Opdigits In Channel References

[kubabuk]

Hi guys, I need some help with the following expression. I'd like to create channel reference between testmantra2 and testmantra1 and have access to the value of the end frame. But instead retyping this each time I add a new ROP, I'd like to make use out of opdigits.

so for example testmantra2 is referencing testmantra1:

ch("../testmantra"`(opdigits(".")-1)`"/f2")

------to be clear opdigits returns me (2) -> 2-1->1------

But the problem is the whole expression seems to be to complex to work.

I was thinking about strcat but I have three elements to concatenate:

"../testmantra"

`(opdigits(".")-1)`

"/f2"

and strcat joins only two...

does it make sense?

thanks

kuba

[sibarrick]

have you tried

ch("../testmantra"+`(opdigits(".")-1)`+"/f2")

or maybe

ch("../testmantra"+`eval(opdigits(".")-1)`+"/f2")

[kubabuk]

Thanks, just checked it but unfortunately none of them work . Seems like expression inside channel reference is not executed.

kubs

[grasshopper]

You shouldn't be using backticks within the expression. Try this:

ch("../testmantra"+(opdigits(".")-1)+"/f2")

john

[sibarrick]

try this

ch("../mantra"+(opdigits(".")-1)+"/f2")

no single quotes

snap! beat me to it

[grasshopper]

try this

ch("../mantra"+(opdigits(".")-1)+"/f2")

no single quotes

snap! beat me to it

beat you ... by a few seconds! hehe

[kubabuk]

Thanks,

One more question, I couldn't make it work within script file field, what is it missing here...?

C:/test_`$F+ch("../testmantra"+(opdigits(".")-1)+"/f2")`.ifd

thanks a lot

kuba

[kubabuk]

Thanks,

One more question, I couldn't make it work within script file field, what is it missing here...?

C:/test_`$F+ch("../testmantra"+(opdigits(".")-1)+"/f2")`.ifd

thanks a lot

kuba

Strange... new scene, new day = works fine