Legacy:BatchImportCommandlet

Category:Legacy Class (UT2003)

UT2003 :: Object >> Commandlet >> BatchImportCommandlet (Package: Editor)

A native commandlet for importing multiple files into a package.

Syntax

UCC Editor.BatchImport <package filename> <import type> <wildcard>

Example

At the command line in a DOS box:

C:\UT2003\System> UCC Editor.BatchImport ..\Sounds\MyNewSoundPackage.uax audio D:\UTSounds\MySounds\*.wav

This imports all wave files in the D:\UTSounds\MySounds directory into the package MyNewSoundPackage.uax.

Parameters

package filename 

Name of the (new) package with path and file extension.

import type 

The type of resource to import. This could be something like "Audio", "Texture" or "StaticMesh".

wildcard 

A wildcard specifying the location of the file(s) to import.

How does This Work?

The BatchImport commandlet only executes import console commands for every file that matches the specified wildcard. The command looks like this:

<import type> import package="package name" file="path and name of matching file" name="name of file without extension"

Note that the import type isn't an object class, it's actually a console command.

Known Import Types And Extensions

Import Type	Extension(s)	Notes
Audio	wav	Sounds
Texture	pcx, bmp, tga, dds	Textures will be imported with default settings, i.e. not masked, default LOD set (which one?), etc.
StaticMesh	lwo, T3D (others?)	Static Meshes will be imported with collision and no additional commands are executed (e.g. STATICMESH SETPROJECTION MESH=someMesh AREAID=number)

Note: the T3D format on StaticMesh will error on import if the proper textures are not in place before hand ( exactly properly done).

Related Topics

• Exec Directive
• UnrealEd 2 Console
• UnrealEd Console