Cycling 74 » Topic: Saving Instances of a Standalone http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-58856 <![CDATA[Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-58856 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:32:46 +0000 Cycling84 Hi,

I know that I can create a standalone in max msp that allows the user to create objects . But can the user then save the standalone to a file, so it can be reopened with the objects they created?

Would this require building a custom max object that stores the state of a standalone? Or could this be done with Java script?

Not sure if this is possible.

Thanks!

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211522 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211522 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:36:31 +0000 Peter Nyboer In saying “allows the user to create objects” I’m assuming you mean it is possible to have a standalone script objects into existence?
You’d have to create a way of cataloging and storing the changes the user made. So if, during their session, they did stuff that instantiated objects x,y, and z, you’d have to store that information in a file. That file could be a text file, created with coll, text, or a javascript, or a json file, generated with the help of pattrstorage, or a json file saved from a javascript, or….it really depends on the patch, but yes, it’s probably possible.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211523 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211523 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:37:09 +0000 Peter Nyboer Then, of course, when the standalone started again, you’d have to recall your file and use it to script out all the things that were done before.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211524 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211524 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:03:43 +0000 Cycling84 Thanks! I will look into different ways of cataloging newly created objects. I’m sure it could work, but I think it would take a fair amount of time to come up with a way of storing. But I like the ideas you presented. Thank you

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211525 <![CDATA[Re: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-211525 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:27:40 +0000 Peter Nyboer The complexity of recall depends on how you allow the user to create objects, and if the timing of those things are important. If you are using javascript to script objects into existence, you may want to look into an earlier post I have about JSON in javascript:

http://cycling74.com/forums/topic.php?id=33601

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-249732 <![CDATA[Reply To: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-249732 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:21:34 +0000 keepsound I have build this solution…maybe she’s not elegant, but it works… any suggestion is appreciated…but please without javascripts..I don’t understand them…:-)

– Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –
]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-249734 <![CDATA[Reply To: Saving Instances of a Standalone]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/saving-instances-of-a-standalone-3/#post-249734 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:35:44 +0000 keepsound With this patch you can create 10 obj instances (depending how much objs you need to create in each instance…using the scripts to “thispatcher”). If you need more instances, change the attributes to the “gate”, “route” and “pak” objects (they should have the same number of in/outlets). The storeable presets are 3…you can add some others to have more presets (copy all the related objs for the store and recall function)…and you have to change the maximum attribute to the object number too (near the “create new object” button).
To see all the created objects (if more than one), switch in edit mode and move the created objects…and see the varnames of them. I don’t have send them the x-y coordinates yet, but that’s easy to do and to save in the pattstorage. The created file is a .xml, so you can check what you have saved.

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