[PD] command - value parsing

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Ben Bogart - FMPM/F1999 wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm trying to get a simple command - value relationship to work in PD 
> with difficulty. Basically I want a message to have a simple syntax like 
> R 10 which would set the red value of an object to 10. So basically I 
> wanted to use a route to sort the messages according to the first symbol 
> "R" for example. So I have a pack s f which I take it should pack the "R" 
> and the value into one list. problem is that when I put a "print" on 
> the output, rather than getting "R 10" I get "list R 10". Seems to me I'm 
> missing some vital logic about symbols.. 
> 
> Any help would be appriciated.

hi !

simple solution:
use messages instead of [pack]

|
=-----
|R $1(
=-----
|

better solution (to change the identifier dynamically)

|       |
=-------=
|pack s f
=--------
|
=-----------
|route list|
=----------=
|


mfg.cds.vfs
IOhannes

> 
> (Oh course I could use other floats as the "commands") but that would be 
> a lot less readable. "0 10" )
> 
> Thanks
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> B. Bogart
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