First steps with Python

[DomC]

Hello

I wanted to port some of my Document-Based Pascal Scripts to Python. Not because it ist necessary, just to learn something.

I tried just to build a Python example with some commands from the Vectorworks Namespace.

def Test():
   Text = 'Hello Vectorworks.'
   vs.AlrtDialog( Text+' This should work, or not?')
   vs.moveto(0,0)
   vs.Lineto(0,500)
Test()

The "AlrtDialog" seems to work. vs.moveto and vs.lineto do not want

Many thanks for some ideas!

Dom

Error Message:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "", line 7, in

File "", line 5, in in Test

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'moveto'

Edited August 19, 2014 by DomC

[Guest Jim Kelly]

It's a case sensitivity thing - notice that you have "moveto" as the method name and not "MoveTo" and "Lineto" and not "LineTo".

Just ensure the case matches up here:

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/VS:Function_Reference

You can also use the information at the bottom of here:

http://developer.vectorworks.net/index.php/Python

to use an IDE when developing that will autocomplete for you and/or do linting to tell you if a method doesn't exist.

[DomC]

Wow, a stupid alpha error.

(vectorscript is not case-sensitive)

Thank you so much!

Just to complete, the running code:

import vs

def Test():
Text = 'Hello Vectorworks.'
vs.AlrtDialog( Text+' This should work, or not?')
vs.MoveTo(0,0)
vs.LineTo(0,500)
Test()

[Guest Jim Kelly]

Oh wow, actually that brings me back now that you mention it, because Pascal was my second programming language, and I guess now that you mention it, yes it wasn't case sensitive. Blast from the past.