here is a simple addon that i use to define a standard location for eveluated
external js scripts
http://animatic.no-ip.com/pub/dev/xsi/readExternalScript.xsiaddon
Selon Frank Lenhard <franky(at)ixdream.com>:
> that will be the 3rd method that i will try :)
> the other two, suggested in the thread, didnt worked for me.
> likely because of user error....
>
> meanwhile i switched to a proper editor outside of xsi, which makes
> life a LOT easier, when it comes to syntax errors and readability.
> just the quick search for commands and other xsi specifique stuff is
> gone. but meanwhile i spend more time writing code then readin the
> docs ;)
>
> ciao
> franky
>
>
> Monday, February 4, 2008, 8:54:18 PM, you wrote:
>
> HN> we use the file system object over here:
>
> HN> var fso = ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
> HN> var f = fso.OpenTextFile( "//server/scripts/toinclude.js", ForReading );
> HN> var s = f.ReadAll();
> HN> eval(s);
> HN> s.Close();
>
> HN> The problem is it won't point out the right line in case of an error and
> HN> it's not really clean but it works.
>
> HN> On Feb 4, 2008 8:06 PM, Matt Lind <mlind(at)carbinestudios.com> wrote:
>
> >> With a little preplanning, this is not really an issue. There won't be
> >> namespace issues in JScript if you only put objects in an 'include' file.
> >> The namespace of the object will protect the object's methods and
> properties
> >> from becoming mangled. If you have other functions that are called
> >> frequently, package them into an XSI command so you can call it whenever
> you
> >> want and not worry about 'include' files.
> >>
> >> Worst case scenario, you can put a small prefix in front of all variable
> >> names found in the 'include' file to avoid the namespace issue too. eg:
> >> 'lib_name' and 'lib_type' istead of just 'name' and 'type'.
> >>
> >> Variable names don't have to be long to accomplish that feat.
> >>
> >>
> >> Matt
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >> *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
> >> Behalf Of *Bradley Gabe
> >> *Sent:* Sunday, February 03, 2008 1:35 PM
> >>
> >> *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> *Subject:* Re: ?include? in jscript?
> >>
> >> It's all about name scope.
> >> Let's say in the body of your jscript you name a variable or function
> >> "foo", and then there is also a variable or function named "foo" in the
> file
> >> you include. Since jscript is copy/paste of text, your two foos are going
> to
> >> conflict and cause errors. Jscript can't tell the difference between your
> >> local foo and imported foo.
> >>
> >> In Python, when you import a file, all it's variables and functions are
> >> imported in the namespace of that file (very much like Model Space in
> XSI!).
> >> So if your file is named "myLib" then it's foo variable or function will
> be
> >> "myLib.foo".
> >>
> >> So for Jscript, if you intend to do any including, you *must* name all
> >> your variables and functions something likely to be unique. It forces
> >> annoyingly long variable and function names.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 3, 2008 3:11 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephen_Blair(at)softimage.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Yeah, like this you mean?
> >> >
> >> > <script type="text/javascript" src="../../doc/shared/utils.js"></script>
> >> >
> >> > How is the Python way object-oriented?
> >> >
> >> > The html way is pretty much just like #include in C++ or C.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ------------------------------
> >> > *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
> >> > Behalf Of *Bradley Gabe
> >> > *Sent:* Sun 03 February 2008 3:52 PM
> >> > *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> > *Subject:* Re: ?include? in jscript?
> >> >
> >> > There *is* include in jscript if you are writing for netview.
> >> > However, it must be considered as literally cut and paste of text, it's
> >> > not an object oriented include the way it would be in Python.
> >> >
> >> > On Feb 3, 2008 7:42 AM, Stephen Blair <Stephen_Blair(at)softimage.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Franky
> >> > >
> >> > > There is no such feature in Jscript.
> >> > >
> >> > > Some people use eval. See "The Include() Function" section here:
> >> > > http://digivation.net/programming/registrytools
> >> > >
> >> > > Another approach (used by the SDK Wizards) is to have a custom object
> >> > > that provides features used by all the different wizards.
> >> > >
> >> > > So each wizard calls a command to create an instance of the helper
> >> > > object, and then calls methods on the helper object.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > // Steve
> >> > > // Team Lead, XSI Customer Support
> >> > > //
> >> > > // See the XSI wiki for KB articles, FAQs, and more...
> >> > > // softimage.wiki.avid.com/Category:Support
> >> > >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> >> > > Behalf
> >> > > Of Frank Lenhard
> >> > > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 8:36 AM
> >> > > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> > > Subject: ?include? in jscript?
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi scripters,
> >> > >
> >> > > i dont know if something like i whish for exists in jscript. so far i
> >> > > didnt found any info.
> >> > >
> >> > > what i basically want is writing functions in ONE script and include
> >> > > that script with one nifty line like "include c:\1.jscript" into the
> >> > > current script and have all the functions declared in 1 available in
> >> > > script 2.
> >> > >
> >> > > would keep the scripting much eaasier to read and navigate, then to
> >> > > mess with thousands of lines of code.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > ciao
> >> > > franky
> >> > >
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