missing python code - old component

I wrote a grasshopper definition about a year and a half ago, maybe two, that made use of some python scripting components. I don't know what versions of Rhino/grasshopper or python I was using as our firm updates these things all of the time. I just opened the files today and the python component has "old" plastered over it and when I open it up all of the code is gone.

ANYONE know how to fix this?

Much thanks.

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on September 26, 2013 at 11:58am

Hi Jon,

my best guess on how to fix this is to use the GH_IO_Viewer.exe (called FileViewer.exe in the very latest GH), convert the file to GHX (if it was already GHX, then ignore this step), open the GHX file in a text editor and try to find the code.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Tirol, Austria

Permalink Reply by Giulio Piacentino on September 26, 2013 at 12:30pm

Hi Jon

if your organization is using Grasshopper 0.9.59-0.9.60, then I think I know what is going on. These are outdated versions that do not support the Python component. Otherwise, I think I would like to know what is happening and attempt to fix it for you and for the whole community, if this is a GhPython-related problem.

If you are using 0.9.61, could you send (one or one of these) definitions? You can do so in private with a PM to me,

Thanks,

Giulio

Giulio Piacentino
for Robert McNeel & Associates
giulio@mcneel.com

Permalink Reply by jon kontuly on September 26, 2013 at 1:12pm

Thanks.

I just downloaded the "most recent" build from the grasshopper site and the build that was downloaded was

Grasshopper 1.0 (0.9.0052). When I installed it and opened my files it said that my files were actually produced on a newer build. I believe it was .0.9.0056.

Not sure what is going on.

Permalink Reply by jon kontuly on September 26, 2013 at 2:04pm

So I figured out why I got the wrong build. If you go to the grasshopper site and then click on DOWNLOAD/Latest Build you get the 52 build. If you just click on DOWNLOAD and not the drop down choices you get the 61 build.

However, even with the 61 build my python components are empty. I have included them with this reply. thanks for taking a look.

Permalink Reply by Anders Holden Deleuran on September 27, 2013 at 4:02am

In case of "old" empty Python components, this method has previously worked for retrieving the code. Good luck..

Permalink Reply by jon kontuly on September 27, 2013 at 7:20am

I am not sure that I understand the suggestion. When I right click there is nothing to copy.

But I appreciate the help.

Permalink Reply by Anders Holden Deleuran on September 29, 2013 at 9:30am

Like so: Right-click the "code" input parameter -> Go to "Set Data Item" and click the cursor within the text input -> Ctrl + A to select all, CTRL + C to copy the text -> Paste the text in a new Python component or text file. FYI, for some reason your components appear to have two "code" inputs, the script text are on the second input.

Permalink Reply by jon kontuly on September 30, 2013 at 11:52am

Thanks!

That was exactly what I needed to do. Thanks again for the help on this. Not sure what I would have done if I couldn't recover this code.

Permalink Reply by Anders Holden Deleuran on September 30, 2013 at 12:54pm

No problem, glad you got your code back..

Permalink Reply by jon kontuly on September 26, 2013 at 2:13pm

looks like my files were too large at first.

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