New Attribute to change texture Image Name Paths

[Anonymous]

Hello All,

I am wanting to create a new attribute on a nurbs curve controller, that will switch my texture from a lo res... to a hi res version. I want to avoid having 2 texture file nodes in my file.... with that methiod i could create a sdk using a color blender utility. I am able to write a script that changes the texture file... but this requires me having to have an additional gui or a shelf button. Is there a way that I can attach a script to an attribute in my channel box that changes the texture file i am sourcing? Please Help.

Thanks

[Cory_XD]

I wrote something up about that here: area.autodesk.com/forum/index.php/blogs_cory/blog_detail/swapping_file_textures/

[Anonymous]

well, the expression part isn't working here....it always evaluates to the else statement...I have tried many things....but no luck so far.....maya2008...it appears the enum names are not coming thru....so I have to use integer values of the enum and I also have to change evaluation to "always".

[Anonymous]

i'm new to mel but isn't/wasn't enum always some sort of an integer? so actually when you query it, it will always return an integer.
so far i've learned that if you want the name behind the enum you have to query it through addAttr -q -enumName.
if you loop the name you could make it work, but the question is: do you really want the name? it is so much easier to work with just the returned integer.