MEL Script - Create Reference with -ignoreVersion

[cyrus3v]

Hi,

I need a little help please :sad:

First let me explain my problem. I need to create a reference on Maya 2009, however the reference that I want to use was saved on Maya 2010. After some research I checked that Maya 2009 and 2010 have a option in Open File, that you can ignore the version and therefore open a file saved on Maya 2009 even if we use Maya 2010.

Then I tried to do the same with the reference.

Adding these flags

-options "v=0"  -ignoreVersion

to

file -r -type "mayaBinary" -gl -loadReferenceDepth "all" -namespace "hello" "//BACKUP/Example/hello.mb";

I was able to create a reference of a file saved on Maya 2011 in Maya 2010.

But I have a lot references to do this, so I needed to create a simple UI interface or script to using this flag

 -ignoreVersion

.

global proc int importReference( string $filename, string $fileType )
{
 file -r -options "v=0" -ignoreVersion -type "mayaBinary" -gl -loadReferenceDepth "all" $filename;
 return 1;
}
fileBrowserDialog -m 0 -fc "importReference" -ft "mayaBinary" -an "Import\_Refernce" -om "Reference";

But a I have a little problem

This script only works if I already have open a file. Let me explain, if I open Maya and then run this script, he don't work, but if I open Maya and open a file and then for example create a New Scene and run the script he works.

Can anyone please give me a clue how can I overcome this situation?

[joojaa]

load it in userSetup.mel

[cyrus3v]

Hummm, I tried that but didn't work. I used this

 source "Reference_ignoreVGUi.mel";

But, first the script starts with Maya and I don't that and second when I used this script there something strange that happens. The project is incorrect, is not a project that I had set, but instead the default project directory.

[cyrus3v]

Another update: I also tried to set the workspace

string $workspace = `workspace -q -dir`;
string $myPath = "//Backup/Example";
workspace -dir $myPath;
global proc int importReference( string $filename, string $fileType )
{
file -r -options "v=0" -ignoreVersion -type "mayaBinary" -gl -loadReferenceDepth "all" $filename;     return 1;
}
fileBrowserDialog -m 0 -fc "importReference" -ft "mayaBinary" -an "Import\_Refernce" -om "Reference";

When I do this the correct project is open, but the error persists.

[cyrus3v]

Got it... =D