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Sorry, I accidentally replied to another post.

and would like to set the port number with a loadbang-triggered message,

than hard-coding it into a heavily-buried subpatch.

The object's inlet reads 'Set the UDP port on this inlet' but I'm not sure

pass the port number. I tried giving it an int but it says 

The help patch doesn't show how to do this... it must be pretty

but I'm stuck. Any tips would be gratefully appreciated.

It's also quite possible that I'm hitting one of many blind spots in my

abilities, in which case I plead for your collective mercy. :)

Sorry, I accidentally replied to another post.
Reposting under new topic...

I am using the CNMAT udp-read object (http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/MAX)
and would like to set the port number with a loadbang-triggered message,
rather
than hard-coding it into a heavily-buried subpatch. 

The object's inlet reads 'Set the UDP port on this inlet' but I'm not sure
how 
pass the port number. I tried giving it an int but it says 
'udp-read: doesn't understand "int"'

The help patch doesn't show how to do this... it must be pretty
straightforward
but I'm stuck. Any tips would be gratefully appreciated. 

It's also quite possible that I'm hitting one of many blind spots in my
Maxing 
abilities, in which case I plead for your collective mercy. :)

cnmat-udp-read-object-passing-a-port-number-as-an-argument

I'm not at a PC right now to check, but the Mac version (otudp) understands a "receiveport" message. Like:

I'm not at a PC right now to check, but the Mac version (otudp) understands a "receiveport" message.  Like:

That would make sense since udp-read and udp-write are based on otudp.

cnmat udp-read object - passing a port number as an argument