Iain Duncan

hi, I've been trying various things with no luck, I'd like to be able to make a table or buffer data object, without necessarily making a patcher object, as in, I want the data object that multiple similarly named table or patcher boxes share. I can make them ok using newobject_sprintf, but that gives me patcher boxes. I've tried doing it with object_new and object_new_typed, but have had no luck so far. Any help much appreciated!

x->test_obj = object_new(CLASS_NOBOX, gensym("table"), (t_object *)x, 0);

object_attr_setsym(x->test_obj, gensym("name"), gensym("foobar"));

object_attr_setlong(x->test_obj, gensym("size"), 4);

t_atom arg_atoms[ MAX_ATOMS_PER_MESSAGE ];

x->test_obj = object_new_typed(CLASS_NOBOX, gensym("table"), num_atoms, arg_atoms);

Some things I tried without luck:

x->test_obj = object_new(CLASS_NOBOX, gensym("table"), (t_object *)x, 0);
object_attr_setsym(x->test_obj, gensym("name"), gensym("foobar"));
object_attr_setlong(x->test_obj, gensym("size"), 4);

t_atom arg_atoms[ MAX_ATOMS_PER_MESSAGE ];
atom_setsym(arg_atoms, "foobar");
int num_atoms = 1;
x->test_obj = object_new_typed(CLASS_NOBOX, gensym("table"), num_atoms, arg_atoms);

hi, I've been trying various things with no luck, I'd like to be able to make a table or buffer data object, without necessarily making a pa

creating-tablebuffer-data-objects-without-making-patcher-objects

have you tried newinstance ? I wonder if the table object is an obex-class. not sure this would work just throwing it out there.

have you tried newinstance ?  I wonder if the table object is an obex-class. not sure this would work just throwing it out there.

I have a strong suspicion that you might be going at it the wrong way...

Maybe there is a different approach that doesn't involve hacking the inner workings of Max.

Hi Iain,
could you maybe give us some context?
I have a strong suspicion that you might be going at it the wrong way...
Maybe there is a different approach that doesn't involve hacking the inner workings of Max.
What are you trying to do?

Hi Luigi, I'm just building out the table i/o functions for Scheme for Max, so it doesn't have a specific purpose. I have successfully implemented checking for tables, getting their size, making from scheme vectors, and copying back and forth from scheme vectors. I figured it might be useful to be able to make a new table from scheme code too, but given that context, folks might not want patcher boxes popping up if they just want at the data.

ok, I understand... email me off-list at: superbigio[at]yahoo[dot]com, and I see what I can do for you.

creating table/buffer data objects, without making patcher objects?