Skip Missing Reference

[wtorresnyc]

I have some automated scripts to batch process many files.. every once in a while the batch process hits a file that is missing a reference and causes the batch process to stop, in my case these references are irrelevant to my needs.

to open files I use this line
file -force -o "C:/###/##/##.mb";

Is there any way to force it to ignore or skip any missing references so it can continue on with my process??

thanks!

[warpcat]

'catch' your file open command, which will allow it to keep running even if that fails.

Example, (I didn't test this, but it's the general idea)

[codebox]string $path = "c:/bla/bla.ma";
int $caught = catch(eval("file -force -open \"" + $path + "\""));
if($caught)
warning ("File didn't open: " + $path)
else
{
// your code
}[/codebox]

[wtorresnyc]

thanks..
but that doesn't seem to do it.. I still get the Missing Reference Dialog..

[jamespiechota]

file -prompt false

Will disable the prompt dialog and it will stay disabled until you reenable it with file -prompt true (i.e. once you disable it, no file commands will display the prompt dialog)

[warpcat]

Good call, forgot about that one. I use it a lot in my own batch code.

[wtorresnyc]

Perfect!!!
Thanks alot..