noob: dropfile~ query

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Beattie

Hello,

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

Trying to use dropfile~ to drop a soundfile into and have a buffer refresh itself and access the most recent 'dropped' file.

I'm not sure of the message or object I need to connect these two.

Thanks in advance for your time!

Mark

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MIB

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Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.
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Beattie

Thanks again, MIB. Much appreciated.

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MIB

My pleasure :)

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dthomas86

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Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

The replace $1 message going into the right inlet of the buffer from the left outlet of dropfile also works.
But in MIB's patch having a message box before the prepend replace object box allows the user to see the directory in which the sound file is saved on the user's hdd.