ah i see. thanks. it does work if i move the test.mid to the root and send it a [read c:/test.mid( message. i will try the dos abbreviations too.

although it seems strange that a midi file that's saved in the same dir as the patch doesn't get picked up?

i.e. [read test.mid(

or...

[test.mid(

|

[read $1(

| [midifile]

or indeed...

[midifile test.mid]?

should this method be working?

again, sorry for all the bother it's just if i can use your external i'll be an extremely happy pd-er!!!

thanks, john.

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