aaron

I was wondering if anyone out there knows of an object or absraction or fix for my problem. What I would like to do is display the name of a movie on top of the movie by automatically making it a quicktime text track. That's the easy part. The hard part is striping the .mov and other parts of the name which I don't want displayed. For example, I'd like "miller1.mov" to become just "miller." Of course in Textwragler or whatever you can just delete the extension and last charater. How do you do this in max? 

Dear List,
I was wondering if anyone out there knows of an object or absraction or fix for my problem.  What I would like to do is display the name of a movie on top of the movie by automatically making it a quicktime text track.  That's the easy part.  The hard part is striping the .mov and other parts of the name which I don't want displayed.  For example, I'd like "miller1.mov" to become just "miller."  Of course in Textwragler or whatever you can just delete the extension and last charater.  How do you do this in max?  
Many thanks,
Aaron


textwrangler-like-object

Regular expressions are great for this sort of thing. There is at least one

regular expression external. You can find it mentioned in the archive. Java

and JavaScript also support regular expressions.

I was wondering if anyone out there knows of an object or absraction or fix

for my problem. What I would like to do is display the name of a movie on

top of the movie by automatically making it a quicktime text track. That's

the easy part. The hard part is striping the .mov and other parts of the

name which I don't want displayed. For example, I'd like "miller1.mov" to

become just "miller." Of course in Textwragler or whatever you can just

delete the extension and last charater. How do you do this in max?

Regular expressions are great for this sort of thing. There is at least one
regular expression external. You can find it mentioned in the archive. Java
and JavaScript also support regular expressions.

Dear List,
I was wondering if anyone out there knows of an object or absraction or fix
for my problem.  What I would like to do is display the name of a movie on
top of the movie by automatically making it a quicktime text track.  That's
the easy part.  The hard part is striping the .mov and other parts of the
name which I don't want displayed.  For example, I'd like "miller1.mov" to
become just "miller."  Of course in Textwragler or whatever you can just
delete the extension and last charater.  How do you do this in max?
Many thanks,
Aaron


ahhh regexp. don't know how i missed that one. many thanks to all.

ahhh regexp.  don't know how i missed that one.  many thanks to all.
-a


yes. thank you. that is a huge help. if only the help files were like this...

yes. thank you. that is a huge help.  if only the help files were like this...


Am 24.08.2006 um 22:28 schrieb Zip Boterbloem:

Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to 

Op 24-aug-2006, om 22:42 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende geschreven:

Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to  
understand what's happening.

Zip Boterbloem
Media Mechanics
Zwaluwstraat 54
2025 VR  Haarlem
The Netherlands
+31627014758
zip@knoware.nl

So, it goes through your string, looking for any non-whitespace 

character (S) followed by a whitespace character (s). The non- 

whitespace character is marked off as a backreference. It is the used 

as the basis for a substitution %1, which means replace the entire 

unit (non-whitespace + whitespace) and replace it with the first 

backref (non-whitespace). Rinse and repeat.

The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was eating 

soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to temporarily 

Am 24.08.2006 um 22:58 schrieb Zip Boterbloem:

> Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to 

> Op 24-aug-2006, om 22:42 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende 

>> #P message 68 221 83 196617 zip@knoware.nl;

>> #P newex 68 185 62 196617 prepend set;

>> #P newex 68 150 234 196617 regexp @re (\\w|@|\\.)(\\s) 

>> #P message 68 123 119 196617 z i p @ k n o w a r e . n l;

So, it goes through your string, looking for any non-whitespace  
character (S) followed by a whitespace character (s). The non- 
whitespace character is marked off as a backreference. It is the used  
as the basis for a substitution %1, which means replace the entire  
unit (non-whitespace + whitespace) and replace it with the first  
backref (non-whitespace). Rinse and repeat.

The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was eating  
soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to temporarily  
disrupt regular expressionism.

> Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to  
> understand what's happening.
>
> Best,
>
> Zip
>
> Zip Boterbloem
> Media Mechanics
> Zwaluwstraat 54
> 2025 VR  Haarlem
> The Netherlands
> +31627014758
> zip@knoware.nl
>
>
>
> Op 24-aug-2006, om 22:42 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende  
> geschreven:
>
>> #P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
>> #P window linecount 1;
>> #P message 68 221 83 196617 zip@knoware.nl;
>> #P newex 68 185 62 196617 prepend set;
>> #P newex 68 150 234 196617 regexp @re (\\w|@|\\.)(\\s)  
>> @substitute %1%0;
>> #P message 68 123 119 196617 z i p @ k n o w a r e . n l;
>> #P connect 1 0 2 0;
>> #P connect 0 0 1 0;
>> #P connect 2 0 3 0;
>> #P window clipboard copycount 4;
>


Thanks for your explanation and the much clearer example. My 

Op 24-aug-2006, om 23:12 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende geschreven:

> So, it goes through your string, looking for any non-whitespace 

> character (S) followed by a whitespace character (s). The non- 

> whitespace character is marked off as a backreference. It is the 

> used as the basis for a substitution %1, which means replace the 

> entire unit (non-whitespace + whitespace) and replace it with the 

> first backref (non-whitespace). Rinse and repeat.

> The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was eating 

> soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to 

> temporarily disrupt regular expressionism.

> #P message 128 281 85 196617 zip@knoware.nl;

> #P newex 128 245 62 196617 prepend set;

> #P newex 128 213 182 196617 regexp @re (\\S)\\s @substitute %1;

> #P message 128 183 119 196617 z i p @ k n o w a r e . n l;

> Am 24.08.2006 um 22:58 schrieb Zip Boterbloem:

>> Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to 

>> Op 24-aug-2006, om 22:42 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende 

Thanks for your explanation and the much clearer example. My  
favourite soup is Tom Ka Kai, BTW.
You'll find a recipe here: http://www.templeofthai.com/recipes/ 
chicken_coconut.php
Recommended.

> Here's a better version:
>
> [ regexp @re (\S)\s @substitute %1 ]
>
> So, it goes through your string, looking for any non-whitespace  
> character (S) followed by a whitespace character (s). The non- 
> whitespace character is marked off as a backreference. It is the  
> used as the basis for a substitution %1, which means replace the  
> entire unit (non-whitespace + whitespace) and replace it with the  
> first backref (non-whitespace). Rinse and repeat.
>
> The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was eating  
> soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to  
> temporarily disrupt regular expressionism.
>
> #P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
> #P window linecount 1;
> #P message 128 281 85 196617 zip@knoware.nl;
> #P newex 128 245 62 196617 prepend set;
> #P newex 128 213 182 196617 regexp @re (\\S)\\s @substitute %1;
> #P message 128 183 119 196617 z i p @ k n o w a r e . n l;
> #P connect 1 0 2 0;
> #P connect 0 0 1 0;
> #P connect 2 0 3 0;
> #P window clipboard copycount 4;
>
>
>
> Am 24.08.2006 um 22:58 schrieb Zip Boterbloem:
>
>> Lovely. Could you explain it a bit, Jeremy? I would love to  
>> understand what's happening.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Zip
>>
>> Zip Boterbloem
>> Media Mechanics
>> Zwaluwstraat 54
>> 2025 VR  Haarlem
>> The Netherlands
>> +31627014758
>> zip@knoware.nl
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 24-aug-2006, om 22:42 heeft Jeremy Bernstein het volgende  
>> geschreven:
>>
>>> #P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
>>> #P window linecount 1;
>>> #P message 68 221 83 196617 zip@knoware.nl;
>>> #P newex 68 185 62 196617 prepend set;
>>> #P newex 68 150 234 196617 regexp @re (\\w|@|\\.)(\\s)  
>>> @substitute %1%0;
>>> #P message 68 123 119 196617 z i p @ k n o w a r e . n l;
>>> #P connect 1 0 2 0;
>>> #P connect 0 0 1 0;
>>> #P connect 2 0 3 0;
>>> #P window clipboard copycount 4;
>>
>


> soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to temporarily 

Oh you lucky guy, to be in the state of having regular expressionism

temporarily disrupted, is something I'd love to be in... ;-)

Regexp reminds me of these one short line Lisp programs which would

cover several pages if you'd do them in C (or BASIC).

Wasn't Peter Elsea some time ago seeking for new themes to make a

tutorial of? "Regular expressions in Max" would be a perfect one.

I was looking for some tutorials on the web, and what is missing for me

is a lot of examples with explanations. regexp.help unfortunately

doesn't explain whats happening, and a list of "some" commands isn't

very helpful, if you want to find out things with trial and error, you'd

need all. A link in the helpfile to web resources would be a good idea

Jeremy Bernstein wrote:
> The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was eating  
> soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to temporarily  
> disrupt regular expressionism.

Oh you lucky guy, to be in the state of having regular expressionism
temporarily disrupted, is something I'd love to be in... ;-)

Regexp reminds me of these one short line Lisp programs which would
cover several pages if you'd do them in C (or BASIC).

Wasn't Peter Elsea some time ago seeking for new themes to make a
tutorial of? "Regular expressions in Max" would be a perfect one.

I was looking for some tutorials on the web, and what is missing for me
is a lot of examples with explanations. regexp.help unfortunately
doesn't explain whats happening, and a list of "some" commands isn't
very helpful, if you want to find out things with trial and error, you'd
need all. A link in the helpfile to web resources would be a good idea
as well...

-- 
Stefan Tiedje------------x-------
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I would recommend downloading the (free) textwrangler from 

www.barebones.com, go to the Help Viewer (choose User Manual from the 

Help menu) and read the section called "Searching With Grep". It's 

the most useful and comprehensive guide to regular expressions that I 

I seem to remember that the O'Reilly JavaScript book has a good 

chapter on regular expressions, as well - useful for users of the JS 

object, or anyone who wants further insight into this arcane magic.

Am 27.08.2006 um 17:26 schrieb Stefan Tiedje:

> Wasn't Peter Elsea some time ago seeking for new themes to make a

> tutorial of? "Regular expressions in Max" would be a perfect one.

I would recommend downloading the (free) textwrangler from  
www.barebones.com, go to the Help Viewer (choose User Manual from the  
Help menu) and read the section called "Searching With Grep". It's  
the most useful and comprehensive guide to regular expressions that I  
know.

I seem to remember that the O'Reilly JavaScript book has a good  
chapter on regular expressions, as well - useful for users of the JS  
object, or anyone who wants further insight into this arcane magic.

> Wasn't Peter Elsea some time ago seeking for new themes to make a
> tutorial of? "Regular expressions in Max" would be a perfect one.


I'd love a Chelsea tutorial on regular expressions too...

Op 27-aug-2006, om 17:26 heeft Stefan Tiedje het volgende geschreven:

>> The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was 

>> eating soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to 

>> temporarily disrupt regular expressionism.

> Oh you lucky guy, to be in the state of having regular expressionism

> temporarily disrupted, is something I'd love to be in... ;-)

> Regexp reminds me of these one short line Lisp programs which would

> cover several pages if you'd do them in C (or BASIC).

> I was looking for some tutorials on the web, and what is missing 

> is a lot of examples with explanations. regexp.help unfortunately

> doesn't explain whats happening, and a list of "some" commands isn't

> very helpful, if you want to find out things with trial and error, 

> need all. A link in the helpfile to web resources would be a good idea

> Jeremy Bernstein wrote:
>> The version in the patch I sent was all freaky because I was  
>> eating  soup at the same time I was writing it. Soup is known to  
>> temporarily  disrupt regular expressionism.
>
> Oh you lucky guy, to be in the state of having regular expressionism
> temporarily disrupted, is something I'd love to be in... ;-)
>
> Regexp reminds me of these one short line Lisp programs which would
> cover several pages if you'd do them in C (or BASIC).
>
> Wasn't Peter Elsea some time ago seeking for new themes to make a
> tutorial of? "Regular expressions in Max" would be a perfect one.
>
> I was looking for some tutorials on the web, and what is missing  
> for me
> is a lot of examples with explanations. regexp.help unfortunately
> doesn't explain whats happening, and a list of "some" commands isn't
> very helpful, if you want to find out things with trial and error,  
> you'd
> need all. A link in the helpfile to web resources would be a good idea
> as well...
>
> Stefan
>
> -- 
> Stefan Tiedje------------x-------
> --_____-----------|--------------
> --(_|_ ----|-----|-----()-------
> -- _|_)----|-----()--------------
> ----------()--------www.ccmix.com
>
>


> I would recommend downloading the (free) textwrangler from 

> www.barebones.com, go to the Help Viewer (choose User Manual from the 

> Help menu) and read the section called "Searching With Grep". It's the 

> most useful and comprehensive guide to regular expressions that I know.

Thanks for that hint, I didn't know that Grep is actually using regular 

expressions. I never tried it and heard only wonderous stories...

I am actually using textwrangler as standard editor for textbased Max 

editing for quite a while, but never really got into the inner details 

This will simplify some of my abhaXions a lot...

I guess regexp is more effective than a bunch of atoi-zl something-itoa 

Jeremy Bernstein wrote:
> I would recommend downloading the (free) textwrangler from  
> www.barebones.com, go to the Help Viewer (choose User Manual from the  
> Help menu) and read the section called "Searching With Grep". It's  the 
> most useful and comprehensive guide to regular expressions that I  know.

Thanks for that hint, I didn't know that Grep is actually using regular 
expressions. I never tried it and heard only wonderous stories...
I am actually using textwrangler as standard editor for textbased Max 
editing for quite a while, but never really got into the inner details 
of it. But now I will ;-)
This will simplify some of my abhaXions a lot...
I guess regexp is more effective than a bunch of atoi-zl something-itoa 
constructions...

-- 
Stefan Tiedje------------x-------
--_____-----------|--------------
--(_|_ ----|-----|-----()-------
-- _|_)----|-----()--------------
----------()--------www.ccmix.com


textwrangler-like object