Hi !

well . you can include js content by putting your Utils into Cycling '74/jsextensions/ folder . This way your functions are seen within every JS project used in max . Personally i would love to have #include directive as an option and be specific to the current project, but thats not possible without writing a compiler for JS (someone did) , every changes require recompiling .

There is third option . Pack your utils into Global object inside one JS instance and access it in another .

mostly im using the last one .

Thanks for the tip with the Global. Works fine!

Excuse me, but I'm not sure to understand that third solution about global object :/ someone can explain ?

https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/vignettes/jsglobalobject

U are able to setup a global object in one JS instance, that holds your methods/variables/objects and access them inside other JS instances . But in Max 7 weve got new directives https://cycling74.com/forums/js-require/ that let us concatinate functionality .

It's very unfortunate that the implementation of JS require is wrong - or at least, it was wrong in the first release of Max 7 (I haven't upgraded, partly for that reason, partly because I have shows coming up and want to wait until there's a break with some time to kill before potentially destabilizing my world. I hear good things about Max 7 but experience with software in general leads me to caution...)

The issue is that you can't refer to files in subdirectories - even though the Common JS spec requires it. It's unfortunate, because most third-party Common JS packages do use subdirectories in their require sections, rendering them incompatible with Max/MSP's JS implementation.

I do hope this gets fixed and I will upgrade to Max 7 the moment it is... hint hint hint! :-) There was some argument last time this came up as to whether this was even a bug but I think the Common JS specification is authoritative in this matter...

OK :) thank!

Thanks @TOM SWIRLY ! its good to be aware before jumping in . Indeed i would be surprised because i would expect it to behave as its origin . by the way : Wanst it you who wrote compiler for JS that let us concatinate files ?

Heh, well, I wrote the examples of this, but it actually uses gcc and make, standard tools that are on pretty well every machine!

I'd love to stop having that phase - if nothing else to avoid the error where I change the program and forget to compile them - and perhaps when Max 7 JS handles relative paths I can!

By the way, my Max style has completely changed now - my patches have almost no wires in them! Instead I have a single Javascript box that everything connects to. Within that JS box is all my logic - plus I directly find the Max boxes and use the message method to send data right them. I also have a way to automatically connect inlet to object method calls so I just have to change a table to change my inputs.

It makes my life much easier when I'm not dragging wires to land on tiny inlets... :-)

Its not popular approach here :) its against Max'ing attitude :D . Since dealing with the coding myself , im patching less for similar reasons , desires and efficiency . But we wont be applaud for this here , its sort of a sin not to wire stuff TOM :)))))))))

A sin! :-o ;-)

Well, "Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven." Though I'm pretty sure Satan invented the computer mouse...

you mean Douglas Engelbart ? you ingrate :DDDDD