never mind, just saw in the docs that you can use
xsi -projlist <projectlist_filename>
but another method is perhaps prefeered?
regards
Stefan Andersson
On 9/20/07, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> Sweet! But... I can't find anywhere in the preferences where to set
> XSI to use the XML file.
>
> regards
> Stefan Andersson
>
>
> On 9/20/07, Sebastian Faber <sebastian.faber(at)liga01.de> wrote:
> > you can add an entry for setting the workgroup and in your xs.bat then start
> > xsi
> > This looks similar like this...
> >
> > :: setting workgroup path
> > xsi -w ...\XSIWorkgroup\XSI_6.x\ -silent -continue
> >
> > :: start
> > start "" "%liSIPath%%XSI_VER%\Application\bin\xsi.exe" %*
> >
> >
> > the project-list can be saved and reloaded as an xml-file (you can set up
> > this behavior in the preferences). So you can overwrite this xml before
> > starting xsi. Or parsing it with a python or perl script...
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] Im Auftrag von
> > Stefan Andersson
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. September 2007 09:50
> > An: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Betreff: "Dynamic" Workgroups
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm currently trying to implement XSI into our pipeline and getting a
> > few "issues" that I'm wondering how other people solve.
> >
> > ( what we do now)
> > We have a launcher that starts Maya which sets the $ENV and paths for
> > the shot and project that you are working on. So all plugins and
> > shaders are loaded on "per project basis". This is also so that the
> > plugins/shaders are saved withing the project and can there for be
> > backed up and restored and nothing is missing. Rayrc's for mental ray
> > are also stored in this faschion, so a submit to the farm links it to
> > the local rayrc for the project.
> >
> > ( what I try to do )
> > I need to start xsi with "xsi -w [path to workgroup], but this
> > launches a command promt and don't start xsi, and my guess is that the
> > startup would take a loooong time :)
> >
> > Also, I would like to change the Project List depending on how you
> > start XSI. As we know the project list in XSI can easily grow to
> > enourmous proportion if the user isn't active and sort and delete the
> > list manually. So a workgroup projectlist would be very useful.
> >
> > ( help? )
> > So I'm all ears to hear what other people do.
> >
> > regards
> > Stefan Andersson
> >
> >
> >
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