Hi Adam, I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do with that patch, but if you're having trouble with file names in windows, use the following chain of objects:
[bang( | [savepanel] | [write $1( | [textfile]
In this case, "bang" and "write $1" are messages (created with <ctrl-2>), and "savepanel" and "textfile" are objects (<ctrl-1>). When you connect them together, click the bang message at the top and you will get the standard "save as" dialog box. The filename will be automatically formatted, so you don't have to worry about typing in backslashes or whatever.
You can right click and choose "help" to get info on any pd object (as well as messages, arrays, gui's, etc).
-Jonathan
--- On Sat, 4/4/09, Pall Thayer palli@pallit.lhi.is wrote:
From: Pall Thayer palli@pallit.lhi.is Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File To: "Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC)" adam.benalt@msnbc.com Cc: pd-list@iem.at Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 1:13 AM Have you tried [write C:/tmp/textfile.txt] ?
I haven't run PD on Windows in years, so I'm not sure and have no way
of testing.On 3.4.2009, at 23:05, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) wrote:
Yeah, that's what I thought at first. But, when I try to enter a back-slash ''
I get an error in the print
window that says "keycode 92: dropped" Also the help file shows the slashed the way I wrote
them, I just
copied what was in there.
Thanks again.
Adam D. Benalt Production Technology Director 212-664-1142 desk 646-306-4751 blackberry MSNBC
-----Original Message----- From: Pall Thayer [mailto:palli@pallit.lhi.is] Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:02 PM To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) Cc: pd-list@iem.at Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT
File
I would think that on Windows you have to do something
like [write C:
\tmp\textfile.txt] but I'm not positive.
Anyway, the problem I see is
the path to the file. /tmp/textfile.txt means nothing
to Windows.
best r. Pall
On 3.4.2009, at 22:54, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal,
MSNBC) wrote:
Thanks Pall -- I appreciate your responses.
Yes, I am on windows. And, yes, I am trying to get PD to do this. So far it looks like the right tool for the job,
but I just
downloaded
it today on the advice of a friend. Together we've cobbled together the attached
.pd file.
If you start the Metro (clicking the [1]) the atom
number box
gives me
the level from the line input (in this case a
microphone.) But I
can't
get the write to txt box to hook up properly, or
to write to a file.
Adam D. Benalt Production Technology Director 212-664-1142 desk 646-306-4751 blackberry MSNBC
-----Original Message----- From: Pall Thayer [mailto:palli@pallit.lhi.is] Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:49 PM To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) Cc: pd-list@iem.at Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT
File
Oh, I just noticed you're on Windows and uh...
as far as I can tell
you're not even talking about PD.
On 3.4.2009, at 19:52, Benalt, Adam D (NBC
Universal, MSNBC) wrote:
Hey All -- I'd appreciate any advice that you could
offer on this.
Ultimately, what I'd want to do is just
access the Line-In audio
data
(I'm assuming it's somewhere in the
Windows API?) and then write
that
data (maybe constantly updated to a TXT file?)
so I can access the
TXT
file from another program.
Basically, how to get numerical data (writing
into a txt file)
representing the levels on a sound card?
Please e-mail responses to:
adam.benalt@msnbc.com
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