[PD] flash/pd

[Chris McCormick]

On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 05:40:02AM +0100, pd-list-request at iem.at wrote:
> Message: 2
> From: lluis <lluis at artefacte.org>
> To: pd-list at iem.at
> Subject: Re: [PD] flash/pd
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:21:43 +0100
> 
> On Tuesday 22 February 2005 22:34, Pall Thayer wrote:
> > Hi,
> > You can do PHP to PD without using OSC.
> >
> > $fp = fsockopen("hostname",port);
> >
> > will open a socket connection to a netreceive in a pd patch. Rather use
> > udp? Then:
> >
> > $fp = fsockopen("udp://hostname", port);
> >
> > fputs($fp,"message;\n");
> >
> > will write "message" to the PD netreceive (note the ";\n" line
> > terminator. Actually I think it's enough to have just ";").
> >
> > But I don't know how you plan to make your pages receive data unless you
> > make them update every 1/2 second or so. However that could cause
> > problems with slider positions if it updates while a user is moving one.
> > Tricky.
> 
> yes the trick is :: 
> 
> in another frame, never send the  </HTML> end tag and just write every time 
> thinks like this ::
> 
> parent.frames.main.slider1.moveby(0, 50);
> 
> the browser never stops to receive data, just need some way to know if the 
> connection is up.

Hi,

Even better:
http://sastools.com/b2/post/79394137

or:
http://developer.apple.com/internet/webcontent/iframe.html

Both of which don't have to keep the socket open.

Best regards,

Chris.

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