Have A Shake Script Pass Info To A Python Script?

[user_deleted]

Hello all,

I'd like Shake to pass some information to and execute a python script. Is this possible?

I'd like to pass along the path of the shake file, the start time and end time for example.

Thanks for any tips.

[user_deleted]

Make a new .h file and place it in the same folder you put your non-UI macro files. Copy the following code and paste within this .h file.

// start

extern "C"
{
int system(const char*);
}

void backup()
{
const char* bcommand = stringf("
/Volumes/VFX/Shake/SHAKE_FILES/macros/nreal/include/bashScripts/./backup.sh %s",
NRiScript1.scriptName
);

system(bcommand);

}

// end

This above piece of code is launching a defined bash script and passing the location and name of the current shake script to this bash script. The variable can be accessed using $1 within the bash script!

also what you should do is create a custom menu within shake that you can use to launch these commands!

timWalker