Cycling 74 » Topic: parenthesis () in a message box http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:52:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-59572 <![CDATA[parenthesis () in a message box]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-59572 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:05:32 +0000 Michael Sperone Hello,

I didn’t think that parenthesis in a message box would affect anything, however it seems to be doing that, specifically not allowing me to use a $1.

I am trying to send this message:
gluechord (500 ( $1 500 100))

where $1 changes depending on the number, however the $1 isn’t changing. The help patch and and the reference file don’t mention () being a special character. Any ideas?

For more info, I’m sending this message to [bach.roll], and one of their help files shows a similar example, but theirs works…

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-214377 <![CDATA[Re: parenthesis () in a message box]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-214377 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:02:24 +0000 Luke Hall The alternative is [sprintf] if you don’t like/want/need the spaces between brackets and other items in the list:

– Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –
]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-214378 <![CDATA[Re: parenthesis () in a message box]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/parenthesis-in-a-message-box/#post-214378 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Michael Sperone oh man…. how did I miss that?!
It was the spacing…

But [sprintf] looks like it could be super useful to me in other areas.

Thanks guys!

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