How to save an active object's name to string/value?

[Jocastus]

Hello. I know you can use Fusion 2.5 to create objects by their name, but is it possible to save an objects name to a string or value? Thanks.

[klikhappy]

I don't know if there is a way to get the name from the object directly. You're probably not looking for a workaround, but you could always store the active object's name in one of its alterable strings.

Here is a silly little example that uses that method:

http://mfa.aquadasoft.com/upload/139...lication_1.mfa