Camera Look Through Script

[vine2000]

Hi all. I've been using Maya for a year or so, but I'm just starting to learn Mel scripting.

My first script that I've included the code for is supposed to list all the cameras in a scene and allow you to look through the camera when it's button is pressed.

For some reason the buttons are all created with their proper labels, but all of the created buttons toggle the last camera in the list (which is in alphabetical order due to listCameras).

Any help fixing this script is greatly appreciated.

The script ->

//variables

string $cameraList[] = listCameras;
string $currentCamera;
int $i;

//delete old window
if (window -exists cameraLister) deleteUI cameraLister;

//create new window
window -title "Camera Lister v.1.0" -wh 100 200 cameraLister;
rowColumnLayout;

//create buttons with lookThru actions assigned
for ($i=0;$i < size($cameraList);$i++)
{
$currentCamera = $cameraList[$i];
button -label $currentCamera -align "center" -command "lookThru $currentCamera";
};

button -label "Close Camera Lister" -align "center" -command "deleteUI cameraLister";

//show new window
showWindow;

[ricgreen]

You were actually pretty close.

try this

string $cameraList[] = listCameras;
string $currentCamera;
int $i;

//delete old window
if (window -exists cameraLister) deleteUI cameraLister;

//create new window
window -title "Camera Lister v.1.0" -wh 100 200 cameraLister;
rowColumnLayout;

//create buttons with lookThru actions assigned
for ($i=0;$i < size($cameraList);$i++)
{
$currentCamera = $cameraList[$i];

button -label $currentCamera -align "center" -command ("lookThru " + $currentCamera);

};
button -label "Close Camera Lister" -align "center" -command "deleteUI cameraLister";
//show new window
showWindow;

[joojaa]

ummm why cant you just use the default look thru selected script as a base? Its panels -> look trough selected.

found in file yourpath/AW/scripts/others/lookThroughSelected.mel works for cameras and spots.

[vine2000]

Thank you very much for the help with the script, and the speediness of your reply ricgreen.

The script works just like I wanted it to. I finally understand the problem I was having with the button creation.

Kudos on a job well done!

[camilo-sanchez]

hello i'm looking at you script and i tried to make a little change but i'm stock, so i ask for your help, i tried to make another row in front of the existing with buttons as well, but i want this second buttons select the apropiae camera, so until now what i have is this, but i don't not how to make the command to the second buttons, so please help. 

string $cameraList[] = listCameras;
string $currentCamera; int $i;
//delete old window if (window -exists cameraLister) deleteUI cameraLister; 
//create new window window -title "Camera Lister v.1.0" -wh 500 500 -s true cameraLister;
rowColumnLayout -nc 2;  
//create buttons with lookThru actions assigned 
for ($i=0;$i < size($cameraList);$i++) 
{ 
$currentCamera = $cameraList[$i];  button -label $currentCamera -align "center" -w 120 -command ("lookThru " + $currentCamera) ;
button -label $currentCamera -align "center" -w 120 -command ();
}; 
//button -label "Close Camera Lister" -align "center" -command "deleteUI cameraLister" -w 120; 
//show new window 
showWindow;

thanks a lot until now i'm using your script a lot.