Dict object result in - file not found

agentstarling's icon

Is it a bug or am i crazy?

Max 6.0.4 on Lion 10.7.3:

whenever i create a dict object and assign it to a .txt file i can't access it from Max.
Max window response is "file not found". What to do?

Jan M's icon

Just to be sure: file is inside your search path?

Linden's icon

same here. max window says "file not found" although i am using - import $1 - dict.
i am on windows 7. any solution?

Will's icon

This ain't working for me either, how did this get solved (did it?)

Will's icon

Never mind, I figured it out: it needs to be .json, no matter what any Youtube based tutorial might imply.

endrek's icon

same here....
I save it at the same folder....moved to cycling74 folder.... and still complains the dict object that the file .txt is not found ^^'

it has to be json????
I use windows 7.

thanks for your help.
Cheerz!!

endrek's icon

I do ensure that all is at the same folder....

I use method
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opendialog
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import $1
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dict name.txt

MAX window says => dict: file not found: E:/.../MAX projects/DICT/name.txt

(I've even tryed to use name.json , but it says another message : dict: cannot read dictionary: -1
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a bit frustrating....

thanks for your help and time.
Cheerz

endrek's icon

seems MAX with windows ( my case )

only accepts .json and .yml , although.... if you've been trying to enter at that dictonary .txt as dictonary... doesn't accept .json and .yml anymore and gives this error :

dict: cannot read dictionary: -1 error....

so I've erased, and started all over,
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opendialog
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import $1
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dict namedictonary / namedictonary.json / namedictonary.yml

Once I open .json file saved, all works fine = ) = )

cheerz!!thanks anyways! hope it helps!!