I was right in the middle of building my first patch with pattrstorage
(hooray!), but now loading the patch gives me something extremely
corrupted….most of the objects are correctly placed on the screen, but
all wires have gone haywire, criss-crossing across the patch window.
Some objects have been unconnected, and some removed, as far as I can tell.
The only change I made was remove the first arg. in pattrstorage and
then save.

Has this ever happened to any of you? It was kind of freaky, and I’m
glad I had a previous version that wasn’t more than an hour senior to
this one.

Andreas.

– oh, and here’s what the patch looked like – please let me know if
this looks normal, that might mean that my max install is wonky or
something:

#P user gswitch 878 328 41 32 0 0;
#P window setfont “Sans Serif” 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 910 226 50 9109513 route max;
#P message 806 568 133 9109513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;
#P newex 407 599 44 9109513 lmult 0.7;
#P newex 456 598 95 9109513 prepend /prob01/light;
#P newex 409 630 44 9109513 lmult 0.7;
#P newex 457 630 95 9109513 prepend /prob02/light;
#P newex 413 660 44 9109513 lmult 0.7;
#P newex 461 660 95 9109513 prepend /prob03/light;
#P newex 407 702 44 9109513 lmult 0.7;
#P newex 455 700 95 9109513 prepend /prob04/light;
#P newex 2 595 83 9109513 prepend /prob04/x;
#P newex 2 575 83 9109513 prepend /prob03/x;
#P newex 2 557 83 9109513 prepend /prob02/x;
#P newex 2 537 83 9109513 prepend /prob01/x;
#P newex 221 834 26 9109513 print;
#P newex 221 810 73 9109513 jazzserver 9000;
#P newex 29 677 123 9109513 udpsend 169.254.3.67 8000;
#P user multiSlider 116 433 621 144 0. 1. 16 2937 47 0 1 2 0 0 0;
#M frgb 76 239 200;
#M brgb 50 50 50;
#M rgb2 127 127 127;
#M rgb3 54 118 111;
#M rgb4 37 52 91;
#M rgb5 74 105 182;
#M rgb6 112 158 18;
#M rgb7 149 211 110;
#M rgb8 187 9 201;
#M rgb9 224 62 37;
#M rgb10 7 114 128;
#P objectname multislider04;
#P user multiSlider 116 289 621 144 0. 1. 16 2937 47 0 1 2 0 0 0;
#M frgb 76 239 200;
#M brgb 50 50 50;
#M rgb2 127 127 127;
#M rgb3 54 118 111;
#M rgb4 37 52 91;
#M rgb5 74 105 182;
#M rgb6 112 158 18;
#M rgb7 149 211 110;
#M rgb8 187 9 201;
#M rgb9 224 62 37;
#M rgb10 7 114 128;
#P objectname multislider03;
#P user multiSlider 116 145 621 144 0. 1. 16 2937 47 0 1 2 0 0 0;
#M frgb 76 239 200;
#M brgb 50 50 50;
#M rgb2 127 127 127;
#M rgb3 54 118 111;
#M rgb4 37 52 91;
#M rgb5 74 105 182;
#M rgb6 112 158 18;
#M rgb7 149 211 110;
#M rgb8 187 9 201;
#M rgb9 224 62 37;
#M rgb10 7 114 128;
#P objectname multislider02;
#P window linecount 3;
#N vpatcher 15 55 615 455;
#P window setfont “Sans Serif” 9.;
#P newex 127 129 32 9109513 / 128.;
#P newex 111 160 53 9109513 zl group 16;
#P newex 103 104 39 9109513 cycle 2;
#P newex 50 160 53 9109513 zl group 16;
#P newex 93 50 40 9109513 uzi 32;
#P newex 73 129 32 9109513 / 128.;
#P newex 93 72 57 9109513 random 128;
#N comlet bang to randomize connected multisliders;
#P inlet 93 30 15 0;
#N comlet 16 different random values , 0…1;
#P outlet 111 184 15 0;
#N comlet 16 random values , 0…1;
#P outlet 50 184 15 0;
#P connect 4 0 6 0;
#P connect 6 0 0 0;
#P connect 7 0 4 0;
#P connect 2 0 5 0;
#P connect 5 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 7 0;
#P connect 9 0 8 0;
#P connect 8 0 1 0;
#P connect 7 1 9 0;
#P pop;
#P newobj 34 258 46 9109513 p random_multislider;
#P button 893 209 15 0;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 893 255 27 9109513 int;
#P newex 910 189 65 9109513 r numboxmax;
#P newex 814 415 65 9109513 r numboxmax;
#P newex 802 238 65 9109513 r numboxmax;
#P flonum 766 267 35 9 0. 1. 3 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P number 838 267 35 9 1 65 3 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 781 307 39 9109513 zl rot -1;
#P message 1045 459 48 9109513 getslotlist;
#P number 802 267 35 9 1 65 3 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 781 285 55 9109513 pack 0. 0 0;
#P newex 779 332 66 9109513 prepend recall;
#P message 944 439 33 9109513 delete;
#P message 893 279 59 9109513 1 , $1 200000;
#P newex 893 302 40 9109513 line 1.;
#P newex 1039 347 59 9109513 s uzi64carry;
#P newex 1107 346 59 9109513 s uzi64index;
#P newex 995 347 37 9109513 s uzi64;
#P newex 1038 317 40 9109513 uzi 64;
#P newex 891 365 35 9109513 r uzi64;
#P newex 25 20 35 9109513 r uzi64;
#P window linecount 3;
#N vpatcher 15 55 615 455;
#P window setfont “Sans Serif” 9.;
#P newex 127 129 32 9109513 / 128.;
#P newex 111 160 53 9109513 zl group 16;
#P newex 103 104 39 9109513 cycle 2;
#P newex 50 160 53 9109513 zl group 16;
#P newex 93 50 40 9109513 uzi 32;
#P newex 73 129 32 9109513 / 128.;
#P newex 93 72 57 9109513 random 128;
#N comlet bang to randomize connected multisliders;
#P inlet 93 30 15 0;
#N comlet 16 different random values , 0…1;
#P outlet 111 184 15 0;
#N comlet 16 random values , 0…1;
#P outlet 50 184 15 0;
#P connect 4 0 6 0;
#P connect 6 0 0 0;
#P connect 7 0 4 0;
#P connect 2 0 5 0;
#P connect 5 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 7 0;
#P connect 9 0 8 0;
#P connect 8 0 1 0;
#P connect 7 1 9 0;
#P pop;
#P newobj 60 47 47 9109513 p random_multislider;
#P window linecount 1;
#N vpatcher 197 93 797 493;
#P window setfont “Sans Serif” 9.;
#P newex 52 50 64 9109513 t b b;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 52 28 57 9109513 r uzi64carry;
#P newex 238 44 35 9109513 r uzi64;
#P newex 238 102 50 9109513 int;
#P window linecount 0;
#P newex 279 81 27 9109513 + 0;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 296 54 57 9109513 r uzi64index;
#P window linecount 0;
#P newex 117 50 40 9109513 t b b b;
#P message 106 207 50 9109513 renumber;
#P message 52 207 45 9109513 getslotlist;
#P newex 156 85 50 9109513 int;
#P message 156 244 49 9109513 store $1;
#N comlet bang to save , reorder and getslotlist;
#P inlet 117 30 15 0;
#N comlet input to select preset number – presets are auto-reordered.;
#P inlet 196 65 15 0;
#N comlet output to pattrstorage;
#P outlet 156 266 15 0;
#P connect 12 0 13 0;
#P connect 13 0 5 0;
#P fasten 7 0 5 0 122 77 57 77;
#P connect 13 1 6 0;
#P fasten 7 1 6 0 137 77 111 77;
#P connect 2 0 7 0;
#P fasten 7 2 4 0 152 77 161 77;
#P connect 10 0 3 0;
#P connect 4 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 0 0;
#P connect 6 0 0 0;
#P connect 5 0 0 0;
#P connect 1 0 4 1;
#P connect 11 0 10 0;
#P connect 9 0 10 1;
#P connect 1 0 9 0;
#P connect 8 0 9 1;
#P pop;
#P newobj 891 416 56 9109513 p storeOrder;
#P message 925 525 21 9109513 65;
#N vpatcher 601 184 1201 584;
#P origin -22 0;
#P window setfont “Sans Serif” 9.;
#P newex 241 280 67 9109513 s numboxmax;
#N comlet send to number box to apply a maximum to it.;
#P outlet 271 187 15 0;
#P newex 271 146 62 9109513 prepend max;
#N comlet send to pattrstorage input to go through available presets;
#P outlet 370 191 15 0;
#P newex 370 148 57 9109513 prepend set;
#P newex 301 70 59 9109513 route slotlist;
#P newex 301 105 49 9109513 maximum;
#N comlet pattrstorage output goes here;
#P inlet 301 50 15 0;
#P connect 5 0 7 0;
#P fasten 1 0 5 0 306 134 276 134;
#P connect 5 0 6 0;
#P connect 0 0 2 0;
#P connect 2 0 1 0;
#P fasten 1 0 3 0 306 136 375 136;
#P connect 3 0 4 0;
#P pop;
#P newobj 878 501 57 9109513 p maximum;
#P button 891 389 15 7;
#P number 911 390 35 9 1 0 1 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P flonum 842 449 35 9 1. 65. 3 139 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P message 1000 417 49 9109513 writeagain;
#P message 970 417 27 9109513 write;
#P message 985 439 33 9109513 clear;
#P message 1096 459 78 9109513 storagewindow;
#P newex 878 479 122 9109513 pattrstorage @savemode 2;
#X client_rect 0 0 640 240;
#X storage_rect 0 0 640 240;
#P objectname u319000006;
#P newex 989 505 53 9109513 autopattr;
#X prestore multislider01 16 0 0.83275 0.306062 0.124062 0.437313
0.846812 0.38425 0.137563 0.583125 0.322562 0.353563 0.531813 0.278375
0.55725 0.151125 0.279 0.887563;
#X prestore multislider02 16 0 0.378625 0.322938 0.425625 0.886688
0.226687 0.725563 0.573563 0.301438 0.273 0.408188 0.645813 0.838062
0.394687 0.447812 0.379313 0.973625;
#X prestore multislider03 16 0 0.756438 0.85425 0.0205 0.2725 0.573
0.654938 0.717313 0.801875 0.47975 0.129688 0.679938 0.18975 0.890563
0.696938 0.457812 0.453563;
#X prestore multislider04 16 0 0.487312 0.573688 0.640625 0.527625
0.659813 0.793 0.443062 0.223375 0.379625 0.28375 0.176625 0.6775 0.2545
0.7565 0.560875 0.838688;
#P objectname u971000007;
#P user multiSlider 116 1 621 144 0. 1. 16 2937 47 0 1 2 0 0 0;
#M frgb 76 239 200;
#M brgb 50 50 50;
#M rgb2 127 127 127;
#M rgb3 54 118 111;
#M rgb4 37 52 91;
#M rgb5 74 105 182;
#M rgb6 112 158 18;
#M rgb7 149 211 110;
#M rgb8 187 9 201;
#M rgb9 224 62 37;
#M rgb10 7 114 128;
#P objectname multislider01;
#P fasten 13 0 35 0 990 458 1050 458;
#P fasten 13 0 11 0 990 468 883 468;
#P fasten 31 0 35 0 949 458 1050 458;
#P fasten 31 0 11 0 949 468 883 468;
#P fasten 25 1 28 0 1058 343 1044 343;
#P connect 4 0 25 0;
#P fasten 25 0 26 0 1043 341 1000 341;
#P fasten 29 1 0 0 928 325 980 325 980 272 963 272;
#P connect 30 0 29 0;
#P connect 43 0 42 0;
#P connect 24 0 18 0;
#P connect 11 0 19 0;
#P fasten 32 0 11 0 784 411 883 411;
#P fasten 35 0 11 0 1050 474 883 474;
#P fasten 16 0 11 0 847 474 883 474;
#P fasten 21 0 11 0 896 436 883 436;
#P fasten 15 0 11 0 1005 436 883 436;
#P fasten 14 0 11 0 975 436 883 436;
#P fasten 12 0 11 0 1101 474 883 474;
#P fasten 40 0 16 0 819 437 847 437;
#P connect 33 0 36 0;
#P connect 38 0 33 0;
#P connect 56 0 55 0;
#P connect 46 0 53 0;
#P connect 46 0 56 0;
#P connect 49 0 50 0;
#P connect 44 0 47 0;
#P connect 22 0 45 0;
#P connect 5 0 22 0;
#P fasten 5 0 44 0 30 72 39 72;
#P connect 55 0 48 0;
#P connect 51 0 48 0;
#P connect 52 0 48 0;
#P connect 53 0 48 0;
#P connect 54 0 48 0;
#P connect 23 0 5 0;
#P connect 47 0 54 0;
#P connect 45 0 52 0;
#P connect 9 0 51 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 57;