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I am currently learning how to use [pattrstorage] and [pattr] objects to save and load settings in my Max patches.

I have got it working fine with number boxes and umenu's, but I have now hit a brick wall. I have two questions:

1. How can I store file paths of audio files in buffer~ objects using pattr?

2. How can I store lists of numbers using pattr?

I am currently learning how to use [pattrstorage] and [pattr] objects to save and load settings in my Max patches.
I have got it working fine with number boxes and umenu's, but I have now hit a brick wall. I have two questions:

1. How can I store file paths of audio files in buffer~ objects using pattr?
2. How can I store lists of numbers using pattr?

storing-file-paths-and-lists-with-pattr-and-pattrstorage

1) you should be able to store filepaths in umenu, check "Pattr Stores Symbol" in the umenu Inspector. populate the umenu with filepaths, being sure the path is a single symbol (maybe need [tosymbol]).

2) lists can be stored with multislider, matrixctrl, table, etc... so if you make your list some other way, put it in one of these pattr-able objects (even if it's just a dummy placeholder, you can hide it). multislider is the easiest for this.

You don't need objects beside pattr  to store pathes or list:

I wasn't aware you could use the [pattr] object like that.

In the end I just routed any file path names and lists into [textedit] objects which were then attached the [pattr] objects through the 'bindto connection' outlet.

Is there a reason why I should choose one of those methods over the other?

Ahh thats very useful thanks Patrick.
I wasn't aware you could use the [pattr] object like that.
In the end I just routed any file path names and lists into [textedit] objects which were then attached the [pattr] objects through the 'bindto connection' outlet.
Is there a reason why I should choose one of those methods over the other?


Many thanks for this. I was struggling with that problem also.

I used textedit to store the file path, as it seemed the only way to connect to a pattr object.

But file path seemed to be scrambled, something like

"Macintosh HD:/Users/michael/Desktop/duck/duck-blue.dae"

recalled from pattrstorage became(routed out of textedit)

\"Macintosh HD:/Users/michael/Desktop/duck/duck-blue.dae\"

BTW. json file opened in Smart Json Editor seemed ok.

Many thanks for this. I was struggling with that problem also.

I used textedit to store the file path, as it seemed the only way to connect to a pattr object.
But file path seemed to be scrambled, something like
"Macintosh HD:/Users/michael/Desktop/duck/duck-blue.dae"
recalled from pattrstorage became(routed out of textedit)
\"Macintosh HD:/Users/michael/Desktop/duck/duck-blue.dae\"
BTW. json file opened in Smart Json Editor seemed ok.

Storing file paths and lists with [pattr] and [pattrstorage]