Edit an existing symbol

[SBarrettWalker]

Is there a way to insert an object into an existing symbol? I can't find any relevant calls in the "Object-Symbols" section of the developer page. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Sarah

[Pat Stanford]

Get handles to the object you want to make part of the symbol and to the Symbol Definition. Then use Boolean:=SetParent(ObjHand, ContainerHand);

 

(Sorry for the Vectorscript version. I am not up to speed enough to do Python of the top of my head.)

[SBarrettWalker]

Thanks Pat!

 

That is exactly what I needed!

[AlanW]

Pat I just watch in awe at your knowledge of vectorscripting and your so willingness to respond all the time.  

thanks

[DomC]

 

Always a relevation, an input from the master :-)) Me rookie scripter got so many inputs from Pat and other adepts, thanks at this at this point. 

 

[Miguel Barrera]

You could also use the following command to copy an object into a container object:

 

 CreateDuplicateObject(
                objectToDuplicate   :;
                containerHandle     :) : ;

Parameters

objectToDuplicate		HANDLE		The object to be duplicated
containerHandle		HANDLE		The container to the newly duplicated object

 

Duplicates the specified object and inserts the new object into the container. If container is nil, the new object will be inserted in the active container.

 

I use this to copy objects in a symbol into a pio where I can change the look of the objects without changing the symbol definition.