halflifebe

I would like to send a coma (,) to a "pack" object but it doesn't work.

I would like to send a coma (,) to a "pack" object but it doesn't work.
Check the picture to see my patch.

how-to-send-a-coma-in-pack

...it might be easier to send a pack in coma...(sorry couldn´t resist)

look at this, its much easier and probably does what you want:

...it might be easier to send a pack in coma...(sorry couldn´t resist)
look at this, its much easier and probably does what you want:


You can format your pack this way (you need the so Max knows you want a literal comma):

Hope that helps! Otherwise, sprintf is great for this kind of thing...

You can format your pack this way (you need the  so Max knows you want a literal comma):

Hope that helps!  Otherwise, sprintf is great for this kind of thing...


Why do you want the coma there? I think you'd be better off sending a number, then a list. [line~] doesn't know anything about the coma. It's just short-hand for message to break things into separate messages. Look at what it does:

ok thanks everyone. I used the "Jeff Thompson" solution.

(my first patch on max :) I used to work with puredata)

ok thanks everyone. I used the "Jeff Thompson" solution.
Here is my patch.

(my first patch on max :) I used to work with puredata)


how to send a coma in "pack"