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I feel this is going to be extremely simple but I can't find a solution.

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How do I read the same txt file with two text objects without having MAX asking me to locate it twice?

Sending the same read message to 2 different objects requires the user to click and open the file twice.

How do I read the same txt file with two text objects without having MAX asking me to locate it twice?
Sending the same read message to 2 different objects requires the user to click and open the file twice.

I feel this is going to be extremely simple but I can't find a solution.
 
How do I read the same txt file with two text objects without hav

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first: why do you need two different text objects, when they use the same file?

second: you can assign an additional argument to the text object for looking for files automatically. See the helpfile and reference for more information.

first: why do you need two different text objects, when they use the same file?
second: you can assign an additional argument to the text object for looking for files automatically. See the helpfile and reference for more information.

Well.. I need to output in 2 separate messages the first 2 lines of a text file so I did this being a noob:

I'm guessing there is a much better way to do it?

That doesn't work because I need the user to navigate to different locations to open the file opening a dialog window.

I added a version with one textfile in the patch, and made some minor changes (increase, decrease and count minimum)

Thanks for the help (also, love the colours)!

But this still requires two select twice the file...

Thanks for the help (also, love the colours)!
But this still requires two select twice the file... 

You don't need two textfiles. This patch copy's the content from one textfile to another but i think the example on the right is what you really want.

No, it doesnt. I left the second textfile in the patch only for comparison reasons, because of your supposed logic. And the colours aren't artwork, just delete all orange objects, then you have only one textfile left in your patch.

Thanks for the help (also, love the colours)! But this still requires two select twice the file...

No, it doesnt. I left the second textfile in the patch only for comparison reasons, because of your supposed logic. And the colours aren't  artwork, just delete all orange objects, then you have only one textfile left in your patch.
Happy texting!


Thanks guys and sorry Ben, I didn't check the patch properly!

And I must also say that I don't get your changes (count "minimum" and the changes to inc/dec), I would love you could help me understanding. The one text file works perfectly (thanks!) but I don't understand what the differences are from what I had previously in the counter inc/dec system.

text object: opening the same text file for multiple objects