As Dave mentioned, the best way of doing what you want is to wrap the programmable filter in a custom filter. We are planning some improvements that will make this better by the next release:
- Custom readers - Custom writers - Capability of defining parameters of a programmable filter that will be exposed in the GUI -berk On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 9:18 AM, David E DeMarle <dave.dema...@kitware.com> wrote: > Another solution is to make a custom filter that contains the > programmable filter. The custom filter can be exported as an xml file, > emailed, and imported by another user. > cheers, > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Pierre JUILLARD > <pierre.juill...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Peter, >> >> Tank you for your help. >> What do you mean exactly with "read it into a string at the the beginning of >> the script". >> Is it related to the way you make use of python programmable filters in >> batch mode (in this case, I guess that you start ParaView with a python >> script)? >> Could you explain me what script does your comment refer to? >> >> I thank you in advance for your help. >> >> Regards, >> >> Pierre >> >> >> 2009/1/24 Peter Brady <petertbr...@gmail.com> >>> >>> My solution (not particularly eloquent) is to store the programmable >>> filter in a file and read it into a string at the the beginning of the >>> my script. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Pierre JUILLARD >>> <pierre.juill...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi all, >>> > >>> > Can a python programmable filter be saved? >>> > >>> > As described on this wiki page, it is possible to export cutom >>> > programmable >>> > filters (last part: "Managing custom filters"): >>> > http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Custom_Filters >>> > >>> > Is a similar mechanism available for python programmable filter? >>> > It would be very interesting: >>> > - having at hand, as soon as Paraview is started ones own usual scripts. >>> > - having the possibility to execute them in a ParaView batch job (as I >>> > understand it, once created, they are not currently saved with other >>> > ParaView settings). >>> > - easing the python programmable filter sharing between different >>> > paraview >>> > installations. >>> > >>> > Please, could you indicate me if such a feature is available? >>> > It doesn't appear so in: >>> > http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Python_Programmable_Filter >>> > >>> > I thank you in advance for your help. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > Pierre >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > ParaView mailing list >>> > ParaView@paraview.org >>> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>> > >>> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ParaView mailing list >> ParaView@paraview.org >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> > > > > -- > David E DeMarle > Kitware, Inc. > R&D Engineer > 28 Corporate Drive > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 > Phone: 518-371-3971 x109 > _______________________________________________ > ParaView mailing list > ParaView@paraview.org > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > _______________________________________________ ParaView mailing list ParaView@paraview.org http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview