[PD] more features for [file] (Get directory of current patch)

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

On 3/23/22 20:44, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> 
> So, one thing I'd like, just get the filename and extension from [file
> split] as an option, so I wouldn't need [list split]. 

i think the best would be if [list split] would accept negative indices 
(counting from the end), to simply extraxt the last element of a list.

> Also, something weird
> happened and files with space in its name came out as 'lists', not symbols.

i'm not sure i can follow.
[file split] always outputs a list, regardless of spaces.
ifa filename contains spaces, i here get something like:
[list foo\ bar.pd(
(that's a "list"-message with a single symbol-atom "foo bar.pd")

however, i noticed that my unit-tests (that are automatically run on 
linux, windows and macOS) do not cover splitting files with spaces.
so i might have missed some cross-platform thing.

> 
> Another thing is just an easier way to 'seek' for files with a specific
> extension and also get the number of found files.

that seems very high-level to me.

(aka: build your abstraction around [file] to get this and a graphical 
pull-down menu for chosing files and playing the soundfile)

> 
> And yes, getting the patch's directory by default would make things easier
> and bypass the need of [pdcontrol].

there's an open PR that adds [file patchpath] (and more).


gfdmasrf
IOhannes
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