Using C4D Constants in Python

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On 09/09/2010 at 11:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   12
Platform:   Windows ;   Mac OSX ;
Language(s) :       PYTHON ;

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Hi all,

I can't seem to figure out how to use c4d constants in my python code. For example, I want to use the the c4d.documents.SaveDocument function. It has these saveflags:

SAVEFLAG_SHOWERROR
_SAVEFLAG_SAVEAS
_ SAVEFLAG_DONTADDTORECENTLIST
SAVEFLAG_AUTOSAVE

_<_dt id="c4d.s.save"_>_I've tried using c4d.SAVEFLAG_SHOWERROR and c4d.documents.SAVEFLAG_SHOWERROR, but those don't work. I can lookup the number that represents these flags in coffeesymbols.h, but obviously I would prefer to use the constant's name instead.
I couldn't find any info about this in the python documentation I downloaded from the plugin cafe site, so any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
- Ryan

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On 09/09/2010 at 11:26, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi Ryan,

it seems the old constants for SaveDocument are still in the documentation.
Here are the correct constants:

SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_0
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_DIALOGSALLOWED
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_SAVEAS
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_DONTADDTORECENTLIST
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_AUTOSAVE
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_SAVECACHES
SAVEDOCUMENTFLAGS_EXPORTDIALOG

An update of the documentation will be available soon.

Cheers, Sebastian

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On 09/09/2010 at 11:37, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks for the info! There are a couple others I need at the moment if possible.
- The SaveDocument function also takes a format flag, and I want to pass FORMAT_C4DEXPORT.
- The GeDialog.GroupBorder function takes a borderstyle flag, and I want to pass BORDER_THIN_IN.

I think that's all I need for now.

Thanks!
- Ryan

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On 09/09/2010 at 11:44, xxxxxxxx wrote:

All constants in Python of R12 are defined in the main module. Also the GroupBorder and SaveDocument constants.

Cheers, Sebastian

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On 09/09/2010 at 12:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Ah, cool. Sorry about that, I thought those might have had new names as well.

Cheers,
- Ryan

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On 09/09/2010 at 12:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

One more question related to the c4d.documents.SaveDocument function. I noticed that if I pass the active document as a parameter, it saves it just fine, but this isn't reflected in the C4D UI. It appears that I've just saved a copy of the active document, as opposed to saving the actual active document. I hope that made sense.

When I used COFFEE in the past, I used the active document's Save function, which accepted a file name, and this seemed to work fine. However, the python docs don't show a similar Save function for the BaseDocument class, which is why I originally used the c4d.documents.SaveDocument function.

So I guess I have 2 questions:

Is there a Save function for the BaseDocument class that isn't documented?
If not, is there a way to save the actual active document, as opposed to just saving a copy of it?

Thanks!
- Ryan

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On 09/09/2010 at 14:11, xxxxxxxx wrote:

There is no un-documentated save function. You can simulate the Save-Process by calling CallCommand(saveid), does this help?

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On 10/09/2010 at 06:47, xxxxxxxx wrote:

That works great! Thanks again for your help.