That's right, you're missing the python bindings for vtkFileSeriesReader. You can get them by importing the proper python bindings library. Depending on your version of paraview, it will be:
import libvtkPVVTKExtensionsPython or for paraview 3.10 and earlier: import libvtkPVFiltersPython Pat On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:36 AM, Markus Fuger <m_fu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Pat, > > Thank you for your hint! Unfortunately I would need one more step: > The reason is that the last filter after the while loop will return a > vtkFileSeriesReader where I can't find or access the file information > property. > Looking at the doxygen documentation it in principle should have, but > perhaps not everything is wrapped into the ParaView VTK module. > > Markus > >> From: pat.mar...@kitware.com >> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:28:15 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Python Programmable Filter: Get Filename of Import >> filter >> To: m_fu...@hotmail.com >> CC: paraview@paraview.org >> >> Hi Markus, >> >> You can walk up the filter pipeline from the python programmable >> filter like this: >> >> >> filter = self >> >> while filter.GetInput(): >> filter = filter.GetInput().GetProducerPort().GetProducer() >> >> print filter.GetClassName() >> >> >> >> This is technique is also discouraged :) Filters should be self >> contained algorithms and that do not make assumptions about their >> upstream connections. But, if it works, it works! >> >> Pat >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Markus Fuger <m_fu...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > it seems if my question formulated in a previous thread >> > (http://www.paraview.org/pipermail/paraview/2011-November/023318.html) >> > did >> > not really decribe what I needed. >> > >> > I do like to get the information of the >> > ImportFilter.GetPropertyValue('FileNameInfo') in a Programmable Filter, >> > namely the filename (and directory) of the recent file in a file series. >> > (I believe that I can get to the most upper filter by a while loop. But >> > to >> > apply that scheme I would first of all need the filter object of the >> > programmable filer) >> > >> > On the previous thread I was blamed to not follow the seperation of the >> > client - server. Due to the fact, that both (at least for the moment) >> > run on >> > the same maschine, this should not be the largest problem. >> > >> > Thank you in advance, >> > Markus >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> > >> > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> > >> > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> > >> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview > > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
