Foiled by a single letter, thank you for noticing that. and thanks for the suggestion to use a method. I'll use this approach instead.
Cheers, Chad On Jun 8, 12:01 pm, Ed Caspersen <[email protected]> wrote: > try using dataType (dt) and not attributeType (at): > > pym.addAttr(sel[0], longName="ieCacheType", dt="string" ) > > Since your selected node has methods you could just call straight off the > node itself > > sel[0].addAttr("ieCacheType", dt="string") > > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Chad_Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > I'm trying to create a string attr, but im getting and error saying > > the type specified is unknown. The pymel docs say otherwise. > > > sel = pym.selected() > > pym.addAttr(sel[0], longName="ieCacheType", at="string" ) > > > # Error: RuntimeError: Type specified for new attribute is unknown. # > > > Any thoughts on why? > > Thanks! > > > -- > > view archives:http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > > change your subscription settings: > >http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe > > -- > > Ed Caspersen -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe
