Give this a try: import maya.cmds as cmds msg_node = cmds.group(empty=True,name='messageNode') cmds.addAttr(msg_node,attributeType='message',longName='myMessage')
Perhaps its breaking because you dont have an object specified as the first argument, although it should be using your selection. On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:41 PM, barnabas79 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all - I was wondering if there was a way to add a dynamic message > attribute without receiving a warning - ie, if I do: > > import maya.cmds as cmds > cmds.addAttr(longName="msgAttr", attributeType="message") > > ... I receive: > > // Warning: file: C:/3D/Maya2008/scripts/AETemplates/ > AEreplaceCompound.mel line 97: Message attributes have no data > values. // > > Anyone know a way to get around this, ie add a message attribute > without receiving an error? Or some way to temporarily disable the > error? > > I know I could do this from the API, but then I would lose the ability > to undo, which I'd rather be able to keep. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Yours, Maya-Python Club Team. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
