Harmonoman

Hello! I recently switched over from Pd to Max and have been messing with scripting and [thispatcher]. I've run into a snag where I am dynamically creating messages and I want them to contain a number such as 0. I've found that a list of numbers will work but not a single digit alone. I've tried to pass a number message through [tosymbol] and into a variable in the script message but it still won't create a new message with the desired number in it. Any ideas?

Message_question.maxpat

Hello! I recently switched over from Pd to Max and have been messing with scripting and [thispatcher]. I've run into a snag where I am dynamically creating messages and I want them to contain a number such as 0. I've found that a list of numbers will work but not a single digit alone. I've tried to pass a number message through [tosymbol] and into a variable in the script message but it still won't create a new message with the desired number in it. Any ideas? 

Hello! I recently switched over from Pd to Max and have been messing with scripting and [thispatcher]. I've run into a snag where I am dynam

scripting-messages-w-one-integer

solutions could be 1. create [i ] objects instead or 2. first create messagebox, then send it "set 0" (via scripting, too).

but i dont know the right answer why it does not work here. i assume that 

it might work when you script-create them using old max 4 style, i will try that later.


solutions could be 1. create [i ] objects instead or 2. first create messagebox, then send it "set 0" (via scripting, too).

but i dont know the right answer why it does not work here. i assume that @message does not like numbers for some reason. 
it might work when you script-create them using old max 4 style, i will try that later.


Both great solutions! Thank you. Had thought of 2, but didnt want to script a bunch more just to do something that seems like it should be scriptable in the first place. Had not thought of 1 yet. That’ll definitely work for my purposes.

Still, I’d love to know if there‘s some explanation as to why this happening. Seems like such a weird quirk.

Still, I’d love to know if there‘s some explanation as to why this happening. Seems like such a weird quirk.

Thanks for the amazingly quick response!

A quick mock up of the integer idea led me to this:

dynamic-integer_test.maxpat

not sure what I'm missing in the scripting message.

dynamic_message_test.maxpat

in max 4.x style scripting it works as expected.

grafik.png


in max 4.x style scripting it works as expected.

script new name message 100 100 50 9 0


Scripting Messages w/ One Integer