[PD] creation time AND local variables in the same abstraction.

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Tas Pas hat gesagt: // Tas Pas wrote:

> Having red as many mailing list posts as I could find, I didn't find
> how to use a local variable along with a creation time variable.

> I have a [soundfiler] object which needs two arguements: the sample
> name and the array to load the sample to.
> 
> The abstraction is called with a creation time arguement, so the $1
> is reserved.  When I use the openpanel in order to receive the
> symbol (string) of the path of the .wav file I want to load, I
> cannot pass it as an variable value in no other variable than $1.

I guess with "creation time variable" you mean what also or more often
is called "creation argument", yes? (Creation) arguments are *only*
evaluated in [object boxes], but not in [messages(. As you probably
send a message to soundfiler, you can still use $1 in that message.
Message $-variables are independent from abstraction arguments. 

See attached example.

Ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                 _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__
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