pymel.core.system.saveFile¶

saveFile(**kwargs)¶

Save the specified file. Returns the name of the saved file.

Flags:

• force:

  Force an action to take place. (new, open, save, remove reference, unload reference) Used with removeReference to force remove reference namespace even if it has contents. Cannot be used with removeReference if the reference resides in the root namespace. Used with unloadReference to force unload reference even if the reference node is locked, without prompting a dialog that warns user about the lost of edits.

• preSaveScript:

  When used with the save flag, the specified script will be executed before the file is saved.

• postSaveScript:

  When used with the save flag, the specified script will be executed after the file is saved.

• type:

  Set the type of this file. By default this can be any one of: mayaAscii, mayaBinary, mel, OBJ, directory, plug-in, audio, move, EPS, Adobe(R) Illustrator(R), imageplug-ins may define their own types as well.Return a string array of file types that match this file.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.file