Re: Kill noIcon!

[André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de>]

Hey, very good, that one is working really well. However, I think 
Softimage definately should do something about this...

Thanks again!

   -André



Guillaume Laforge wrote:
> Maybe something like this : 
>
> var KillMeIfYouCan = CreateImageClip(Application.InstallationPath(siFactoryPath) +"/Application/rsrc/noIcon.pic", "LaLa");
>
> //--------------
> var changeFile = Application.InstallationPath(siFactoryPath) +"/Data/XSI_SAMPLES/Pictures/b.bmp" ;
>
> KillMeIfYouCan.parameters("SourceFileName").value = changeFile ;
>
> DeleteObj(KillMeIfYouCan);
>
> LogMessage("killed !");
> //--------------
>
> 1/2
>
> --
> Guillaume Laforge | La Maison
>
>
>
> On Fri, 4 May 2007 17:39:57 +0200, "Ahmidou Lyazidi" <ahmidou.xsi(at)gmail.com> wrote:
>   
> > same here
> >
> > 2007/5/4, Bernard Lebel <3dbernard(at)gmail.com>:
> >     
> > > Yep, it's always been the case for me as well....
> > >
> > > Bernard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/4/07, André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de> wrote:
> > >       
> > > > The problem is I can't seem to delete unused noIcon pics. Not through
> > > > the interface and not using scripting. Give it a try:
> > > >
> > > > var KillMeIfYouCan =
> > > > CreateImageClip(Application.InstallationPath(siFactoryPath) +
> > > > "/Application/rsrc/noIcon.pic", "LaLa");
> > > > DeleteObj(KillMeIfYouCan);
> > > > LogMessage("Still alive! : " + KillMeIfYouCan.FullName);
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kim Aldis wrote:
> > > >         
> > > > > An on scene load event that chucks out unused clips?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> > > > > > Behalf Of André Adam
> > > > > > Sent: 04 May 2007 15:50
> > > > > > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Kill noIcon!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We have heavy object libraries around which contain data up to four
> > > > > > years old and which are always in the flow, adding and removing
> > > > > >             
> > items
> >     
> > > > > > for certain projects. I'd say we never had the slightest chance to
> > > > > > avoid
> > > > > > tens or hundreds of noIcon instances to pile up. Now I'm looking
> > > > > >             
> > for
> >     
> > > a
> > >       
> > > > > > decent way of consolidating. I'm really fine with a single
> > > > > >             
> > > source/clip
> > >       
> > > > > > pair kept by the scene, it's all the other garbage I want to
> > > > > >             
> > delete.
> >     
> > > > > > And
> > > > > > I can't do so, even if I disconnect every single instance from any
> > > > > > shader and data-whatsoever-container under the hood of the render
> > > > > >             
> > > tree.
> > >       
> > > > > >     -André
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Andreas Bystrom wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > well they are system clips, just like the scene_material is a
> > > > > > >               
> > system
> >     
> > > > > > > material..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > if you are a bit careful when working you should only have one of
> > > > > > > those clips in a scene..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 5/4/07, André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > > > Heya,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > why is it absolutely impossible to delete sources and clips which
> > > > > > > > reference the noIcon picture??? They pile up to the sky in our
> > > > > > > > libraries. I want them dead. Now. Except for a single one
> > > > > > > >                 
> > perhaps.
> >     
> > > > > > > > Anyone found the trigger? ;)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >                 

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