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# 1 25-02-2004 , 02:14 PM

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Have everything else figured out except for the last part, creating shelf icon from the script editor.

When I type in "source GI_Joe; [enter]" GI_Joe; [enter] no window pops up to let me drag the icon onto the shelf.

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# 2 25-02-2004 , 09:12 PM

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I think you need to edit that one file, to set the path for your script..

look at the installation instructions again..

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# 3 25-02-2004 , 10:35 PM

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Ok, finially got it on the shelf, but when I open GI_Joe , I get this.

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# 4 25-02-2004 , 10:49 PM

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had problems with posting a pic of the problems, sorry.

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# 5 25-02-2004 , 10:53 PM

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This is what the script editor says.

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# 6 25-02-2004 , 11:01 PM

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Here is the GI_Joe note pad

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# 7 26-02-2004 , 01:01 AM

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change your \\ into /

Like this :

string @pathL = "c:/Documents and Settings/My Documents/Maya/4.5/scripts/GIJoe.lights";

the use of \ is a windows thing, and MEL often wants it the good old UNIX way so make them / instead user added image

I hope it will do the trick.

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# 8 26-02-2004 , 01:02 AM

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EEW !!! and stop using netscape user added image

- heheh

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# 9 26-02-2004 , 02:16 AM

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Didn't work. Keeps saying this:Error: file: C:/Documents and Settings/Ob-1/My Documents/maya/scripts/GI_Joe.mel line 59: File not found.:

Why it's saying line 59: File not found , I don't know.

Why I use netscape? It's because I keep having to log into simply maya when I want to post a message using internet explorer. Strange I tell ya.

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# 10 26-02-2004 , 02:31 AM

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Cali, I dont think that's the way your suposed to use it.. / may be a UNIX way, but it's also a WWW thing so I think that will cause more problems...

and since when does MEL relate so much to UNIX that it wants us to do that?

anyway...THX1138,

why is there 2 different Paths?

in the Maya Error is shows:

C:/Documents and Settings/Ob-1/My Documents/maya/scripts/GI_Joe.mel line 59: File not found.

Originally Posted by

and in the Notepad you have:

C:\\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\Maya\\4.5\\scripts\\GI_Joe.mel

Originally Posted by

so first of all, you dont have a Ob-1 where the user is supposed to go, then you are missing a \ RIGHT after Documents...and why doesnt maya Show the 4.5 folder??

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# 11 26-02-2004 , 03:08 AM

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Here is the source folder for my lights file and script file.

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# 12 26-02-2004 , 03:21 AM

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Here is the note pad "re-edited".

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Last edited by THX1138; 26-02-2004 at 03:25 AM.

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# 13 26-02-2004 , 03:23 AM

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This is what the user interface keeps saying.

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# 14 26-02-2004 , 03:30 AM

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hmm... try putting only one \ instead of the \\ in the path.... see if that works... sometimes it does

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# 15 26-02-2004 , 03:39 AM

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Keep getting this responce: Error: file: C:/Documents and Settings/Ob-1/My Documents/maya/4.5/scripts/GI_Joe.mel line 59: File not found.: C:/Documents and Settings/Ob-1/My Documents/Maya/4.5/scripts/GIJoe.lights

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