[PD] Newbie with some questions (notably [block~ 1])

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Claudius Maximus hat gesagt: // Claudius Maximus wrote:

> 1. [block~ 1] doesn't work
> 
> The block size is set to 64 instead.  Moreover:

block~ can not be used in the patch with the adc~/dac~, you need a
subpatch then. Block also does not change the lowest message speed in
objects like [del], which is limited below by 64 samples.

> 3. How do I read bytes from a binary file into an
> array?
> 
> Treating them as integers from 0 to 255.

I don't know an object that opens files in bin-mode, but it could be
written as an external.

> 4. How do I build messages out of symbol arguments?
> 
> |set $1(  doesn't work as expected when I send it a
> symbol.

What did you expect it to work like?

> 
> 5. How do I send messages to $0-name arrays?
> 
> |;$0-name x y z(  doesn't work.

There is no $0 in messages, you just invented this.  ;)
To send to local variable, need to make a message that accepts a
variable: 

  [; $1-name x y z(

and send $0 as first argument to that: 

  [f $0]
   |
   |
  [; $1-name x y z(

you also could use [symbol $0-name] directly. Example attached.

ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__
-------------- next part --------------
#N canvas 417 182 450 300 10;
#X obj 54 80 table \$0-name;
#X msg 238 196 \; \$2 resize \$1;
#X floatatom 238 136 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#X obj 289 137 symbol \$0-name;
#X msg 289 112 bang;
#X obj 238 168 pack 0 s;
#X obj 289 88 loadbang;
#X text 142 133 resize table;
#X connect 2 0 5 0;
#X connect 3 0 5 1;
#X connect 4 0 3 0;
#X connect 5 0 1 0;
#X connect 6 0 4 0;