Tom Haig

hey, I'm just wondering if there's an object / process out there that can be used to find out how many files there are in a folder?

I'm hoping to use something like this in my patch- the user puts quicktime movies in a patch, and the patch randomly selects between them. So the result will change the argument of a [random] object. I'm thinking this will be much better than making the user input how many videos manually wach time the patch is used.

please let me now if you have any suggestions.

hey, I'm just wondering if there's an object / process out there that can be used to find out how many files there are in a folder?
I'm hoping to use something like this in my patch- the user puts quicktime movies in a patch, and the patch randomly selects between them.  So the result will change the argument of a [random] object.  I'm thinking this will be much better than making the user input how many videos manually wach time the patch is used.
please let me now if you have any suggestions.
thanks
tom


asking-how-many-files-in-a-folder

The folder object's right outlet gives exactly that,

> hey, I'm just wondering if there's an object /

> process out there that can be used to find out how

> I'm hoping to use something like this in my patch-

> the user puts quicktime movies in a patch, and the

> patch randomly selects between them. So the result

> will change the argument of a [random] object. I'm

> thinking this will be much better than making the

> user input how many videos manually wach time the

> please let me now if you have any suggestions.

The folder object's right outlet gives exactly that,
cheers
--- register  wrote:

>
> hey, I'm just wondering if there's an object /
> process out there that can be used to find out how
> many files there are in a folder?
> I'm hoping to use something like this in my patch-
> the user puts quicktime movies in a patch, and the
> patch randomly selects between them.  So the result
> will change the argument of a [random] object.  I'm
> thinking this will be much better than making the
> user input how many videos manually wach time the
> patch is used.
> please let me now if you have any suggestions.
> thanks
> tom
>


aha... excellent, thank you, didn't know that it did that!

Just trying to get it to recognise the .mov's now... what would I put in the [types _____] message going into folder? So many times I've tried to find a resource for all the different [types] four letter codes. Is there a resource out there?

aha... excellent, thank you, didn't know that it did that!
Just trying to get it to recognise the .mov's now... what would I put in the [types _____] message going into folder?  So many times I've tried to find a resource for all the different [types] four letter codes.  Is there a resource out there?
Can't find anything in the manuals
thanks again
tom


asking how many files in a folder... ?