String Cache Oddity Command Plugin

Helper

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On 06/01/2011 at 09:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   R12.032
Platform:      Mac OSX ;
Language(s) :   C.O.F.F.E.E ;

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Hi.
Had this strange thing happening.
I've used the string counting code for a while without issues but just
recently the following has happened.
I'm not sure if it's the R12.032 I've had since it came or the OSX
update I just did ( to latest OSX 10.6.5)

I set a string with a fixed amount of characters ("00000").
Then for each frame I up the string ("00001", "00002" etc.).

I use the code as Coffee Command Menu (cof/cob) and also
in regular scripts (CSC) and it behaves different !

I thought that a Command, once run, was detached from the document,
no cacheing of the code in it etc. but…. as a script (CSC) it works fine
but as a cof/cob it only works correct the first time (after start of Cinema
or reloading the cof in console.)
Any subsequent runs, the string is not at it's default, "00000".
Instead, depending on how many frames that have been run before,
it could look like "00100".
To solve it for now, I added a reset of the string last in the while loop.
Just thought if I'm dreaming here….

Cheers
Lennart

The code that could be used both as CSC and cof:

doc->SetTime(doc->GetLoopMinTime()); // Set doc to PreView start time   
  
while(doc->GetTime()->GetSecond() <= doc->GetLoopMaxTime()->GetSecond()) // while within preview range   
{   
   var digits = "00000"; // how many digits, default string   
   var cframe = tostring(int(doc->GetTime()->GetFrame(doc->GetFps()))); // Current frame   
       digits = strins(digits,cframe,sizeof(digits)-sizeof(cframe));    // Build the resulting string   
         
       println(digits); // Check the resulting string   
  
       CallCommand(12414);               // Go To next frame   
       DrawViews(DRAWFLAGS_NO_THREAD);    // Viewport update   
       digits = strins(digits,"00000",0); //// !overwrite the cached(?) string. Needed for cof/cob command plugin. Strange?   
}   
  
doc->SetTime(doc->GetLoopMinTime()); // Set doc back to PreView start time

Helper

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On 14/01/2011 at 02:43, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Sorry I can't confirm.

This simple test plugin seems to work fine:

  
////////////////////  
// MyMenuPlugin  
  
class MyMenuPlugin : MenuPlugin  
{  
  public:  
      MyMenuPlugin();  
      GetID();  
      GetName();  
      GetHelp();  
      Execute(doc);  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::MyMenuPlugin()   
{  
  // Call the parent constructor  
  super();  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetID()   
{  
  // TODO: Return a unique plugin id from http://www.plugincafe.com  
  return 1020660;  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetName()  
{  
  // TODO: Return the text of the menu entry  
  return "test";  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::GetHelp()  
{  
  // TODO: Return a help text that's displayed when the menu item is selected  
  return "test";  
}  
  
MyMenuPlugin::Execute(doc)  
{  
  // Called when the menu item is chosen  
    
  // TODO: Do whatever you want  
  doc->SetTime(doc->GetLoopMinTime()); // Set doc to PreView start time  
  
  while(doc->GetTime()->GetSecond() <= doc->GetLoopMaxTime()->GetSecond()) // while within preview range  
  {  
      var digits = "00000"; // how many digits, default string  
      var cframe = tostring(int(doc->GetTime()->GetFrame(doc->GetFps()))); // Current frame  
      digits = strins(digits,cframe,sizeof(digits)-sizeof(cframe));    // Build the resulting string  
  
      println(digits); // Check the resulting string  
  
      CallCommand(12414);                // Go To next frame  
      DrawViews(DRAWFLAGS_NO_THREAD);    // Viewport update  
  }  
  
  doc->SetTime(doc->GetLoopMinTime()); // Set doc back to PreView start time  
}  
  
  
main()  
{  
  Register(MyMenuPlugin);  
}

cheers,
Matthias