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Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

hartman.264 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:05:33 +0000

I’m working on a project right now where I would like to open ableton sets (.als files) within my max patch, essentially automating the opening and closing of discrete sets. I know that some other artists I know have opened files remotely, but only by controlling the mouse placement on the screen and then sending a command to double-click the file. Does anyone know of a more elegant solution?

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

pid — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:27:54 +0000

there are a few ways. probably easiest:

message to max:

; max launchbrowser $1

where $1 is a symbol and the complete file path of the target document

…from memory

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

hartman.264 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:51:28 +0000

Thanks pid, I just had to put a file:// in front of the absolute path and it worked beautifully

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

Luke Hall — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:06:08 +0000

Using the [shell] external on OSX would be another way to go about this. It gives you a few extra options like being able to specify which application to open file with if the default one isn’t what you want.

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

decoupigny — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:50:33 +0000

hey there,
i came across this thread while i was looking for ways to open and close ableton sets remotely. im a musician and i play a lot of shows and opening and closing ableton sets takes stage-time and actually gets increasingly difficult with sweat dripping on the keyboard and trackpad. so i was hoping to find a patch that would allow to open and close sets remotely, e.g. by pressing a key. it does not seem to exist but reading your thread it sounded like an easy thing to do in max. is that so ? if so can you help me with it ? i dont know much about max but i did work with pd for a little bit until about two years ago. it would be fantastic if you could help me with this.

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

vichug — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:15:59 +0000

try connecting a key object to a mesage box with

“
; max launchbrowser file://$1

where $1 is a symbol and the complete file path of the target document
“

as explained above

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

decoupigny — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:42:11 +0000

sorry for the late reply. thanks for your answer. i find it difficult to understand your reply due to my lack
of experience of reading messages regarding max.
does ” stand for the usual patch cable ?
why is there a ; in front of the max launchbrowser file://$1 ?
by putting the $1 do you refer to replacing the $1 with the complete file path ?

i only have runtime installed. is there anyone that does not mind patching this together and email
it to me: alex.decoupigny@gmail.com ? i hope this does not come across as be rude..

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

Mr_MdR — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:05:33 +0000

Hi,
When i try this way to open a external file i get a error or it does nothing.

This is my patch:

– Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –

can anybody help me? Thanks!

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

Siska Ádám — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:07:51 +0000

Hi,

you need to use [sprintf] to combine the file URL into a single symbol:

– Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –

I couldn’t check on Windows, but works fine on my Mac.

Best,
Ádám

Re: Is there an object to open files remotely (.jpeg, .mov, .txt, .als, etc…)?

Mr_MdR — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:35:57 +0000

Hello,

Thanks for you answer!
But i get a error (couldn’t find file or unknown error).
So i think the path of the file i enter is wrong.
The complete path is ‘D:/Mark/Desktop/music/Guitar.wav’ (i’m using windows)
The phat you entered is /Users/sadam/Desktop/185.mp4′ but i thing that is for Mac only(?).

(ps. my files are on the ‘D’ drive but Max is installed on the ‘C’ drive.)