Does anyone know if there is a way to use the comma and the semicolon in a pd message in order to send it to the comport effectively?
since you can pass raw bytes to [comport], you could just insert "44" (resp. "59") at the relevant places.
hi,
another topic, but i thought i'd share my experiences since they are nowhere documented:
on windows, there's the big problem of backslashes (instead of slahes on unixes) for directory hierarchy when it comes to the command line. inside PD that's not a problem since slashes are treated as backslashes when used in filenames.
however: i sometimes use 3rd party .exe files from within PD (namely SOX and FFMPEG for conversion purposes) together with the auld [system] external from the MOTEX library. when you do this you really NEED the backslash, otherwise your commands won't work.
my workaround is this:
i start PD with a batch script and there i define an environment variable for the backslash like this:
SET BSL=\
in a PD patch i can use this environment variable like this:
[mkdir C:%BSL%Temp%BSL%testdir( | [system]
to get the job done.
i guess the same method would apply to other special characters that are not allowed natively inside PD.
hope this is of some help
best
oliver