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I want to write an external taking a file path as an argument. Since I would like to run the external on different machines,

it would be very convenient to only enter the path relative to the Max Search path. ( The one you set with: Options -> File Preferences).

I tried looking in the API, without any luck, so:

Does anybody know how to access these Max Search Paths, in the Code I use for the external?

I have a very specific question:
I want to write an external taking a file path as an argument. Since I would like to run the external on different machines,
it would be very convenient to only enter the path relative to the Max Search path. ( The one you set with: Options -> File Preferences).

get-search-path-in-c-code-of-the-max-external

Couldn't you pass that information in from Max via the [filepath] object?

Thanks a lot guys! For some reason I did not find that part of the documentation. locatefile_extended should work perfectly.

Thanks  a lot guys! For some reason I did not find that part of the documentation. locatefile_extended should work perfectly.


Get search path in C-Code of the Max external.