Cancel Reference load after loading started

[highend3djojan-]

How can v cancel a Reference load? (Considering the case of huge assets refs are chosen for load by mistake)
I am not talking about the case of Maya file open, my case is when loading using Reference editor. Hope its clear.
Is there a MEL/Python way?

[joojaa]

How can v cancel a Reference load?

you can not, theres no mechanism for you to intercept code in between. MAyas essentially on full throtle the wole time and is not reponding to anything.

[highend3djojan-]

Hmm.. ok. Thank you Joojaaaa..

[jan-ace]

Coulnt you move the file that is being loaded by the reference editor ?
That way maya wont find the file and give an error.
It is extremely hacky but it could work if maya hangs on a reference load. (joojaa will most likely kill me for suggesting this ^^)

Maybe you could explain why you want to do this, since i have no idea why you would ever want this. Because you are manually loading the reference file.

[joojaa]

It is extremely hacky but it could work if maya hangs on a reference load.

Probably not tough, when maya hangs its probably allready read the data that causes the hang. But yes it could work, except offcourse most likely the file is locked by the operating system during the operation.

One could try but no saying what if anything will happen.