Care to explain a bit further?
On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Schoenberger <x...@digidragon.de> wrote: > ** > > Note: If you set the workgroups without the prefs file, it is not stable. > Depending on the plugins you have installed in your workgroups. > > Holger Schönberger > technical director > The day has 24 hours, if that does not suffice, I will take the night > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Ponthieux, Joseph > G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] > *Sent:* Friday, April 26, 2013 10:29 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: Setting workgroups via batch file > > As Luc-Eric said you can call the setenv anywhere in your bat file, but > if you want to do it all in one line try this: **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > call "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013 > SP1\Application\bin\setenv.bat" & start /min cmd /c "%XSI_BINDIR%\xsi.bat > -w \\path\to\workgroup1,\\path\to\workgroup2"**** > > ** ** > > This kind of command “joining” can be especially useful if executing > system commands from Perl **** > > ** ** > > --**** > > Joey Ponthieux**** > > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)**** > > Mymic Technical Services**** > > NASA Langley Research Center**** > > __________________________________________________**** > > Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not **** > > represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Gene Crucean > *Sent:* Friday, April 26, 2013 3:15 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Setting workgroups via batch file**** > > ** ** > > Hey guys,**** > > ** ** > > So I'm trying to set some environment variables via a batch script but > this page ( > http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/xsidocs/EnvVars_EnvironmentVariableReference.htm) > doesn't have a workgroup variable to set. **** > > ** ** > > I stumbled upon Stephens blog ( > http://xsisupport.com/2011/11/09/setting-workgroups-at-startup/) which > references a *data_management.workgroup_appl_path* variable but then I'm > forced to use the SI command prompt and to be honest I'm not even sure how > to call that thing from within a bat file since *call "C:\Program > Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013 SP1\Application\bin\SIShell.bat" *doesn't > seem to work.**** > > ** ** > > I've tried this which works... **** > > ** ** > > echo \\path\to\proj\pipeline\extensions\softimage2013\workgroups\Arnold > > "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Autodesk\Softimage_2013_SP1\Data\workgroups.wkg"**** > > echo \\path\to\proj\pipeline\extensions\softimage2013\workgroups\RGH >> > "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Autodesk\Softimage_2013_SP1\Data\workgroups.wkg"**** > > echo \\path\to\proj\pipeline\extensions\softimage2013\workgroups\3rdParty>> > "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Autodesk\Softimage_2013_SP1\Data\workgroups.wkg" > **** > > ** ** > > The problem I have is that if we ever change the workgroup paths, on next > launch, Soft holds onto those old paths with Kung-Fu Grip even though the > paths in the .wkg file are set properly.**** > > ** ** > > I can't stand many things in Maya but this is one area it's clearly ahead > of Soft.**** > > ** ** > > set MAYA_MODULE_PATH=\\path\to\proj\pipeline\extensions\maya2013_5\modules > <-- done deal**** > > ** ** > > Btw, I know about xsi -w option but I'm not sure how that would work with > a .bat file. My setup is like this...**** > > ** ** > > File one:**** > > call \\path\to\setEnvVars.bat**** > > start /min cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013 > SP1\Application\bin\XSI.bat"**** > > ** ** > > File two:**** > > Sets all envvars.**** > > ** ** > > File one calls the file that contains the envvars, those get set, then it > launches Soft. If I was to use the -w flag, it would have to go on the end > of the second line in the first file and not in the envvar's file.**** > > ** ** > > So basically, the second line of file one would be something like this:*** > * > > start /min cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013 > SP1\Application\bin\XSI.bat -w \\path\to\workgroup1,\\path\to\workgroup2"* > *** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Will someone that understands this setup please shed some light on this > little golden nugget of my day?**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -- **** > > -Gene**** > > -- -Gene
