topic Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution. in Libraries & objects

Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:32:26 GMT

Hi all,
I have a zone stamp that is reading a information {room finishes} from a text file using the DATA I/O add-on and populates custom parameters with that information.
When I select one Zone - open the properties dialog and press OK the information is properly read, the issue is that I have 300-600 rooms/zones per floor [on 6 levels] and selecting all and pressing o.k does not do this.
I have tried to use the rebuild , and also tried to change the pen number for all zones but none of the above works.
The portion of the script which is doing that work is in the master script.
Any ideas would be great - I would hope that one should not select 3400 zones individually and press OK just to update them..
Thanks , Jonathan.
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AC11,AC12, WinXp SP3

Re: Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:44:04 GMT

Hi Jonathan,

Does 'Update Zones' on the Design menu work? I know this updates the figures it reads from the zone, but whether it also updates I/O data or not I have no idea.

If that doesn't work have you tried selecting the zone tool, then Ctrl+A to select all the zones on that storey, then click the properties/settings button and 'OK' it without making any changes?

Re: Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution.

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:54:51 GMT

Peter wrote:
Hi Jonathan,

Does 'Update Zones' on the Design menu work? I know this updates the figures it reads from the zone, but whether it also updates I/O data or not I have no idea.

Much to my surprise - it does not

Peter wrote:
If that doesn't work have you tried selecting the zone tool, then Ctrl+A to select all the zones on that storey, then click the properties/settings button and 'OK' it without making any changes?

Peter , as I wrote - that's the first thing I tried - does not work.
Thanks , Jonathan

Re: Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution.

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:57:26 GMT

Hello,

Are you declaring the values before using the "parameters"-command?
Sometimes the values do not change unless declared first;

myValue = inputValue
parameters myValue = myValue

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Regards, Juha

Re: Zone Stamps , Data I/O add-on , script execution.

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Juha wrote:
Hello,

Are you declaring the values before using the "parameters"-command?
Sometimes the values do not change unless declared first;

myValue = inputValue
parameters myValue = myValue

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Regards, Juha

Juha - I had that issue , but i did initialise the variables with some value before reading the data and using the parameters.
Thanks , Jonathan