Add Prefix

[cyberika]

Hi,
when I add a pefix to joint chain it works properly but if I duplicate the it I get this error :
// Error: line 8: No object matches name // .This happens bacause the names of the childrens are the same in both of hierarchy. But I don't know how to solve this problem. I also know about Prefix Hierarchy Names in Modify menu. But I need this code.

CODE
global proc addPrfx(string $prefix)

{
   string $objects[] = ls -sl -dag;
   string $name;

     for ($name in $objects)
{

                  rename  $name ($prefix + "_" + $name);

    }
}

[joojaa]

Its allmost allways prudent to query long names so change:

ls -sl -dag to ls -sl -l -dag

[cyberika]

Thanks for reply but still don't work. Renames first joint and then this messages

// Warning: line 11: Removing invalid characters from name. //
// Error: line 11: No object matches name //

first worning I think is | character and MAYA removes it from name.

[joojaa]

QUOTE(DAJIA @ 04/04/09, 08:40 PM) [snapback]304955[/snapback]
first worning I think is | character and MAYA removes it from name.

Yes you can only have letter characters numbers and underscores (_) in a name (it uses tha sema rules as c style function names). Trying to put any other character in name WILL FAIL withou question.

Trying to put a | chaacrter fails just as much as trying to put a & character in name. Maya reserves the pipe character to full dagpaths by the way.

Also truing to rename many things in a hirarchy mut be done form choldren down because changing the name of a parent also change sthe name of the ofull dagpath meaning if you have:

a
a|b (wich is hild of a)

you MUST rename a|b FIRST

[cyberika]

Understood