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Mel Scripting FAQ FAQs for Maya

Basics:

•	Do I (as an artist) need to know mel? (updated: 12/07/05)
•	Where do I put scripts in order for maya to find them? (updated: 05/30/05)
•	How do I get a neat list of all optionVars? (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How can I query the type of node of a selected object? (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How do I query the dimensions of the bounding box of an object? (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How do I center the pivot on an object (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How do I put all selected items in a textScrollList? (updated: 05/12/05)
•	What is Mel? (updated: 04/22/05)

General:

•	Error: Cannot convert data of type string[] to type string (updated: 06/05/05)
•	Using the tokenize command, is there a way to always cast the last resulting substrings of a string in a variable? (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How do I define the getPanel command as "void"? (updated: 05/13/05)
•	How can I write a procedure to aim constraints a camera to a selected object? (updated: 05/12/05)
•	How do I refer to a component of a vector array? (updated: 05/12/05)
•	How do I append an expression to an existing expression in MEL? (updated: 05/12/05)
•	How do I query the current user and computer name? (updated: 05/12/05)
•	How do I use connectAttr with a compound attribute? (How can I make connectAttr �see� which connection is already made and choose the next one available?) (updated: 05/12/05)

File IO:

•	How do I find the scene and projects directory of a scene? (updated: 05/26/05)
•	How do I get all files with a certain extension in a directory? (updated: 05/13/05)

Textures / Materials:

•	How do I get the full path of all file textures in a scene? (updated: 10/07/05)
•	How do I get all bins in a scene? (updated: 05/16/05)

Persistant Data:

•	Can I store my own variables form a session to session? (updated: 09/30/05)

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