> Yes, it is indeed simple-looking. But simply editing that file by hand doesn't do me much good. I'd want the power of
> scripting -- loops, variables, conditionals, to generate such a thing for me.

> -Morgan

OK. What I mean is, the scripting of PD patches follows a simple formula.
The objects, messages etc are numbered from 0. Inlets of objects are numbered from 0 to the last inlet, as are outlets.
Connections are made thus:
connect sourceobject outletnumber targetobject inletnumber

simpleosc~.pd looks like this:

#N canvas 0 0 450 300 10;
#X obj 59 70 loadbang;
#X msg 59 96 440;
#X obj 59 127 osc~;
#X obj 58 159 *~ 0.1;
#X obj 51 202 dac~;
#X connect 0 0 1 0;
#X connect 1 0 2 0;
#X connect 2 0 3 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 1;

The #N canvas is the window (x-position y-position x-size y-size font-size).

You can use netreceive to send messages to a PD patch, or you can use a script to create a text file that is a PD patch.
You could use any language to write the script, or any language connected to localhost to network-communicate with PD.
Please see my enclosed examples to see what I mean. simpleosc~.pd is the patch shown above. dynamic_simpleosc~.pd shows you how it can be built dynamically from within PD.

Best wishes,
Ed Kelly





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