Hi,
This one seemed to work.
Although it needs "Nothing" instead of "Empty" it seems.
Ta chaps,
Adam.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Sebastian Faber
> Sent: 11 June 2007 10:43
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: Scripting :VB - Checking for a Findchild error
>
> Other solution:
>
> on error resume next
> set oObj = dictionary.getobject(objFullname)
>
> if typename( oObj ) <> "Empty" then
> logmessage oObj.name & " exists!"
> end if
> err.clear
>
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]
> Im Auftrag von Julien Stiegler
> Gesendet: Montag, 11. Juni 2007 13:33
> An: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Betreff: Re: Scripting :VB - Checking for a Findchild error
>
> if( Dictionary.GetObject(objFullname, false) ) //your code here
>
> Adam Seeley wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >Scripting some VB.
> >
> >I'm using FindChild to pick some objects out of my Scene,
> trouble is I
> >want
> to
> catch an error when an Object is not found.
> >
> >E.g. This works fine
> >''
> >CreatePrim "Cylinder", "MeshSurface", "mycyl"
> >set oObj = ActiveSceneRoot.FindChild("mycyl")
> >logmessage oObj.name
> >''
> >
> >
> >But *this* returns the error " Object required: 'oObj' "
> >''
> >set oObj = ActiveSceneRoot.FindChild("i_dont_exist")
> >logmessage oObj.name
> >''
> >
> >The "set" command works, but I can't check the contents as
> it doesn't
> >exist
> to
> access!
> >
> >I've tried this to catch the error but it always returns
> False whether
> >it
> exists or not.
> >''
> >logmessage IsNull(oObj)
> >
> >
> >Any pointers welcome,
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Adam.
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