Programmatically know the currently-saved filename?

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Programmatically know the currently-saved filename?

Hello,

Is there a way I can obtain the currently-saved file's name and path, through the scripting interface? I have been poring over the docs for OS and File (and others!), but haven't seen anything there.

I'm essentially trying to skip a step and save my RSI-prone wrist a few moves-and-clicks, and auto-export the current geometry to a BabylonJS file in the filesystem at the current file's path, using the current file's name as a basis (e.g. saving MyScene, with my intended functionality, would give me MyScene.max.babylon and MyScene.babylon, for which I'm building an auto-loader to pump these graphics to the browser on file-change).

I can certainly prompt myself with the Save As dialog, and I've even gotten the system to auto-export by using something like OS.system('echo ${json} > /path/to/export/file`), but neither of these allows me to really get what I want.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
- Peter

 

[Martin]

Hi Peter,
and welcome to the forum. I've added a function call to Cheetah3D v7.2 Beta 3 which returns the file name/path of the document. It's available in the Document class.

Document::fileName()

Nevertheless I would recommend you to use the Save dialog box if you decide to share your exporter script. Maybe users prefer to change the name of the exported file.

Bye
Martin