Update Text Object from csv or txt file

By eliscio · 2013-08-31

Description

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a simple way to have a text object update based on a file that contains a frame number and string (numbers, letters or combination).

I would like to be able to run the script so that at each frame number, a text object will update with the respective string at that frame.

I imagine some of your are probably shaking your head at this one, but I have very limited exposure to Max Script.

My text file could be anything like this:

frame show text
0 113
1 1234
2 1579
3 1321
...etc

Any help is appreciated.

Eugene

Comments (4)

eliscio · 2013-08-31

My bad...this works like a charm!

Thanks so much!

Eugene

barigazy · 2013-08-31

Glad to here that code works because I not test this but anyway... :)
Always try to run any code from listener or mxs editor by opening it first and then execute ei.evaluate.
Cheers!

eliscio · 2013-08-31

I ran this under "Run Script" and it gave me a

No "eof" function for undefined

barigazy · 2013-08-31

Let say we have text file "data.txt". Content look like this:
---------------------------------
0 "max2014"
1 "maya2014"
2 "mudbox2014"
3 "adobe illustrator cs6"
4 "softimage XSI"
5 "ZBrush"
6 "VRay"
7 "Maxwell"
8 "Octane"
9 "Modo"
10 "Nuke"
---------------------------------
Runing this code you will get what you need

delete objects
txtShape = text()
fn showTxt txtObj txtFile: =
(
local theCtrl = float_script()
theCtrl.addNode "txtObj" txtObj
local frameArr = #(), txtArr = #(), dataF = openFile txtFile
slidertime = 0
while not eof dataF do
(
append frameArr (readValue dataF)
append txtArr (readValue dataF)
)
close dataF
theCtrl.AddConstant "fVals" frameArr
theCtrl.AddConstant "tVals" txtArr
theCtrl.SetExpression "if (idx = finditem fVals f) !=0 do txtObj.text = tVals[idx]\n0"
txtObj.kerning.controller=theCtrl
free frameArr ; free txtArr
)
-- change file path if your file have different location on HDD
showTxt txtShape txtFile:@"c:\\temp\\data.txt"
playAnimation()