Hello guys! I want to make a program in VB that send some values to a plugin in sketchup to orbit, pan or move inside sketchup.

how can i do this? how can i execute a plugin outside sketchup and send some values.
Everytime the VB value change the sketchup plugin execute and do something like orbit using VB values?

Hi! is it possible Sketchyphysics to get a hinge value when rotate?? if i put $f.to_f into controller box the hinge becomes a servo pls help!

I got it!!!! file.open works fine in webconsole, but inside script box dont! becouse open method is private.. so this is the code
File.send(:open,'c:\foo.txt', 'wb') {|f| f.write $f }

send "force" access to the method open. i think script box try to access File class and has no access.
Sorry for my english i hope you guys understand and tnx for the help.

@sdmitch said:

It could be something as simple as trying to write a file to the root directory. Windows Vista says that I don't have access even from the admistrator account.

Try this

	File;;open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'foo.txt'), 'wb') {|f| f.write $variablename } 
> 

which will create the file in the script directory.

Tnx iam going to test this when i get home, but i think the problem is this (private method `open' called for....
the Class File.open is private needs to be public i think.... where can i change this? where is this class?

@sdmitch said:

Ruby uses the '' to quote the next character so in the script you either need to double the character '\' or use '/' instead.

'wb' ??? Sketchup uses Ruby 8.? version and this may not be supported. I don't find this context in my Ruby reference book.

Hello Sdmitch! tnx!

I tried what you told, but same error any ideia?
File::open('c:/foo.txt', 'w+') {|f| f.write $variablename }

Works fine on console but not into script box.

Hello guys my name is Gustavo and iam from Brazil, i would like to know how to how to Write variable value into (Ex:test.txt) file.

Iam using this code inside WebConsole " File::open('c:\foo.txt', 'wb') {|f| f.write $variablename } " it Works!!! create a file and writes variable value but when i try this same code inside Script area give me this msg error
String doesn't compile: Error in Script:
File::open('foo.txt', 'wb') {|f| f.write 'ruby!' }

String doesn't compile: Error in Script:
File::open('c:\foo.txt', 'wb') {|f| f.write 'ruby!' }

private method `open' called for MSketchyPhysics3::SP3xCommonContext::File:Class#<RuntimeError: Error in Script:
File::open('c:\foo.txt', 'wb') {|f| f.write 'ruby!' }

private method open' called for MSketchyPhysics3::SP3xCommonContext::File:Class> C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/ControllerCommands.rb:1314:in initEvents'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/ControllerCommands.rb:1342:in initialize' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/ControllerCommands.rb:729:in new'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/ControllerCommands.rb:729:in createBody' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:387:in createBodyFromCollision'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:254:in dumpCollision' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:238:in each'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:238:in dumpCollision' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:763:in initialize'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:1623:in new' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:1623:in startphysics'
C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:1650:in physicsTogglePlay' C:/PROGRA~2/Google/GOOGLE~1/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/sketchyphysicstool.rb:1738 (eval):3:in call'
(eval):3