Netrender----any gurus out there who can help

[Anonymous]

Hi need to send a job using maxcript to the first Server available (I want to send the job to only one server.
but I cant work out the syntax...


m = netrender.getmanager()
if m.connected == false then isConnected = m.connect #automatic "255.255.255.0"

job = m.newJob()
job.AssignServer (????)

can anyone help with job.AssignServer (????)

thanks
Mike Nowson

[keithm]

Should be close....

(
 global NM
 
 if (classof NM != MixinInterface) then
     (
     local ManagerName = "Name of Manager"
     local ManagerPort = 3234
     NM = netrender.getmanager()
     NM.connect #manual ManagerName port:ManagerPort
     )
 if NM.connected == true then
     (
     local JOB = NM.newjob()
     JOB.name = "NameOfTheJob2"
     JOB.priority = 50
-- get servers     
    tnServers = NM.getservers()
-- assign local var to random server incase they all busy
    local ServerToUse = tnServers 
-- check all servers to see if one is not busy, then assign that one instead
    for chkServer in tnServers do 
        if chkServer.state == #idle then
            (
            ServerToUse = chkServer
            exit
            )
     JOB.submit servers:ServerToUse
    )
 else
    (
     messagebox "Manager not found!"
    NM=undefined
    )
 )