Is there a message, for example to name a number box?

I tryed "objectname something" without success.

I'd like to name many objects.
I don't want to use pattr's

Is there a message, for example to name a number box?
I tryed "objectname something" without success.

object-name

On 19 sept. 08, at 17:28, Derrick Giscloux wrote:

> Is there a message, for example to name a number box?

> I tryed "objectname something" without success.

In Max 5, you can use the varname attribute. There's also the "script 

class yourvarname select 3 5" message to thispatcher which also work 

in Max 4 (look at the scripting subpatcher of thispatcher's help 

file). You might also want to consider using js to name the objects 

it's pretty easy to iterate through objects (this.patcher.apply()) and 

set their name with the varname property.

> Hello ,
>
> I'd like to name many objects.
> I don't want to use pattr's
>
> Is there a message, for example to name a number box?
> I tryed "objectname something" without success.

In Max 5, you can use the varname attribute. There's also the "script  
class yourvarname select 3 5" message to thispatcher which also work  
in Max 4 (look at the scripting subpatcher of thispatcher's help  
file). You might also want to consider using js to name the objects  
it's pretty easy to iterate through objects (this.patcher.apply()) and  
set their name with the varname property.

object name