Hi!
I have a folder containing each individual assets for a project. Each asset is in a folder and I would like a way to generate an array of all folder names in VEX if possible.
I would prefere a VEX solution since that's the only coding I know. If not, Python.
-Olivier
Get Array of all Folder Names in specific path(VEX? Python?)
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- olivierth
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- alexmajewski
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I think Vex can't interact with the file system. You could use Python to make a list of folders and then set them as a detail array attribute on your geometry, so you can then continue in Vex.
If you're in sops, you can drop down a Python sop:
You should now see an array attribute containing the names of folders present in the specified directory.
Depending on your setup, maybe File Pattern TOP could be an alternative solution.
If you're in sops, you can drop down a Python sop:
import os node = hou.pwd() geo = node.geometry() # Set this variable to your path source_dir = "$HIP/USD/Kitchen_set/assets" # Finds directories in source_dir dir_list = [filename for filename in os.listdir(source_dir) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(source_dir,filename))] # Adds and sets detail array attribute named "assets" array_name = "assets" geo.addArrayAttrib(hou.attribType.Global, array_name, hou.attribData.String) geo.setGlobalAttribValue(array_name, dir_list)
You should now see an array attribute containing the names of folders present in the specified directory.
Depending on your setup, maybe File Pattern TOP could be an alternative solution.
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I just realized you were most likely asking about Solaris Vex/Python. My bad. Here's how you could handle it using Python Scrip lop:
import os from pxr import Sdf node = hou.pwd() stage = node.editableStage() source_dir = "$HIP/USD/Kitchen_set/assets" dir_list = [filename for filename in os.listdir(source_dir) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(source_dir,filename))] # prim to store the array on prim = stage.GetPrimAtPath("/cube1") # Adds and sets array attribute named "assets" array_name = "assets" attr = prim.CreateAttribute(array_name, Sdf.ValueTypeNames.StringArray) attr.Set(dir_list)
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