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Is there an object like route or a method that can have its argument changed or set with a message box?

eg: (route this) can be changed to > (route that) with a message box (set that) ?

set-route

it works with "set foo" when [route] has only one argument, otherwise you

could use [if] for up to eight arguments (but with a maximum of only 2 possible

my way is to make an abstraction with 8 or more [route] with no arguments

and then use 8 set messages into the 8 right inlets.

in case you need to work with symbols, [zl] is your friend to build all kind of

comparing and routing abstractions, of course including a potion of [gate]

it works with "set foo" when [route] has only one argument, otherwise you
could use [if] for up to eight arguments (but with a maximum of only 2 possible
outlets to choose from.)

my way is to make an abstraction with 8 or more [route] with no arguments
and then use 8 set messages into the 8 right inlets.

in case you need to work with symbols, [zl] is your friend to build all kind of
comparing and routing abstractions, of course including a potion of [gate]
and the like.

In Max 6, route has an inlet for each output so that you can set them independently.

not sure how 'set foo' works , i am on max 5, so i am trying to use (if)

I have a stream of numbers 4,2,7,0,5,6,7,8,9,

these are given a (prepend) for example the letter 'h' so it becomes:

h 4, h 2, h 7, h 0, h 5, h 6, h 7, h 8, h 9,

And I would get my number stream back again on the otherside of udp port. The idea is to stream multiple channels of numbers through a single udp port prepending them a,b,c,d,e,f,g,and so on. hundreds of them.

but on max 5 I cannot change route from 'h' to 'i' or 'j' when need be, to be able to do that via a message box would be great.

so (if) might work, but I am having trouble finding the correct wording.

(if $i1 == $i2 then $i2 ) $i1 being ht stream of numbers and $i2 being 'h' or 'i' or 'j'

(if $i1 == $i2 then $i2 )  $i1 being ht stream of numbers and $i2 being 'h' or 'i' or 'j'

This requires [strcmp] from the Jasch objects:

It's funny how clunky Max 5 feels after living in Max 6 for a while.

wow, thanks so much Chris , I shall try this out asap.

well done, even for knowing about the module, and then bringing it all together to make it work just like route, with the ability to assign from a msg box : )

"but on max 5 I cannot change route from 'h' to 'i' or 'j' when need be, to be able to do that via a message box would be great."

well it should work with "set i", but if you dont have the balls to try it (or to look in the reference) ...

Roman, I don't think that route accepts a set message. Did _you_ try it or look at the reference?

my bad, sorry: memory error in 110.brain!

that was not [route] but [select], and it is not a set messag, it is just an extra inlet.

and the other 15 people i have been telling this since 2001 did never complain.

p.s. ah, i know why that happened. back in the days when you were changing a

select to a route object, it sometimes kept that extra inlet - and then it "didnt work"!

p.s. ah, i know why that happened. back in the days when you were changing a
select to a route object, it sometimes kept that extra inlet - and then it "didnt work"!


I tried (select) and (route) and loads of other things,

you mention (select) but it appears to have an extra inlet to 'set' numeric values, not letters/words from a message box, hence I needed help. Maybe check your reference as my max 5 doesn't mention it. are you on max 6 or 4? or maybe your on a mac?

Anyway, problem was resolved thanks to Chris's clever tweak. maybe you didn't see that before you posted? check it out, its really cool.

incidentally, chris's idea will work with (strcmp2) also, if you do not have (strcmp).

you mention (select) but it appears to have an extra inlet to 'set' numeric values, not letters/words from a message box, hence I needed help. Maybe check your reference as my max 5 doesn't mention it. are you on max 6 or 4? or maybe your on a mac?   

You can use [zl compare] instead of [strcmp]. So there is no external needed.

set route?