RE: XSIDatabase.com Updates!

["Stephen Blair" <Stephen_Blair(at)Softimage.COM>]

in_reg.OriginPath will give you something like

U:\My Workgroup\Addons\XSIDB\Application\Plugins\

Given that, you can work out where the .xsi/.scn file is.

eg

s = "U:\My Workgroup\Addons\XSIDB\Application\Plugins\"
LogMessage Left( s, InStr( s, "XSIDB" )+5 ) & "Data\Scene
Files\dotXSI\XSIDB_Full_Geo.xsi"

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
Of Eric Thivierge
Sent: Sun 02 September 2007 10:36 AM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: XSIDatabase.com Updates!

Hey Bernard,

I'm not sure if this would help...  Doesn't the PluginRegister only tell
you where is has already been installed / loaded from??  I need to
determine whether the user has selected the user addon directory or the
workgroup addon directory.

Here is my code fro the v6_02 plugin (Just hacked the sample code from
the TD Layout):

function XSILoadPlugin( in_reg )
    in_reg.Author = "Eric Thivierge"
    in_reg.Name = "Import XSIDB v6_02 Scene Plugin"
    in_reg.Email = ""
    in_reg.URL = ""
    in_reg.Major = 1
    in_reg.Minor = 0

    in_reg.RegisterCommand
"Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene","Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene"
    in_reg.RegisterMenu
siMenuMainFileImportID,"Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Menu",false,false
    'RegistrationInsertionPoint - do not remove this line

    XSILoadPlugin = true
end function

function XSIUnloadPlugin( in_reg )
    dim strPluginName
    strPluginName = in_reg.Name
    Application.LogMessage strPluginName & " has been unloaded."
    XSIUnloadPlugin = true
end function

function Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Init( ctxt )
    dim oCmd
    set oCmd = ctxt.Source
    oCmd.Description = "Import XSIDB v6.02 Scene"
    oCmd.Tooltip = "Import XSIDB v6.02 Scene"
    oCmd.SetFlag siCannotBeUsedInBatch,true
    oCmd.ReturnValue = false

    Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Init = true end function

sub Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Execute(  )

    Application.LogMessage "Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Execute called"
    '
    XSIDBv6File = Application.InstallationPath( siUserPath ) &
"\Addons\XSIDB\Data\Scene Files\Scenes\XSIDB_ShaderBall_v3_6.02.scn"
    OpenScene XSIDBv6File
    '
end sub

function Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Menu_Init( ctxt )
    dim oMenu
    set oMenu = ctxt.Source
    oMenu.AddCommandItem
"Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene","Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene"
    Import_XSIDB_v6_02_Scene_Menu_Init = true end function



Thanks,

Eric Thivierge, XSI Database Admin
www.xsidatabase.com
eric(at)xsidatabase.com
Forum Username: EricTRocks


Bernard Lebel wrote:
> I'm not in front of XSI atm so sorry in advance if what I'll say is
> not 100% accurate.
>
> If you have implemented the plugin as a self-installed plugin, then
> you can look in the PluginRegistrar object to find the plugin object,
> and with the plugin object determine in what location it is installed.
>
>
> Cheers
> Bernard
>
>
>
> On 9/2/07, Eric Thivierge <eric(at)xsidatabase.com> wrote:
>   
>> Any scripting guru's that can help with this it'd be appreciated:
>>
>> If you look at the addon file I just release, I have released it
under
>> the assumption that everyone installs the plugin under the user
addons...
>>
>> I use:
>> siUserPath
>>
>> How do I have XSI determine whether they are installing under the
>> workgroup or the user addons and install accordingly??? I don't have
>> access to a workgroup setup BTW.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Eric Thivierge, XSI Database Admin
>> www.xsidatabase.com
>> eric(at)xsidatabase.com
>> Forum Username: EricTRocks
>>
>>
>> Eric Thivierge wrote:
>>     
>>> I've just release the XSI Database Shaderball Plugin. This adds
>>> options on the File > Import menu to open the appropriate scene file
>>> for your XSI version. If you are using XSI v5.0 or v6.0 you should
>>> import the dotxsi file.
>>>
>>> Download here:
>>> http://www.xsidatabase.com/XSIDB_Shaderball.rar
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Eric Thivierge, XSI Database Admin
>>> www.xsidatabase.com
>>> eric(at)xsidatabase.com
>>> Forum Username: EricTRocks
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric Thivierge wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>> I'll try to keep all these updates in this new thread. Read on...
>>>>
>>>> Check the site for layout / usability updates:
>>>>
>>>> - Added about us Page.
>>>> - Turned base material into link on material page
>>>> - Added tags field on upload / modify material page, will be making
a
>>>> tag cloud feature soon.
>>>> - Fixed CSS on footer, now is consistently small
>>>> - Updated navigation buttons to be orange to match link color
>>>> - opened up 25 more spots in the beta.
>>>>
>>>> We're going to have a new default material scene for v5 and v6 up
>>>> later tonight. Many improvements within them. Please upload as many
>>>> material presets as you can. I'm going to be working on User
Profiles
>>>> & Plug-ins / Scripts uploads next.
>>>>
>>>>         
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