[PD] messages to messagebox

[kristof lauwers]

Hi,

I'm trying to control PD from another app over UDP, connecting a netreceive 
to a messagebox.
Now i thought that, if i have a message with

;
$1 $2

(cfr. patch below)

i could send for example "testrecv 10", and a receive named testrecv would 
receive the number.  i found out that for some reason you need to send "foo 
testrecv 10" in stead..
can anyone tell me why?  -  what's happening to the foo?

test patch (with other messages in stead of the netreceive):

#N canvas 511 168 1262 930 12;
#X obj 429 137 r testrecv;
#X floatatom 429 165 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#X msg 164 130 testrecv 10;
#X msg 187 171 foo testrecv 10;
#X obj 51 27 netreceive 3000 1;
#X text 282 133 fails;
#X text 322 173 works;
#X msg 191 281 \; \$1 \$2;
#X connect 0 0 1 0;
#X connect 2 0 7 0;
#X connect 3 0 7 0;
#X connect 4 0 7 0;

regards,

kristof




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