# Expression help to finhish

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/expression-help-to-finhish/4650
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [February 6, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/expression-help-to-finhish/4650 "2004-02-06T18:34:37Z")
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### Author: ![mcontrol](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mcontrol](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/mcontrol)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/expression-help-to-finhish/4650/1 "2004-02-06T18:34:37Z")

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Hi people,  
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### Author: ![goggle](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@goggle](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/goggle)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/expression-help-to-finhish/4650/2 "2004-02-06T21:48:31Z")

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why not make a script to make your expression?

$boxes = ls "_box_;  
for $box in $boxes  
 print ($box + "=mainbox.r + randomnumber)

then cut and paste that into your expression editor.

the above syntax is attrocious.

Hope this helps.

-James