[PD-dev] Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Connecting up an SQL Database to PD

[Mike McGonagle]

On 11/14/07, jamie at postlude.co.uk <jamie at postlude.co.uk> wrote:
> > I also forgot to mention that if you don't have a float method
> > implemented and this is used, that it will crash PD. I tried this out
> > last night.
> >
>
> I can't reproduce that. using class_addfloat() to add an undefined method
> results in a compiler error, and omitting class_addfloat() results in Pd
> giving a "no method for 'float'" error to the Pd console. Using
> class_addanything() circumvents this by providing a catch-all handler.

What I meant was it crashes when you have no float method defined at
all. And I thought that the 'anything' would catch it too, but it
didn't on my machine, it crashed. Maybe it is just my machine, or
system.

What system are you using?

Mike