how to select objects using string variable?

Submitted by G.I.Gig on Wed, 2009-01-28 01:30

Hello. I'm scripting for a while now but I'm always stuck at a problem what I couldn't resolve no matter how much I read the MaxScript reference... maybe I just overlooked somethin. but the fact is fact I still don't know how to do. So the question is how can I put in a string variable after a $ sign...

So put it to example:

--I make the name of my objects.
myobjectname="stone"
--I create my object.
box isSelected:on
--I name my object.
$.name = myobjectname
--I want to select all previous objects with the same name
select $(myobjectname)*

So at the last line I just simply don't know what to do, if someone could help me pls.

Thx a lot G.I.Gig

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Submitted by martinskinner on Wed, 2009-01-28 03:33.

try this, it worked for

try this, it worked for me;

replace your last line with:

select (for o in objects where o.name == myobjectname collect o)

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