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I am a new max user and I a building my first patch, right now I am having a hard time figuring out how to get a number box with a 400 inside to count down to 200 over time. I tried banging a message that contains ( 400, 200 10000 ) but that just immediately sends a 200 to the number box then no change. How do I do this. 

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I am a new max user and I a building my first patch, right now I am having a hard time figuring out how to get a number box with a 400 inside to count down to 200 over time. I tried banging a message that contains ( 400, 200 10000 ) but that just immediately sends a 200 to the number box then no change. How do I do this. 
thank you,

counting-down-a-number-object

As with most things in Max, there are myriad ways to do this. The simplest way to do what you ask for is to use line:

Depending on the bigger picture, there may be advantages to using other methods, such as a counter/metro combination, Uzi, accum, IncDec, etc.

Studying the tutorials should give you a better idea of the range of possible ways to approach this problem, and find the method that works for your specific problem.

great thanks for the quick reply, how do I paste that code in max and turn it into something also what is that "line" called in max documentation so I read how to use it?

great thanks for the quick reply, how do I paste that code in max and turn it into something also what is that "line" called in max documentation so I read how to use it?
thanks

On Jan 25, 2009, at 2:34 PM, jimmy joe roche wrote:

> great thanks for the quick reply, how do I paste that code in max 

> and turn it into something also what is that "line" called in max 

Copy the "funny" text, including the lines that read:

Then go to Max and select "New From Clipboard" from the file menu. You 

could also just paste into an existing patcher.

>
> great thanks for the quick reply, how do I paste that code in max  
> and turn it into something also what is that "line" called in max  
> documentation so I read how to use it?

Copy the "funny" text, including the lines that read:
----------begin_max5_patcher----------
-----------end_max5_patcher-----------

Then go to Max and select "New From Clipboard" from the file menu. You  
could also just paste into an existing patcher.

Chris Muir
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http://www.xfade.com

counting down a number object