[PD] (ds) pointer sending over the network

[moritz]

Frank Barknecht wrote:
> Hallo,
> moritz hat gesagt: // moritz wrote:
>
>   
>> i want to netpdise my data-structure-sequenzer.
>> so, i want to broadcast pointers to prevent some hacks,
>>
>> but it seems not possible with [netsend]/[netreceive]..
>>
>> i become some errors like:
>> error: pointer: no method for '(pointer)'
>>
>> but when i normally print it out, i become print: (pointer)... without 
>> this   ''...
>>     
>  
> The "(gpointer)" message your get from a [print] object is not the
> real form of the pointer in your patch, it's basically just a dummy
> printout.
i understand pointer more and more, but i understand it still not 100%... :)
>  A real pointer in Pd doesn't have a printed form and I don't
> think you can send it over the network. A pointer just points to some
> data hold in memory.
>
> You can only send this data contained in a pointer by [get]-ing it and
> [set]-ing it on the other side.
>   
that is exactly what i'm doing now, but in my case i receive the lists
in reverse/different order, so i point  everytime to a wrong template.. 
but i
will find a solution..

thanx

MoRitz