clintonman

I want to add my thanks too. Before downloading Houdini my Nvidia Experience thing said my drivers were up to date. Got Houdini and it ran horribly then found this thread. Checked Nvidia Experience again… update available, ok “click” and a few minutes later the install failed and NV Experience was gone. Final solution - went online to Nvidia drivers and found a newer driver, installed and all is good now. I was on 376.54 and the new driver is 378.66

I found something like it on the Ari Danesh website from 2011:
http://aridaneshvfx.com/files/archive-oct-2011.html [aridaneshvfx.com]

I created this powershell script based on it and the slide image from the first lesson. The text can be copied to a ps1 file to run it(HoudiniShotDirectory.ps1). The easiest way seems to be to right click and choose “run with powershell”
# HoudiniShotDirectory

# original applescript by Ari Danesh
# adapted for Windows Powershell
# http://aridaneshvfx.com/files/archive-oct-2011.html [aridaneshvfx.com]
#
# powershell version by Clinton Reese
#
# the following command can be used to enable script execution in powershell
# first run powershell as an administrator
#
# Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
#
# that is the easy unsafe way to do it
# do an internet search for more secure methods of running powershell scripts
#
$folderNames = @(“geo”, “img”, “hdri”, “render”, “ref”, “notes”, “scripts”, “otls”, “lsystems”, “part”, “dyn”)

$projectName = Read-Host “What is the Project Name?”

if($projectName -eq “”) { return }

$objShell = new-object -com shell.application

# BrowseForFolder information links
# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb774065%28v=vs.85%29.aspx [msdn.microsoft.com]
# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773205%28v=vs.85%29.aspx [msdn.microsoft.com]
# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb774096%28v=vs.85%29.aspx [msdn.microsoft.com]
$Hwnd = 0
$iOptions = 0
$vRootFolder = 0

$projFolder = $objShell.BrowseForFolder($Hwnd, “Where To Save Project”, $iOptions, $vRootFolder)

if(!$projFolder) { return }

$fullpath = New-Item -path $projFolder.self.path -name $projectName -type directory

foreach ($i in $folderNames)
{
New-Item -path $fullpath -name $i -type directory
}

# script sub-folders

$scriptFolderNames = @(“chop”, “cop2”, “obj”, “out”, “sop”)
$scriptpath = $fullpath.ToString() + “/scripts”

foreach ($i in $scriptFolderNames)
{
New-Item -path $scriptpath -name $i -type directory
}
Write-Host “Project folders complete.”

File > Install Digital Asset Library…

This might work for you to fix the error.