look to [opendialog fold] or [dropfile], also "path" message to "thispatcher". then use some sprintf %s combining to prepend the path to your open command. needs to be a single symbol.
Any of the Examples files have this ready-to-go? It’s a very common topic on here. It’s not too tough to deal with, but it’s also not automatic—that is, Max won’t reliably find media that’s in the same folder as the patch, which I for one would expect.
Using the File Preferences is fine while you’re developing, but can’t be accessed using the Runtime, so it doesn’t cover all the bases.
< > I’m wrong, you can use [filepath] to set a new path while in the Runtime, apparently.
