Copy and paste text from MaxScript Listener in a .Txt

Submitted by Michele71 on Mon, 2009-08-10 06:47

Hello! I have a small question to do all of you:

With a little script, I have a button that find the position of an object.
In Listener I see write the position es. pos: [66.4655,8.38055,0].

Now, how do I transfer the result of the listener to a text file and open it after pressing the button?

Action: Press button > open .txt (not listener) with the result print.

Thanks and I hope in your help!!

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Submitted by giorgio97 on Tue, 2011-08-23 18:48.

Hello there!

Hello there!
I am surfing internet from hours but i don't find nothing can answer my question
"How can i write a TXT file or a custom format file through maxscript?
I already know how to create a file in custom path
(
txt = "insert your text"
f = (createFile "C://users//giorgio//myfile.txt")
format txt to:f
)
but how can i write some lines inside it?
(I use 3dsmax 2012 x64)
Thanks in advance :)
Best regards from italy
Gio.

Submitted by br0t on Thu, 2011-08-25 00:59.

Hi, writing and reading stuff

Hi,
writing and reading stuff to and from files is explained in the HowTo section of the documentation, "How To ... Read/Write Geometry Data From/To Text File"

You might also look for "External File Access - Topics Index" , its an overview of topics that help you working with external files, the one dealing with reading files would be "FileStream Values", writing is explained in the tutorial in mentioned above.
Cheers

Never get low & slow & out of ideas

Submitted by Anubis on Sat, 2009-08-15 21:28.

I dont know what version of

I dont know what version of Max you used.
In old versions only through DOS commands can create folder.
First search in Reference for makeDir() located in "External File Methods", and test it. Else search for DOSCommand() in "Executing External Commands and Programs".
And Marco suggestion is OK. Well, there is example:

tmpFolder = "C:\\\\TEMP\\"
dirArray = GetDirectories ("C:\\" + "/*")
if findItem dirArray tmpFolder == 0 do makeDir tmpFolder
newTXT = createFile "C:\\TEMP\\test.txt"

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Submitted by Michele71 on Sun, 2009-08-16 00:53.

Hi Anubis! I use

Hi Anubis!

I use 3DSMax2008.

In fact I have already started to see DOSCommand() to create folders but your example is the best way to understand better my problem :)

I try to understand this dark side of MAxScript!!!

Thanks again for your response and patience Anubis!

Submitted by Anubis on Sat, 2009-08-15 13:30.

Hi Michele, folder in which

Hi Michele,
folder in which you try to create the file must exist.

Good luck!

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Submitted by Michele71 on Sat, 2009-08-15 15:40.

In fact with the example

In fact with the example that I have written, the folder exists and all is well ... But if I need a script to other people, as I create a TEMP folder?

Which chapter of the Help MaxScript should I take as an example?
The suggestion that Marco is valid?
You Could you explain better how to create it?

With this problem I have really big problems!

Thanks Anubis to you suggestion! :)

Submitted by Michele71 on Sat, 2009-08-15 12:05.

Hi Marco! I have try the

Hi Marco!

I have try the your suggested but is there something wrong in creating the file...

If I write:
newTXT = createFile "C:\\TEMP\\test.txt"

I get this message
-- Runtime error: FileStream cannot create: C:\TEMP\test.txt

After reading most of the header of the help MaxScript, your suggestion is right but I do not understand why this error...

I bypassed the problem so:

out_file = ((GetDir #archives)+"/test.text")
newTXT = createFile out_file

...
...

ShellLaunch ((GetDir #archives)+"/test.text")""

Thanks again! :)

Submitted by Marco Brunetta on Mon, 2009-08-10 17:13.

close newTXT
ShellLaunch "C:\\TEMP\\test.txt" ""

Make sure you select a box or something and run that. It should be pretty self-explanatory

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