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I'm trying to make use of the [js] object to connect my [bpatcher] to a given object, based upon it's scripting name.

The issue here is that the [js] object is actually contained within the [bpatcher] itself, and for whatever reason, my script isn't actually doing it's job.

autowatch = 1;
var connectedObj = null;
var connectedOut = -1;

function findObj(varName)
{
    var obj = max.frontpatcher.firstobject;
    while(obj != null) {
        if(obj.varname == varName) return obj;
        obj = obj.nextobject;
    }
    return null;
}

function connectTo(varName, outletNum)
{
    var obj = findObj(varName);
    if(obj != null) {
        disconnectLast();
        connectedObj = obj;
        connectedOut = outletNum;
        max.frontpatcher.connect(this.patcher, 0, connectedObj, connectedOut);
        post("Connected to:", connectedObj, "(", connectedObj.varname, "), outlet number:", connectedOut, "\n");
    } else {
        post("Connection FAILED!\n");
    }
}

function disconnectLast()
{
    if(connectedObj != null) {
        max.frontpatcher.disconnect(this.patcher, 0, connectedObj, connectedOut);
        post("Disconnected from:", connectedObj, "(", connectedObj.varname, "), outlet number:", connectedOut, "\n");
        connectedObj = null;
        connectedOut = -1;
    }
}


I'm trying to make use of the [js] object to connect my [bpatcher] to a given object, based upon it's scripting name.
The issue here is that the [js] object is actually contained within the [bpatcher] itself, and for whatever reason, my script isn't actually doing it's job.
Can anybody please tell me why?

autowatch = 1;
var connectedObj = null;
var connectedOut = -1;

function findObj(varName)
{
	var obj = max.frontpatcher.firstobject;
	while(obj != null) {
		if(obj.varname == varName) return obj;
		obj = obj.nextobject;
	}
	return null;
}

function connectTo(varName, outletNum)
{
	var obj = findObj(varName);
	if(obj != null) {
		disconnectLast();
		connectedObj = obj;
		connectedOut = outletNum;
		max.frontpatcher.connect(this.patcher, 0, connectedObj, connectedOut);
		post("Connected to:", connectedObj, "(", connectedObj.varname, "), outlet number:", connectedOut, "\n");
	} else {
		post("Connection FAILED!\n");
	}
}

function disconnectLast()
{
	if(connectedObj != null) {
		max.frontpatcher.disconnect(this.patcher, 0, connectedObj, connectedOut);
		post("Disconnected from:", connectedObj, "(", connectedObj.varname, "), outlet number:", connectedOut, "\n");
		connectedObj = null;
		connectedOut = -1;
	}
}


Internally connecting a bpatcher to an object in it's parent patcher?