dd1984

so, i've been thru the help file and the ref manual for [thispatcher] and i've managed to create new objects no problem. what i can't seem to get is a way to dynamically duplicate an existing subpatch (& then change the name). can this be done with [thispatcher] or is javascript the solution? and i really know nothing about javascript . . .

i'm running max/msp4.6 on a mac laptop w/ osx 10.4. any help is welcome & greatly appreciated.

so, i've been thru the help file and the ref manual for [thispatcher] and i've managed to create new objects no problem.  what i can't seem to get is a way to dynamically duplicate an existing subpatch (& then change the name).  can this be done with [thispatcher] or is javascript the solution?  and i really know nothing about javascript . . . 

i'm running max/msp4.6 on a mac laptop w/ osx 10.4.  any help is welcome & greatly appreciated.

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Probably best to save your subpatch as an abstraction then create and name a new instance with a message like "script newobject newobj @text @varname " to [thispatcher].

Probably best to save your subpatch as an abstraction then create and name a new instance with a message like "script newobject newobj @text  @varname " to [thispatcher].

it seems like solid logic to do it that way, but is that a max5 message? when i try it, the @ symbol just gives me an error message. is there a max4.6 version, or did i somehow mess up?

even if i send the message, "script new template example" (with "example" as an abstraction, i get the error message, error: patcher: doesn't understand "example". any thoughts?

it seems like solid logic to do it that way, but is that a max5 message?  when i try it, the @ symbol just gives me an error message.  is there a max4.6 version, or did i somehow mess up?

even if i send the message, "script new template example" (with "example" as an abstraction, i get the error message, error: patcher: doesn't understand "example".  any thoughts?

Check that your subpatch is somewhere in the max search path. If this still doesn't work it might be something that works only in max5. Maybe have a look into scripting with javascript. I have barely touched max4 since upgrading and get frustrated when I try to use it now, so I probably won't be much help.

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