[PD] how to set variable types

[AshK]

well I keep working on this patch on the working PD and I need help 
about how I can pass the $3 variable to the second [ctlin] (the one that 
uses $3 as an argument) ?

see the attached patches (open main, the other is the abstraction)

thanks


derek holzer wrote:
> Works here. Try the attached patches. Save both somewhere and load 
> "main.pd". The [bang< message should output $1's value (i.e. "1").
> 
> If those don't work for you, you might have some trouble with your 
> number box. In that case, info on your OS, PD version and possibly also 
> your Tcl/Tk versions would be useful, as the problem would be somewhere 
> in there.
> 
> d.
> 
> 
> AshK wrote:
>> yes that's exactly what I mean and I have tried that already but the 
>> number box remains empty.
>>
>>> Georg Holzmann wrote:
>>>> Hallo!
>>>>
>>>>> I couldn't find it in the doc.
>>>>> I have an abstraction with 2 arguments : [abstraction 1 2], inside 
>>>>> the abstraction I send $1 to [print] and it returns 1. That's 
>>>>> perfect but instead of the [print] I want a number box. When I try 
>>>>> nothing happens.
>>>>> How can I get my variable in a number box?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if I understand you correct, but maybe you mean this:
>>>>
>>>> [bang(
>>>> |
>>>> [f $1]
>>>> |
>>>> [numberbox]
>>>>
>>>> LG
>>>> Georg
>>>
>>
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> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> #N canvas 0 22 454 304 10;
> #X obj 214 90 f \$1;
> #X obj 219 50 inlet;
> #X obj 211 144 outlet;
> #X connect 0 0 2 0;
> #X connect 1 0 0 0;
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> #N canvas 0 22 454 304 10;
> #X obj 249 128 abst 1 2;
> #X floatatom 249 177 5 0 0 0 - - -;
> #X msg 253 91 bang;
> #X connect 0 0 1 0;
> #X connect 2 0 0 0;
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