Lasse Munk

I want to make a searchable database of my abstractions, where I can give them metatags. I've been looking at dict and coll, but too me it seems that you can store / retrieve data at specific index etc. but I don't seem to find info on how to search through a database, and output a list of entities that match my search criteria.

Any pointers on where to look will be greatly appreciated!

I want to make a searchable database of my abstractions, where I can give them metatags. I've been looking at dict and coll, but too me it seems that you can store / retrieve data at specific index etc. but I don't seem to find info on how to search through a database, and output a list of entities that match my search criteria. 

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don't you want to use a .maxref.xml file ?

i don't know about this file. will check it out. how to access it?

you have to create it from scratch for each abstraction, look at /Max/patches/docs/refpages to see how they are constructed.

thanks a bunch! though two questions come to mind:

1) with this method I can search in my abstractions, if i go to max help and documentation, right?

what if i only want to search among my abstractions?

2) are there a way to automatically generate the code.. kind of like a "web / browser formula" i can fill in my information about the object, and press "generate .xml" ?

thanks a bunch! though two questions come to mind: 

2) are there a way to automatically generate the code.. kind of like a "web / browser formula" i can fill in my information about the object, and press "generate .xml" ?


1) i'm not sure what you mean.. this file assigns tags and other metadatas to your abstractions/objects. (In fact it works for objects, i never tried abstractions... so can't say really, sorry for that... but usually what in max works for objects orks for abstracitons, so... better test anyway !)

2) it is probably possible, though with xml files creation tools that i don't know, i think c74 created their xml files automatically but no idea how.

1) i'm not sure what you mean.. this file assigns tags and other metadatas to your abstractions/objects. (In fact it works for objects, i never tried abstractions... so can't say really, sorry for that... but usually what in max works for objects orks for abstracitons, so... better test anyway !)
2) it is probably possible, though with xml files creation tools that i don't know, i think c74 created their xml files automatically but no idea how.


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