Question, and current project update

[JSJ]

Hi

My question is: How do I get the text string representing the name of my extension, at run-time? By name I mean the user-assigned name "My Object 2".

I am working on two projects, "Super Function" which will replace my use of power function, and "Super Store" which will provide a searchable named values capability.

Super function provides looping with configurable start, end, and step values, local functions (same frame), and global functions (within same app/process such as between subapps and main app). It should be very simple to use and in theory allow unlimited nesting. It also provides an expression evaluation capability which includes lots of date, time, and string functions.

Super Store allows the storage of integers and strings by group and key name. You can then fetch them directly by group or name, or use pattern matching to return lists of results, and iterate through them. An example pattern would be "%x%" returns all super store items with the letter x in the name (percent allows any character sequence to match). "x%" would mean starting with x. "_" can be used to match any single character only.

I am writing both for 1.5 first, then will convert once they work. If anyone wants to help test on 1.5, drop me a PM. I will post the 2.0 versions here when ready.

[turboferret]

[]My question is: How do I get the text string representing the name of my extension, at run-time? By name I mean the user-assigned name "My Object 2".[/]
I don't have the SDK on this computer, but I think it is somewhat like this

rdPtr->rHo.rhObjInfoList->oilName[24]

[JSJ]

thanks, it got me close enough to the actual:
rdPtr->rHo.hoOiList->oilName

[Jax]

"Super Store allows the storage of integers and strings by group and key name. You can then fetch them directly by group or name, or use pattern matching to return lists of results, and iterate through them. An example pattern would be "%x%" returns all super store items with the letter x in the name (percent allows any character sequence to match). "x%" would mean starting with x. "_" can be used to match any single character only. "

There is probably no point writing this as I've nearly finished SuperINI which can do just that (among many other things). I will certainally work on it this weekend when everyone is away at Reading.

[JSJ]

Jax
Superstore is already done :-) I shared the idea on the extension development thread early in July.

In any case, my object is purely for global searchable data storage at run-time, there is no file i/o, so I dont think they will do exactly the same thing.
JSJ

[Jax]

Alright n/p.

I'm afraid I haven't been reading every post.