Hologram

driven

it was written for a mac, so maybe...

	d = IO.popen(PYTHON_PATH + " draw_pattern.py " + base_dir + "/" + proposal)

possibly needs to be

	d = IO.popen(File.join(PYTHON_PATH , " draw_pattern.py ",base_dir, proposal))

john
EDIT added the missing bracket...

TIG

The error message points to line #3...
Which reads:
SCRIPTS_DIR = "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ScratchHolograms-master" PYTHON_PATH = "C:\Python27" ...

You must always escape the \ folder de-liminator within ANY "" - OR use '' or / etc.
So change these everywhere to be something like one of these examples...
SCRIPTS_DIR = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\My Documents\\ScratchHolograms-master" ...
or
SCRIPTS_DIR = 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ScratchHolograms-master' ...
or
SCRIPTS_DIR = "C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/My Documents/ScratchHolograms-master" ...
or
SCRIPTS_DIR = 'C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/My Documents/ScratchHolograms-master' ...

The ' /' is the safer folder-path de-liminator...
The \ within "" is taken as an escape character, like in \n == Newline and \t == Tab...
[mod=:3v04zt7t]EDIT: @driven just beat me to it, but as I typed it... here it is anyway !
[/mod:3v04zt7t]

robertWan

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<Errno;;EACCES; Permission denied - C;/Python27/ draw_pattern.py /C;\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents/Untitled.pattern>
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `popen'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

http://www.screencast.com/t/2BSBkccw28NW

Robert

solid_pattern.rb

driven

Error: #<Errno::EACCES: Permission denied - C:/Python27/ draw_pattern.py /C:\Documents

you have spaces before and after draw_pattern.py which may be the issue...

robertWan

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<Errno;;ENOEXEC; Exec format error - C;/Python27/draw_pattern.py C;\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents/Untitled.pattern>
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `popen'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

EDIT:
I now realize it's about the Windows need for trapping spaces in file paths - change it thus:
Change your paths to keep the \ - the system-calls expect them NOT /:
SCRIPTS_DIR = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator\\My Documents\\ScratchHolograms-master" PYTHON_PATH = "C:\\Python27"
Then enclose the two parts of the system-call inside "" :
IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH+"\\draw_pattern.py"+'" "'+base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')

robertWan

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<Errno;;ENOEXEC; Exec format error - "C;\Python27\draw_pattern.py" "C;\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Untitled.pattern">
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `popen'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

current plugin

driven

have a look at Dan's
[Plugin] Hypocycloid Cam Profile Generator v1.0.0 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=470834#p470834
it was based on a python [py/dxf] script that I couldn't get to run...
he reworked it to SU ruby, may be a simpler approach...

john

TIG

I'm no expert on 'python' but isn't the cmd code more like this:

path_to_py argument(s)

Also have you got 'python' set up right in cmd window ?

ftype Python26.File="C:\Python26\python.exe" "%1" %
assoc .py=Python26.File*

AND then run it...

IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH+"\\draw_pattern.py+'" "'+base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')
OR
**system**('"'+PYTHON_PATH+"\\draw_pattern.py+'" "'+base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')

OR perhaps the .py part can't be inside "" ?

Read this about file associations... http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2010/12/14/problem-passing-arguments-to-python-scripts-on-windows/

robertWan

Error Loading File solid_pattern.rb
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229; syntax error, unexpected $undefined, expecting ')'
...w_pattern.py+'" "'+base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229; unterminated string meets end of file
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229; syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting kEND

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

My typo !
2 missing characters...
Try:

IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH+"\\%(#0000FF)["+]draw_pattern.py+'" "'+base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')

If you view your code in Notepad++ with suitable RB syntax coloring it's clearly wrong...

robertWan

@tig said:

If you view your code in Notepad++

I use PSPad. I install Notepad++.

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<NameError; undefined local variable or method `draw_pattern' for main;Object>
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

Try this:
d = IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH%(#0000BF)[+"\\draw_pattern.py "+]base_dir+"\\"+proposal+'"')
I misunderstood, there is no 'draw_pattern' variable !

robertWan

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<Errno;;EINVAL; Invalid argument - "C;\Python27\draw_pattern.py C;\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Untitled.pattern">
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `popen'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

I weary... try...
d = IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH+'\draw_pattern.py" "'+base_dir+'"\\"+proposal+'"')
So many permutations...

robertWan

@tig said:

I weary

Error Loading File solid_pattern.rb
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;230; syntax error, unexpected tCONSTANT, expecting ')'
	puts "Data export done. Python results w...
	          ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;237; syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting kEND
if(file_loaded("solid_pattern.rb"))
                             ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;238; syntax error, unexpected tCONSTANT, expecting kEND
	 menu = UI.menu("Plugins");
	                        ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239; syntax error, unexpected tCONSTANT, expecting kEND
	menu.add_item("Make Solid Scratch Pattern...") { ExportPattern() }
	                   ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;243; syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting kEND
file_loaded("solid_pattern.rb")
                          ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;243; unterminated string meets end of file
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;243; syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting kEND

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

I must sleep now...
BUT I think this is it...
d = IO.popen('"'+PYTHON_PATH+'\draw_pattern.py" "'+base_dir+proposal+'"')

robertWan

Nothing worked out, did it?

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Error; #<Errno;;ENOEXEC; Exec format error - "C;\Python27\draw_pattern.py" "C;\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My DocumentsUntitled.pattern">
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `popen'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;229;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

solid_pattern.rb

TIG

I assume the .py and .pattern files exist ?
Try this instead - there was a missing \ before ' proposal':
d = system('"'+PYTHON_PATH+'\draw_pattern.py" "'+base_dir%(#0000FF)[+"\\"]+proposal+'"')
If you paste this into a Windows cmd window [including the "s] does it work ?
"C:\Python27\draw_pattern.py" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents%(#0000FF)[\]**Untitled**.pattern" - substitute the **Untitled** with another name if appropriate...

robertWan

Finished exporting vertex data.
Running python script...
Data export done. Python results will appear as soon as they are completed
Error; #<NoMethodError; private method `gets' called for false;FalseClass>
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;231;in `ExportPattern'
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/solid_pattern.rb;239

http://www.screencast.com/t/lDjsrKcXTb

draw pattern.jpg