Turns out that Yves' [playlist] object is just what we needed here. I think it's my new favorite toy!!!!
best, d.
yannick.dauby@free.fr wrote:
i need to grab randomly an audiofile name from a directory, which is supposed to be updated frequently. i was used to make such things in max/msp with the combination of folder and menu objects. is there a way to do that inside pd ? derek proposed me to make a script into the linux os, but i am wondering if anybody developped an object that could be easier for me to use (i am totally unfamiliar with linux tricks...).