Bernard
Aug. 15, 2005 06:28:35
Hello,
I'm doing the vex tutorial:
http://www.digitalpostproduction.com/Htm/Features/2000/HoudiniVEX/HoudiniVex3.htm [
digitalpostproduction.com]
They say to type $HOME in the textport to return a path. When I do this I get an error saying “ Can't open C
Docum~1/Bern/MyDocum~1..”
Where is my Houdini $HOME path to put the VEX shaders?
Using H8.0.313 Apprentice
thanks,
bernard
edward
Aug. 15, 2005 08:06:23
I think they really meant: echo $HOME
So in any case, the error message indicates the path to you. It's likely in C:\Documents and Settings\Bern\My Documents.
goldfarb
Aug. 15, 2005 17:29:01
if you define your own $HOME variable make sure there are no spaces in the path…Houdini doesn't like spaces….
ben simons
Oct. 8, 2005 15:29:19
Hey,
just a thought/tip - the last time i used Houdini on a Windblows platform i just made a new directory called “houdini” at the top of the C: drive, and then used that as my $HOME.
C:\houdini\
You never have to deal with spaces in directory names, and it's fast to find what you want, because there's less M$ directory traversal. It was a simple thing to do, but everytime i went looking for files I smiled. It's also convenient to access via cygwin shell, etc. Good for home-computing, but of course would be a nightmare in a shared environment.
cheers,
ben.
PS. All that “My Blah” directory nomenclature is so childishly possessive! "No!? It's MINE!!!?!" … I don't think M$ ever understood a shared filesystem. It's all mine mine!! I tell you! :-) haha.