MartIn 

i´m having a hard time removing quotes from string i send from a javascript within Maxforlive.

I tried replace and sprintf but no dice, it always gets sent out with quotes.

if i use "sprintf%s" as an object outside of the script it works, but i need a better solution or i have everything cluttered with said object.

I think i am something missing here, any help would be great, thanks!

i´m having a hard time removing quotes from string i send from a javascript within Maxforlive.
I tried replace and sprintf but no dice, it always gets sent out with quotes.

if i use "sprintf%s" as an object outside of the script it works, but i need a better solution or i have everything cluttered with said object.

I think i am something missing here, any help would be great, thanks!

Hi,
i´m having a hard time removing quotes from string i send from a javascript within Maxforlive.
I tried replace and sprintf but no dice, 

removing-quotes-not-working

You can do that with regexp object. If you do not understand how is it done. I can explain, also check 

 . And also keep in mind that Max uses PCRE.

You can also use Regexp in javascript, please check 

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions

You can do that with regexp object. If you do not understand how is it done. I can explain, also check https://regex101.com/ . And also keep in mind that Max uses PCRE.

You can also use  Regexp in javascript, please check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions 

thanks, i just can´t figure out how to use it inside javascript, i get all kind of errors.

May i ask you to explain based on my script?

Here´s the code, the bgcolor stuff in quotes is the one i´d like to have without quotes.



function run(i){
//sets the blinktime of the playhead    
var time= 100;
//sets alpha to 30%
var alpha = "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 0.3";
outlet(i, alpha);
//sets alpha to 0 after the "time" set
setTimeout(function(){
    var alpha = "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 0.0";
    outlet(i, alpha);
}, time);
    }

May i ask you to explain based on my script?
Here´s the code, the bgcolor stuff in quotes is the one i´d like to have without quotes.
thank you!



function run(i){
//sets the blinktime of the playhead	
var time= 100;
//sets alpha to 30%
var alpha = "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 0.3";
outlet(i, alpha);
//sets alpha to 0 after the "time" set
setTimeout(function(){
	var alpha = "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 0.0";
	outlet(i, alpha);
}, time);
	}

I think probably you want to output a list here, then it is better to use an array instead of a string.

Then you do not output a symbol but a list.

if you want to output a symbol like you do now, you can connect a "fromsymbol" object to the outlet of your "js" object to convert that to a list.

If you want to output a list instead then use

var alpha = ["bgcolor", 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.3]
and 
var alpha = ["bgcolor", 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0]

I think probably you want to output a list here, then it is better to use an array instead of a string.
Then you do not output a symbol but a list.

 if you want to output a symbol like you do now, you can connect a "fromsymbol" object to the outlet of your "js" object to convert that to a list.

If you want to output a list instead then use 

Using an array works great, thanks a lot for the quick help!

Removing Quotes not working