Here is a pymel version of what you're trying to do. Maybe this can help you.
import pymel.core as pm def renameChain(items=None): """renames a joint chain based on asterisk as a wildCard """ items = items or pm.selected() name = promptForName() if not name: return num = 1 for item in items: newName = name.replace("*","%s"%num) pm.rename(item, newName) num += 1 On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:48 PM, j00ey <timbac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I'm learning some python, coming from a MEL background [though I'm no > expert in that either] and I'm trying to write a simple script to rename a > number of objects according to a user input name. I've got it to work but I > want it to test if there is no user input and if not [and the user didn't > press the cancel button] loop back and re-prompt for input. > > I was thinking something along the lines of this : > 1 - declare a procedure to do the renaming > 2 - prompt dialog > 3 - if the input is valid run the procedure, if not pop up a message and > ask whether to retry or cancel > 4 - if retry, run the procedure again > > but I came unstuck and I can't find anything to do with declaring a > procedure in pymel. Can anyone help? Here's what I've written so far. > Thanks in advance > > > ############################################################################################################## > > #get selection > > sel=ls(sl=1) > > #get user input > input = promptDialog(t='New > Name',b=['OK','Cancel'],db='OK',cb='Cancel',ds='no input') > > #set base number to 1 > > x=1 > > #test user input and if not empty string, rename selected objects > > if input=='OK': > name=promptDialog(q=1, t=1) > if len(name) != 0: > for s in sel: > s.rename(name + str(x)) > x+=1 > else: > #if user has not input a valid string prompt to retry > message = confirmDialog(message ='Please enter a > name',b=['Retry','Cancel'],db='Retry',cb='Cancel',ds='Cancel') > > > ############################################################################################################## > > -- > view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > change your subscription settings: > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe > -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe