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script controller, entering a longer script

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:52:51 GMT

hi when I input a multiple line script into a script controller it only adds the last line. Ive tried many ways to make it return using the ¬ key with no success.
How do I get a multi line script to be accepted ?
thanks joe g

cryshape.rotation.controller.Available.controller = rotation_script ()
cryshape.rotation.controller.rotation_script.controller.script = (
"theZ = normalize (" + num1 as string + "-" + objcen as string + ")"
"theUp = "
"theX = normalize (cross theUp theZ)"
"theY = normalize (cross theZ theX)"
"theTM = matrix3 theX theY theZ"+ num1 as string
"$"+cryshape.name as string + ".transform = theTM"
)

Re: script controller, entering a longer script

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:52:59 GMT

Just build a string variable and assign to the controller's .script property. Each line in the string should end with a New Line character \n

cryshape.rotation.controller.Available.controller = rotation_script ()
    txt = "theZ = normalize (" + num1 as string + "-" + objcen as string + ")\n"
    txt += "theUp = \n"
    txt += "theX = normalize (cross theUp theZ) \n"
    txt += "theY = normalize (cross theZ theX)\n" 
    txt += "theTM = matrix3 theX theY theZ"+  num1 as string + "\n"
    txt += "$"+cryshape.name as string + ".transform = theTM\n"
cryshape.rotation.controller.rotation_script.controller.script = txt

It is a good idea to avoid using $ names in a script controller though (unless you are running an ancient version of Max).

Re: script controller, entering a longer script

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:59:46 GMT

thanks a lot Bobo