Problem with Macro to load triangle block definition

[Jason_McDaniel]

Hello. I'm not sure of the correct syntax I need to get this to work. I'm trying to write a macro to load an exported ViemMill model as block.

FORM BLOCK
EDIT BLOCKTYPE TRIANGLES

// Open Import Browser
STRING $VarModel = ''
$VarModel = FILESELECT "Please select a exported ViewMill state file"


// Load exported ViewMill state model as new Block
GET BLOCK FILEOPEN $VarModel


EDIT BLOCK COORDINATE WORLD
DRAW BLOCK
BLOCK ACCEPT

I'm getting the following error: "Unable to open block definition file '$VarModel' from line 10.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you,

Jason

[iamcdn79 · Accepted solution]

Try 

FORM BLOCK
EDIT BLOCKTYPE TRIANGLES

// Open Import Browser
STRING $VarModel = ''
$VarModel = FILESELECT "Please select a exported ViewMill state file"


// Load exported ViewMill state model as new Block
GET BLOCK $VarModel


EDIT BLOCK COORDINATE WORLD
DRAW BLOCK
BLOCK ACCEPT

[kevin.hammond3WX4X]

Try this....

FORM BLOCK
EDIT BLOCKTYPE TRIANGLES
EDIT BLOCK COORDINATE WORLD
// Open Import Browser
STRING $VarModel = ''
$VarModel = FILESELECT "Please select a exported ViewMill state file"

// Load exported ViewMill state model as new Block
GET BLOCK $VarModel
BLOCK ACCEPT

[Jason_McDaniel]

This works. Thank you. 🙂

[Jason_McDaniel]

This works. I don't know why I thought I needed the FILEOPEN command there. Thank you. 🙂

[urizenYHS3W]

FILEOPEN raises the file browser and puts you into a state where PowerMill variables aren't known. I would recommend not using FILEOPEN FILESAVE when writing macros unless you really want the user to interact with the file system via the browser.

[Jason_McDaniel]

Good to know. Thank you.