Gary Lee Nelson

Is there a way to give a name to an object via a message to that object?

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Gary Lee Nelson
Oberlin College
www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

naming-objects-with-a-message

That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...?

However, you can name all a patch's instances of an object class (like number boxes) all at once, though perhaps you knew that....

Can be handy if you decide you need scripting down the road and have a lot of objects you never named.

That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...? 

I'm sure it can be done by writing a C external for this. We can get the 

f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music

> >>>>>> |sublime music for a desperate people|

> That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...? 

> However, you can name all a patch's instances of an object class (like number boxes) all at once, though perhaps you knew that....

> Can be handy if you decide you need scripting down the road and have a lot of objects you never named.

I'm sure it can be done by writing a C external for this. We can get the 
names, why can't we set them ?

f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music
> >>>>>> http://www.personal-computer-music.com
> >>>>>> |sublime music for a desperate people|

Seejay James wrote:
> That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...? 
>
> However, you can name all a patch's instances of an object class (like number boxes) all at once, though perhaps you knew that....
>
> Can be handy if you decide you need scripting down the road and have a lot of objects you never named.
>
> --CJ
>
>


Have a look at p.26 of Javascript in Max. There's a varname property

that you can use to set the name of a maxobject.

> I'm sure it can be done by writing a C external for this. We can get the

> f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music

> > >>>>>> |sublime music for a desperate people|

> > That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...?

> > However, you can name all a patch's instances of an object class (like number boxes) all at once, though perhaps you knew that....

> > Can be handy if you decide you need scripting down the road and have a lot of objects you never named.

Have a look at p.26 of Javascript in Max.  There's a varname property
that you can use to set the name of a maxobject.

On 1/9/07, f.e  wrote:
> I'm sure it can be done by writing a C external for this. We can get the
> names, why can't we set them ?
>
> f.e
>
> f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music
> > >>>>>> http://www.personal-computer-music.com
> > >>>>>> |sublime music for a desperate people|
>
>
> Seejay James wrote:
> > That would be great (i.e., all objects accept a *name foo* message) but I don't think so. Possibly it's because naming in real-time could cause problems...?
> >
> > However, you can name all a patch's instances of an object class (like number boxes) all at once, though perhaps you knew that....
> >
> > Can be handy if you decide you need scripting down the road and have a lot of objects you never named.
> >
> > --CJ
> >
> >
>


Naming objects with a message