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  Script to find the value – store it – and use it in an expression

  Posted by Jon Date on July 15, 2010 at 11:08 pm

  Is there a way to get a script to find a value of property – store it – and then use it when applying it as an expression on a layer?

  …..I’ll explain: I have been trying to get a script to look at the [0],[1],[2] values of the position on a selected layer. For example, 100,200,300 lets say. I would then like this data to be stored and accessed in a expression I later apply to the same layer through the script. I would also like the values not to change over time so they are set.

  var x = curentLayer.position[0] = ?
  var y = curentLayer.position[1] = ?
  var z = curentLayer.position[2] = ?

  curentLayer.position.expression = “setValue[x,y,z] then more expressions in here etc etc”

  been trying so many ways now and just cant crack it. Tried valueToTime but I need the value to be set at the stored and set at the value of the separate values if that makes sense. I really hope some one can help out in what ever way because I am sure this is basic but its just grabbing my by the balls at the moment!

  Thanks a lot.

  Jon Date replied 15 years, 10 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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