Re: linktab.ini: it's what's for lunch

Date : Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:37:35 +0100
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : "Alan Jones" <skyphyr(at)gmail.com>
Subject : Re: linktab.ini: it's what's for lunch
Hi again Mikko,

I decided to try again - as before when I set the absolute path it was
to somewhere outside the XSI install directory.

Trying it with "XSI_HOME/linktab.ini" and it works. :D

Thanks for the help - though it does make me wonder why it didn't work before.

Cheers,

Alan.

On 7/30/07, Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mikko,
>
> I tried using the environment variable and giving an absolute path,
> but this also didn't seem to work. I can't be certain whether XSI
> found the linktab.ini in either situation unfortunately :(
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan.
>
> On 7/30/07, Mikko Ronkainen <noratio(at)kolumbus.fi> wrote:
> > Feel bit silly to advice, but I made twice same mistake recursively having
> > typo in .xsi script for .ray3hosts. Are you sure XSI finds your linktab?
> >
> > in render variables
> >
> > setenv SI_LINKTAB_LOCATION "$XSI_USERHOME/linktab.ini"
> >
> > Manual also described xsi was searhcing linktab from defined path, but it
> > didn't. I had to describe the file also as in example, for both .ray3hosts
> > and linktab.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mikko
> >
> > On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:41:25 +0300, Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Anyone got some advice on linktabs?
> > >
> > > I've tried setting it up both using a path with the environment
> > > variable and dropping it in the XSI_HOME directory as per
> > > http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/abj447671.htm
> > >
> > > I get this error
> > > // WARNING : 3033 - Unable to resolve path:
> > > \\isilon\fluid\users\alanj\manu-sp.jpg
> > > // WARNING : 3033 - Unable to resolve path: S:\users\alanj\manu-sp.jpg
> > >
> > > Using this linktab
> > > c:\Softimage    /opt/Softimage
> > > s:              /fluid
> > > \\isilon\fluid  /fluid
> > >
> > > Also I'd like to have two options for s: (because of a reverse
> > > conversion for older scenes) - is it possible to have two options
> > > there? s: -> unix would only use one but two different options on the
> > > unix end should resolve to s:
> > >
> > > I guess a good starting point would be how I can confirm whether it's
> > > rendered.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Alan.
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