The + $refName + should be outside of all quotes so that it is a mel operation of adding strings. You probably left it inside of quotes and are letting python see that literally for evaluation.
On Oct 14, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Bay <gannboonb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you so much for the reply. It looks like the syntax error i've been > getting is indeed the python's script inability to read a mel variable but > the problem with your solution is now it take +$refrname+ literally, rather > than the value in it but at least now I'm able to isolate the problem and > know what I did wrong. Thanks alot ! > > > On Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:02:56 PM UTC-7, Justin Israel wrote: >> You could just concatenate the strings to make is a literal string: >> >> python("import ZebraRig\nZebraRig.doLeftSwitch('" + $refname + "')"); >> >> Note the single quotes to wrap around the literal value of $refname >> >> >> >> On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:13 PM, Bay <gannbo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > python("import ZebraRig\nZebraRig.doLeftSwitch($refname)"); > -- > view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya > change your subscription settings: > http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe -- view archives: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya change your subscription settings: http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya/subscribe