gpvillamil

I am writing a patch where I need to store a series of filenames and other parameters from run to run.

autopattr and pattrstorage seem to work fine for numbers - however, the messageboxes where I am keeping filenames just show "object(message)" as the content, in the pattstorage clientwindow and storagewindow, also in the XML file when I save.

Is there a way to use pattr to save strings? Or should I be looking at something else?

can-pattr-be-used-to-store-string

Wait, I need to use a textedit field, not a message. That seems to work fine.

Now next question - I am specifying a filename in the write message that goes to pattrstorage, eg "write bsl"

This gives me an error from pattrstorage, "could not create file (-1)"

What could be the problem? I absolutely need for the patch to read and write from its file without ever prompting for a name.

Have you looked at the savemode attribute of pattrstorage? Set it to savemode 3 for no prompting. Try to save the file manually first by just sending a "write" message, or make sure the file you try to save, "bsl", already exists.

Thanks, that's helpful! @savemode 3 is not documented however, I can only see savemode 0 - 2 listed in the reference.

You're right, it's missing in the reference! It's in the help file, in the patcher savemode.

You're right, it's missing in the reference! It's in the help file, in the patcher savemode.
J-F.


Can pattr be used to store string?