Thijs Koerselman

this.patcher.filepath only works in a javascript object that is located in the main patcher window. If you place the js object with the same script in a subpatcher, the attribute seems to return an empty string.

I suspect this might be a known issue, but I can't find it in the archives.

bugreport-this-patcher-filepath

this is the same for the thispatcher object itself. it doesn't 

i think this is expected behavior? frankly, i've never liked it, 

because it means i can't hide the thispatcher object in a subpatch.

On Oct 5, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Thijs Koerselman wrote:

> this.patcher.filepath only works in a javascript object that is 

> located in the main patcher window. If you place the js object with 

> the same script in a subpatcher, the attribute seems to return an 

> I suspect this might be a known issue, but I can't find it in the 

this is the same for the thispatcher object itself.  it doesn't  
report a filepath from a subpatch.
i think this is expected behavior?  frankly, i've never liked it,  
because it means i can't hide the thispatcher object in a subpatch.

>
> this.patcher.filepath only works in a javascript object that is  
> located in the main patcher window. If you place the js object with  
> the same script in a subpatcher, the attribute seems to return an  
> empty string.
>
> I suspect this might be a known issue, but I can't find it in the  
> archives.
>
> (Windows 4.6.3)
>
> -Thijs
>


Quote: thijs.koerselman wrote on Fri, 05 October 2007 12:46

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> this.patcher.filepath only works in a javascript object that is located in the main patcher window. If you place the js object with the same script in a subpatcher, the attribute seems to return an empty string.

> I suspect this might be a known issue, but I can't find it in the archives.

I assume filepath is only available for patchers that are actually saved to disk, i.e. abstractions and top patchers.

To get the file path of the top patcher from inside a subpatcher you need to traverse up until you reach the top patcher and take the filepath property of that one..

Quote: thijs.koerselman wrote on Fri, 05 October 2007 12:46
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> this.patcher.filepath only works in a javascript object that is located in the main patcher window. If you place the js object with the same script in a subpatcher, the attribute seems to return an empty string.
>
> I suspect this might be a known issue, but I can't find it in the archives.
>
> (Windows 4.6.3)
>
> -Thijs
>
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I assume filepath is only available for patchers that are actually saved to disk, i.e. abstractions and top patchers. 

> To get the file path of the top patcher from inside 

> a subpatcher you need to traverse up until you reach 

> the top patcher and take the filepath property of that one..

Ah of course. I guess this.patcher.parentpatcher.filepath will work then. I'll give it a try.

> To get the file path of the top patcher from inside 
> a subpatcher  you need to traverse up until you reach 
> the top patcher and take the filepath property of that one..

Ah of course. I guess this.patcher.parentpatcher.filepath will work  then. I'll give it a try.

[bugreport] this.patcher.filepath