[Closed] MaxScript – Save as Archive

Thank you for your suggestion SamSed. It really worked. My Code is like following.

(
	renderSceneDialog.close()
	
	Cams = for Cam in cameras where (superclassof Cam == camera) collect Cam
	Width = renderWidth as string
	Height = renderHeight as string
	File = rendOutputFilename  as string
	rendTimeType = 2
	FF = animationrange.start as string
	LF = animationRange.end as string
	
	VerBase = (maxVersion())[1]/1000 
	If VerBase > 12 then
		Ver = Verbase + 1998
		else
		 Ver = "Pre 2011"
		
if Cams.count > 0 then
	(
	output_name = ((maxfilepath)+"/ProjectInfo.xml")
	if output_name != undefined then
		(
		output_file = createfile output_name
		if output_file != undefined then
			(
				
				format "%
" "<xml>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<Version>" to:output_file
				format "<Version>%</Version>
" Ver to:output_file
				format "%
" "</Version>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<Renderer>" to:output_file
				format "<renderer>%</renderer>
" renderers.current to:output_file
				format "%
" "</Renderer>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<Cameras>" to:output_file
				for Cam in Cams do format "<camera>%</camera>
" Cam.name to:output_file
				format "%
" "</Cameras>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<FrameRange>" to:output_file
				format "<start>%</start>
" FF to:output_file
				format "<end>%</end>
" LF to:output_file
				format "%
" "</FrameRange>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<Resolution>" to:output_file
				format "<width>%</width>
" width to:output_file
				format "<height>%</height>
" height to:output_file
				format "%
" "</Resolution>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "<OutputInfo>" to:output_file
				format "<outfile>%</outfile>
" File to:output_file
				format "%
" "</OutputInfo>" to:output_file
				format "%
" "</xml>" to:output_file
				close output_file
			)
		)
	)
rendOutputFilename = ""
	
max file archive
)

It obviously creates an XML file just next to the project file. I am pretty sure that there are more efficient ways to do the same, but this one is more than enough to satisfy my needs.

My next challenge is including this XML file into the created archive.

As per my google research as a newbie, it can be possible via marking the XML file as an asset of the project. Looks like setMaxFileAssetMetadata is the correct tool to achieve this, but after an extensive search and multiple tries I am out of ideas.

Any suggestions about this?

Thanks in Advance…

it can be possible via marking the XML file as an asset of the project. Looks like setMaxFileAssetMetadata is the correct tool to achieve this, but after an extensive search and multiple tries I am out of ideas.

I’m not very familiar with setMaxFileAssetMetadata. so i can’t help with that.

However, i’ll do it this way (maybe there are other better ways). Add that file as a new custom dependency in the asset tracking system (ATS) and then zip the whole thing with maz() function.
Your code will look like this:

(
       	renderSceneDialog.close()
       	
       	Cams = for Cam in cameras where (superclassof Cam == camera) collect Cam
       	Width = renderWidth as string
       	Height = renderHeight as string
       	File = rendOutputFilename  as string
       	rendTimeType = 2
       	FF = animationrange.start as string
       	LF = animationRange.end as string
       	
       	VerBase = (maxVersion())[1]/1000 
       	If VerBase > 12 then
       		Ver = Verbase + 1998
       		else
       		 Ver = "Pre 2011"
       		
       if Cams.count > 0 then
       	(
       	output_name = ((maxfilepath)+"/ProjectInfo.xml")
       	if output_name != undefined then
       		(
       		output_file = createfile output_name
       		if output_file != undefined then
       			(
       				
       				format "%
" "<xml>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<Version>" to:output_file
       				format "<Version>%
" Ver to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</Version>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<Renderer>" to:output_file
       				format "<renderer>%
" renderers.current to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</Renderer>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<Cameras>" to:output_file
       				for Cam in Cams do format "<camera>%
" Cam.name to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</Cameras>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<FrameRange>" to:output_file
       				format "<start>%
" FF to:output_file
       				format "<end>%
" LF to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</FrameRange>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<Resolution>" to:output_file
       				format "<width>%
" width to:output_file
       				format "<height>%
" height to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</Resolution>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "<OutputInfo>" to:output_file
       				format "<outfile>%
" File to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</OutputInfo>" to:output_file
       				format "%
" "</xml>" to:output_file
       				close output_file
       			)
       		)
       	)
       rendOutputFilename = ""
       ATSCustomDepsOps.AddFile output_name [color=Pink]-- Add the newly created XML file into the ATS
       ATSOps.Refresh() 
       local Asset = #()
       ATSOps.GetFiles &Asset --collect all scene files and paths
       archive = (maxfilepath+ (getFilenameFile maxFileName) + ".zip")-- For simplicity sake your zip file will be located in the same folder as your max file, replace maxfilepath with a folder of your choosing with getSavePath()
       maz archive Asset[/color] -- archive the project
       )

Hope this helps a bit.

this code Error in #Line

ATSCustomDepsOps.AddFile output_name – Add the newly created XML file into the ATS

I want this code in cmd

for %a in (13 14) do “D:\setup\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2014\3dsmaxcmd.exe” -rfw:0 -continueOnError “F:\a37 (%a).max” -bitmapPath:“F:\TEXTURE” -rps:“D:\desktop\presents.rps” -width:500 -height:500 -o=d:\desktop\r\a37%a.jpg -preRenderScript:“D:\desktop[B]MAXSCRIPT[/B].ms”

MAXSCRIPT= upcode.

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