whalerider Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 How do I find out what the syntax rules are, what's possible to do with HScript, how to run a script, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 How do I find out what the syntax rules are, what's possible to do with HScript, how to run a script, etc? If you look in the online docs most of what you need should be there. hdox://houdini/content/commands/guide/hscript_guide.xml I order to run a script all you have to do is type in the path and the name of the script in the textport. for example: $HOME/myscripts/createSim.cmd Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalerider Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Thanks, Luca. I found the help file you mentioned - it's quite useful. If you look in the online docs most of what you need should be there.hdox://houdini/content/commands/guide/hscript_guide.xml I order to run a script all you have to do is type in the path and the name of the script in the textport. for example: $HOME/myscripts/createSim.cmd Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just so you know, as far as I know hscript is only going to be around for this version. From v9 onwards it's being replaced by HOM (python). M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visual Cortex Lab Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just so you know, as far as I know hscript is only going to be around for this version. From v9 onwards it's being replaced by HOM (python).M talking about HOM .. is it going to totally replace current Hscript.. or it'll be a two scripting way?... i mean ... not really fun to build bunch of OTL which will not work in the future... or spending lot of time learning a "8 versions scripting language" that will simply be thrashed next year... isnt it? as far as I understood at the roadshow.. HOM was a available togheter with Hscript... or HOM is Hscript with lot more "expressions or function" that are actually python... not much infos on that.. but.. I'd be surprised they make all 8.x work not working in version 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I'm not 100% sure but from talking to some SESI folks I think what will happen is that whatever hscript you have now will work in 9...and then eventually be made obsolete...like they did with TOPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visual Cortex Lab Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 ...which makes senses to me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Walters Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 [one' date=Nov 23 2006, 09:00 AM' post='32214]...which makes senses to me ... I can confirm that for H9 Hscript is / will work just fine. I think they do ultimately want to phase out Hscript, but at least for a while they will be backwards compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalerider Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Good to know HScript support won't be discontinued right away - that will help companies transition to Python. In either case, H9 is still several months away, afaik, and I want to get up and running on Houdini scripting asap. I can confirm that for H9 Hscript is / will work just fine. I think they do ultimately want to phase out Hscript, but at least for a while they will be backwards compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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