> Oftentimes those problems are easily dealt with by turning them into > regular python strings by calling str(myQString).
this is a MEL GUI not PyQt. the issue is that 'makeSkeleton' is being executed when it is being assigned to the button command flag. > createCharButton=Button([...]command=makeSkeleton(charName)) the button needs to receive a 'live' callable object. i'd be surprised if the button does anything at all because makeSkeleton returns None and that None value is what is assigned to the button callback, not the function. you'll want to use the pymel Callback class to resolve this. the docs i sent out should clear everything up. -chad -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
