roger.carruthers

I have a patch which was working fine, but now will

only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using 'Open'

In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being 'Max

patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are described

as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'. All

other Max text patches are happy to open normally, or

Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window and

saving just produces another file that will only open

I tried changing the file type with some bit of

shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed the

file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this still

I have a patch which was working fine, but now will
only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using 'Open'
produces a text file.)
 In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being 'Max
patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are described
as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'. All
other Max text patches are happy to open normally, or
as text if required.
 Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window and
saving just produces another file that will only open
as text.  
 I tried changing the file type with some bit of
shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed the
file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this still
only opens as text.
 How can I edit this patch ?
(Intel iMac, OS 10.4.8, Max/MSP 4.6.2)
cheers
Roger


patch-only-opens-as-text

try pasting the text between the second and third line of this patch.

Subject: [maxmsp] Patch only opens as text

>I have a patch which was working fine, but now will

> only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using 'Open'

> In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being 'Max

> patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are described

> as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'. All

> other Max text patches are happy to open normally, or

> Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window and

> saving just produces another file that will only open

> I tried changing the file type with some bit of

> shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed the

> file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this still

Save and just open in Max.
G'luck.
Zax
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ROGER CARRUTHERS" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: [maxmsp] Patch only opens as text

>I have a patch which was working fine, but now will
> only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using 'Open'
> produces a text file.)
> In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being 'Max
> patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are described
> as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'. All
> other Max text patches are happy to open normally, or
> as text if required.
> Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window and
> saving just produces another file that will only open
> as text.  
> I tried changing the file type with some bit of
> shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed the
> file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this still
> only opens as text.
> How can I edit this patch ?
> (Intel iMac, OS 10.4.8, Max/MSP 4.6.2)
> cheers
> Roger
>
>


Have you tried opening it from Max? - ie: Open Max - go to 

File>Open... - select the file and open it. That should work, and 

when you save it again from Max it should be OK.

On 31 Oct 2006, at 11:37, ROGER CARRUTHERS wrote:

> I have a patch which was working fine, but now will

Lawrence Casserley - lawrence@lcasserley.co.uk

Lawrence Electronic Operations - www.lcasserley.co.uk

Colourscape Music Festivals - www.colourscape.org.uk

Have you tried opening it from Max? - ie: Open Max - go to  
File>Open... - select the file and open it. That should work, and  
when you save it again from Max it should be OK.

> I have a patch which was working fine, but now will
> only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using 'Open'
> produces a text file.)
>  In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being 'Max
> patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are described
> as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'. All
> other Max text patches are happy to open normally, or
> as text if required.
>  Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window and
> saving just produces another file that will only open
> as text.
>  I tried changing the file type with some bit of
> shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed the
> file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this still
> only opens as text.
>  How can I edit this patch ?
> (Intel iMac, OS 10.4.8, Max/MSP 4.6.2)
> cheers
> Roger
>

Lawrence Casserley - lawrence@lcasserley.co.uk
Lawrence Electronic Operations - www.lcasserley.co.uk
Colourscape Music Festivals - www.colourscape.org.uk

Unfortunately neither double-clicking from the Finder

nor opening from within Max will open the patch as a

I have occasionally experienced similar problems with

older Max versions, but that was always with patches

created by copy/pasting text from the list, whereas

this is a patch that I created myself in Max 4.5, then

edited in 4.6 and saved - not even as text, but as a

patch, so God knows why it's suddenly decided to be a

I noticed using InfoDrop, that it's permissions are

different from othe Max text files that I've tried,

though repairing permissions hasn't helped...

> Have you tried opening it from Max? - ie: Open Max -

> File>Open... - select the file and open it. That

> when you save it again from Max it should be OK.

> On 31 Oct 2006, at 11:37, ROGER CARRUTHERS wrote:

> > I have a patch which was working fine, but now

> > only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using

> > In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being

> > patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are

> > as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'.

> > other Max text patches are happy to open normally,

> > Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window

> > saving just produces another file that will only

> > I tried changing the file type with some bit of

> > shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed

> > file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this

> > (Intel iMac, OS 10.4.8, Max/MSP 4.6.2)

> Lawrence Casserley - lawrence@lcasserley.co.uk

> Colourscape Music Festivals - www.colourscape.org.uk

Unfortunately neither double-clicking from the Finder
nor opening from within Max will open the patch as a
patch - just text. 
I have occasionally experienced similar problems with
older Max versions, but that was always with patches
created by copy/pasting text from the list, whereas
this is a patch that I created myself in Max 4.5, then
edited in 4.6 and saved - not even as text, but as a
patch, so God knows why it's suddenly decided to be a
text file !
I noticed  using InfoDrop, that it's permissions are
different from othe Max text files that I've tried,
though repairing permissions hasn't helped...
 I don't get it.
cheers
Roger

> Have you tried opening it from Max? - ie: Open Max -
> go to  
> File>Open... - select the file and open it. That
> should work, and  
> when you save it again from Max it should be OK.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> L
>
> On 31 Oct 2006, at 11:37, ROGER CARRUTHERS wrote:
>
> > I have a patch which was working fine, but now
> will
> > only open as text (ie. double-clicking or using
> 'Open'
> > produces a text file.)
> >  In the Preview pane it showed it's type as being
> 'Max
> > patcher (binary)' whereas other patches are
> described
> > as either 'Max binary file' or 'Max text file'.
> All
> > other Max text patches are happy to open normally,
> or
> > as text if required.
> >  Copy/pasting the contents to a new text window
> and
> > saving just produces another file that will only
> open
> > as text.
> >  I tried changing the file type with some bit of
> > shareware, but it crashed whilst saving & screwed
> the
> > file header; fortunately I had a copy, but this
> still
> > only opens as text.
> >  How can I edit this patch ?
> > (Intel iMac, OS 10.4.8, Max/MSP 4.6.2)
> > cheers
> > Roger
> >
>
> Lawrence Casserley - lawrence@lcasserley.co.uk
> Lawrence Electronic Operations -
> www.lcasserley.co.uk
> Colourscape Music Festivals - www.colourscape.org.uk
>
>
>


Sorry all - I should have looked more closely at the

text; somehow the words 'tap.limi~' had become

Sorry all - I should have looked more closely at the
text; somehow the words 'tap.limi~' had become
inserted before the first 'max v2;'
 (Damn my failing vision...!)
Cheers
Roger