Read data from a file

[CharalamposApostolou]

Is there a way to read data from a file? I have a document file with some attributes in each line and i want to read some attributes and build objects according to that.

[CharalamposApostolou]

I know only the basics of Python. I set the buildingID to float like you told me.

[MatthiasBuehler1]

it works fine here ..

the try commenting out some things and print the type of buildingID :

buildingID = int (ce.getAttribute(shape, 'buildingID'))
print type(buildingID)

I am not sure if this is really the issue.

what version of CityEngine are you using ?

[CharalamposApostolou]

I am using the 2010.3 version

[MatthiasBuehler1]

for me it's working too, in 2010.3, without edits.


are you using all forward slashes in the file paths ? ( '/')

sorry, but it seems you really have to track it down line by line.. it works fine here, so it must something small.

maybe add a screenshot, where I can see ALL the details too, ok ?

[CharalamposApostolou]

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ok i will try to find whats going on

[CharalamposApostolou]

I think am doing something wrong in the second argument of this:
buildingID = int(ce.getAttribute(Shape, 'buildingID'))

did i have to set a path like "/CityEngine/..../buildingID" ?

[MatthiasBuehler1]

hi ..

no, the attribute is just an object attribute, thus it needs no path. it's linked to the shape.

name correct ? no syntax error ? no space at the end or similar ?

did you select the shape while running the script ? if the selection is empty, nothing is done ..

[CharalamposApostolou]

Thank you very much for your help. the code worked perfectly. I hadto change something in the directory.

[MatthiasBuehler1]

shaaring, shaaring ! 😉


glad I was able to help !