yourNewString=(OpenMaya.MFnStringData ( OpenMayaUI.MHWShaderSwatchGenerator.initialize() ) ).string()
i have not tested, but a similarly annoying thing happens with string attributes i.e. dataHandle=block.inputValue(fileNode.aAddress) strAddressTemp = OpenMaya.MFnStringData( dataHandle.data() ) strAddress = strAddressT.string() --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
