*/

string $myLeftControl[] = `ls -o "*.leftControl"`;
string $myRightControl[] = `ls -o "*.rightControl"`;

string $mySelect[] = `ls -sl`; //operate on what ever is selected
int $myLeftValue = `getAttr ($myLeftControl[0] + "*.fkIk")`; //get and store the FK IK value for the left arm
int $myRightValue = `getAttr ($myRightControl[0] + "*.fkIk")`; //get and store the FK IK value for the right arm


//test to see if the left controller is selected
if ($mySelect[0] == $myLeftControl[0])

            {
                    if ($myLeftValue == 0)//test to see if it's set to FK or IK
                    {        
                    print "Running left FK match"; //run external script to match left FK to IK       
                    }
                            
                                else //having failed to be set to FK run code for IK
                                
                                {                    
                                print "Running left IK match";//run external script to left match IK to FK
                                }
            
            }    
    
else
    
    {
//test to see if the right controller is selected    
    if ($mySelect[0] == $myRightControl[0])
    
    
            {
            if ($myRightValue == 0) //test to see if it's set to FK or IK
                {
                print "Running right FK match";//run external script to match right FK to IK 
                }
                
                    else //having failed to be set to FK run code for IK
                        {
                        print "Running right IK match";//run external script to right match IK to FK
                        }
            }
//if no controller is slected     
    else 
    
        {
        print "No shoulder control selectd";
        }    
    
    
    
    }