How can I Change File name in Maxscript?

Question

I don't know how to specify a name and directory for the render output.

How can I do so in the render function?

I'll be thankful if you give me a snippet of code for video rendering with max script

Answer 1

Here is a small snippet from a script that I use to render unit-testing scenes:

local extension = ".png"
local suffix = ""
if rendTimeType != 1 do (
    -- Add suffix to separate frame numbers if not single-frame render
    suffix = "_"
)
rendOutputFilename = outputDir + filename + suffix + extension
rendSaveFile = true

Note that rendTimeType, rendOutputFilename and rendSaveFile are 3ds Max variables. The rest of them are local variables that I've set. I'm sure you get the idea.

Check the documentation for more information.