klaus filip

i want to download a max-patch from somewhere and

when i download with a browser all is fine.

when i do it with jit.uldl the file has its filetype

http://es.klingt.org/filipino/test/test.pat

i want to download a max-patch from somewhere and
then instantly open it into max.

when i download with a browser all is fine.
when i do it with jit.uldl the file has its filetype
set to ???? and max refuses to open it.

here is a file/url to test this:
http://es.klingt.org/filipino/test/test.pat

jit-uldl-is-loosing-filetype-at-download

This is a known bug which is too annoying to fix to justify the effort, 

since I want to rewrite the object, anyway.

jit.uldl will be brought into the new millenium before too long, at 

which point this will (hopefully) be fixable. Until then, thanks for 

This is a known bug which is too annoying to fix to justify the effort, 
since I want to rewrite the object, anyway.

jit.uldl will be brought into the new millenium before too long, at 
which point this will (hopefully) be fixable. Until then, thanks for 
your patience.

the patch you provided definitely will download a copy to c: called test.pat on my winXP pro machine, if that is any consolation, so I gather you're on a mac?

By the way, great way to grok little tricks for jitter :)

Dear Klaus,
the patch you provided definitely will download a copy to c: called test.pat on my winXP pro machine, if that is any consolation, so I gather you're on a mac?

By the way, great way to grok little tricks for jitter :)


You can use the filetype object ( surprisingly written by Jeremy 

Bernstein ;) to fix this, it opens fine then. (Mac only)

You can use the filetype object ( surprisingly written by Jeremy 
Bernstein ;) to fix this, it opens fine then. (Mac only)

jit.uldl is loosing filetype at download