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i have looked through the max documentation and couldn't find out how to do this...

i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.

i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried them in many different ways with no luck.

i know there has to be a ridiculously easy way to do this but i cant for the life of me figure it out.

i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.
i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried them in many different ways with no luck.

very-basic-question

>i have looked through the max documentation and couldn't find out how to do this...

>i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.

>i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried them in many different ways with no luck.

You have to pack the three number boxes in a list

Every time you change the first number box the new list is sent to the line~ object

>i have looked through the max documentation and couldn't find out how to do this...
>
>i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.
>i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried them in many different ways with no luck.
>

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the message "0, 500 500" is actually two messages one is "0" the 

other is "500 500"the "," is eparating them you cannot make that in 

one message like "$1 $2 $3" (this is like "0 500 500")

the line object wants two message after each other. If you want to 

pack it in one take alook at the sprintf object

>i have looked through the max documentation and couldn't find out 

>i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. 

>lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 

>3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.

>i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried 

>them in many different ways with no luck.

>i know there has to be a ridiculously easy way to do this but i cant 

the message "0, 500 500" is actually two messages one is "0" the 
other is "500 500"the "," is eparating them you cannot make that in 
one message like "$1 $2 $3" (this is like "0 500 500")

the line object wants two message after each other.  If you want to 
pack it in one take alook at the sprintf object

>i have looked through the max documentation and couldn't find out 
>how to do this...
>
>i have a line~ object with a message box connected to control it. 
>lets say the message box is "0, 500 500". how do i set each of those 
>3 numbers to be a variable with its own float number box.
>i think that i should be using $1 $2 $3 as variables and have tried 
>them in many different ways with no luck.
>
>i know there has to be a ridiculously easy way to do this but i cant 
>for the life of me figure it out.
>
>thank you,
>dave
>


hmmm i didnt think to make a list
haha, kind of obvious now

thank you very much for the help
works like a charm now

Alternatively, you could hook the [line~] up to a graphical breakpoint editor, which can output whatever envelope you specify in a line format.

Since we're on the subject, I always wondered if there was difference in efficiency between using the message "$1, $2 $3" vs the "sprintf %f , %f %f" version that mj posted. I would assume that since sprintf expects floats to come in, it would perform slightly better. Any ideas?

Since we're on the subject, I always wondered if there was difference in efficiency between using the message "$1, $2 $3" vs the "sprintf %f , %f %f"  version that mj posted. I would assume that since sprintf expects floats to come in, it would perform slightly better. Any ideas?


very basic question