Dealing with paths on Windows (don't know for mac) is always getting me 

nervous. I often need to locate a file (usually an audio file) using the 

explorer, and i'm bored to create a shortcut, right-click on it, copy 

the path, go back to Max and paste it, then change all the bloody / to 

, add " when needed and so on. Then delete the shortcuts. So i've done 

a drag & drop box in my extras that deals with all this stuff. But what 

would be magical is if i could send the resultant string into the OS 

clipboard. It'll allow me to only drop the file, then go back to my 

Any idea how to deal with clipboard on win without using Java ?

f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music

> >>>>>> | film soundtracks, sound art, music |

Dealing with paths on Windows (don't know for mac) is always getting me 
nervous. I often need to locate a file (usually an audio file) using the 
explorer, and i'm bored to create a shortcut, right-click on it, copy 
the path, go back to Max and paste it, then change all the bloody / to 
, add " when needed and so on. Then delete the shortcuts. So i've done 
a drag & drop box in my extras that deals with all this stuff. But what 
would be magical is if i could send the resultant string into the OS 
clipboard. It'll allow me to only drop the file, then go back to my 
message box and paste the path.

-- 
f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music
> >>>>>> http://www.personal-computer-music.com
> >>>>>> | film soundtracks, sound art, music |


clipboard-on-windows

you could use [value ] to implement your own pseudo-clipboard :

> Dealing with paths on Windows (don't know for mac) is always getting me

> nervous. I often need to locate a file (usually an audio file) using the

> explorer, and i'm bored to create a shortcut, right-click on it, copy the

> path, go back to Max and paste it, then change all the bloody / to , add "

> when needed and so on. Then delete the shortcuts. So i've done a drag & drop

> box in my extras that deals with all this stuff. But what would be magical

> is if i could send the resultant string into the OS clipboard. It'll allow

> me to only drop the file, then go back to my message box and paste the path.

> Any idea how to deal with clipboard on win without using Java ?

> f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music

>> >>>>>> | film soundtracks, sound art, music |

2008/12/1 f.e :
> Dealing with paths on Windows (don't know for mac) is always getting me
> nervous. I often need to locate a file (usually an audio file) using the
> explorer, and i'm bored to create a shortcut, right-click on it, copy the
> path, go back to Max and paste it, then change all the bloody / to , add "
> when needed and so on. Then delete the shortcuts. So i've done a drag & drop
> box in my extras that deals with all this stuff. But what would be magical
> is if i could send the resultant string into the OS clipboard. It'll allow
> me to only drop the file, then go back to my message box and paste the path.
>
> Any idea how to deal with clipboard on win without using Java ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> f.e
>
> --
> f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music
>>
>> >>>>>> http://www.personal-computer-music.com
>> >>>>>> | film soundtracks, sound art, music |
>
>


I'm not a Windows user so this may not be a lot of help but, if there is an equivalent to the shell object on windows, could you use whatever the equivalent is to 'pbcopy'?

clipboard on windows ?