Cycling 74 » Topic: Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage] http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/feed Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:21:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-58149 <![CDATA[Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage]]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-58149 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:50:50 +0000 millenliam I am currently learning how to use [pattrstorage] and [pattr] objects to save and load settings in my Max patches.
I have got it working fine with number boxes and umenu’s, but I have now hit a brick wall. I have two questions:

1. How can I store file paths of audio files in buffer~ objects using pattr?
2. How can I store lists of numbers using pattr?

Thanks.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208806 <![CDATA[Re: Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage]]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208806 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:22:46 +0000 seejayjames 1) you should be able to store filepaths in umenu, check “Pattr Stores Symbol” in the umenu Inspector. populate the umenu with filepaths, being sure the path is a single symbol (maybe need [tosymbol]).

2) lists can be stored with multislider, matrixctrl, table, etc… so if you make your list some other way, put it in one of these pattr-able objects (even if it’s just a dummy placeholder, you can hide it). multislider is the easiest for this.

hth!

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208807 <![CDATA[Re: Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage]]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208807 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:28:59 +0000 Patrick Delges You don’t need objects beside pattr to store pathes or list:

– Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208808 <![CDATA[Re: Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage]]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage/#post-208808 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:07:21 +0000 millenliam Ahh thats very useful thanks Patrick.
I wasn’t aware you could use the [pattr] object like that.
In the end I just routed any file path names and lists into [textedit] objects which were then attached the [pattr] objects through the ‘bindto connection’ outlet.
Is there a reason why I should choose one of those methods over the other?

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