[PD] Midifile Object

[saint]

ah cheers thanks a million martin, you're a lifesaver!

am looking forward to getting stuck into your external properly now!


thanks,

john.

----- Original Message ----
> From: Martin Peach <martin.peach at sympatico.ca>
> To: saint <saintidle at yahoo.com>
> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 2:09:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [PD] Midifile Object
> 
> It's fixed now in svn and works as advertised (opens files in patcher 
> directory unless absolute path given).
> You can get source code and a compiled dll from 
> http://puredata.info/Members/martinrp/
> 
> Martin
> 
> saint wrote:
> > hi martin/all,
> > 
> > sorry for buggin you about this again, but unfortunately i can't use your (or 
> any) midi external
> > for my purpose if i can't get this to work.
> > 
> > the problem i'm having with midifile is this: i can't get midifile to read a 
> .mid file that's in the 
> > same folder as the pd patch by referring to it by it's short name only
> > i.e. without the full path c:/progra~1/etc/etc (which does work btw, thanks)
> > 
> > is there anyway to get this...
> > 
> > [read test.mid(
> > |
> > [midifile]
> > 
> > ...to work?!
> > 
> > (where the midi file and pd patch are in the same folder of course)
> > 
> > basically i need to copy multiple instances of the patch and run it from lots 
> of different folders
> > each referring to different midi files
> > 
> > again thanks a million in advance you've been more than helpful so far!
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Martin Peach 
> > To: saintidle at yahoo.com; pd-list at iem.at
> > Sent: Tuesday, 12 February, 2008 8:53:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: [PD] Phasor Driven Midi File Playback?
> > 
> > The latest versions are part of pd-extended in 
> > http://autobuild.puredata.info/auto-build/ but the last functional WinXp 
> > version is in late 2007. The spaces in path names cause trouble throughout 
> > pd and other "cross-platform" programs, the only workaround I know of is to 
> > rename your directories without spaces. I usually use underscores instead. 
> > "Program Files" always causes trouble. Sometimes you can access it using 
> > something like C:\PROGRA~1 (the short DOS name)
> > This works on my system:
> > 
> > [read C:/PROGRA~1/pd/doc/5.reference/textfile.txt(
> > 
> > but
> > 
> > [C:/PROGRA~1/pd/doc/5.reference/textfile.txt(
> > |
> > [read $1(
> > 
> > does not work.
> > 
> > Martin
> > 
> > 
> >> From: saint 
> >> To: pd-list at iem.at
> >> Subject: Re: [PD] Phasor Driven Midi File Playback?
> >> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:39:53 -0800 (PST)
> >>
> >> hmmm. i did try that but it seems to stumble at the first space in the full 
> >> path (as pure data does)
> >>
> >> unfortunately the patch will need to be ported around when it's done so 
> >> specifying a full path won't fulfill my needs.
> >>
> >> is there a .dll of the midifile external for w32 knocking around for which 
> >> this read message works for shortened paths?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> again, thanks all of you for your time!
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Mike McGonagle 
> >> To: saint 
> >> Cc: pd-list at iem.at
> >> Sent: Tuesday, 12 February, 2008 7:22:29 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [PD] Phasor Driven Midi File Playback?
> >>
> >> I think what is happening is that [midifile] is expecting a full path for 
> >> the file name when using read. This is why it works for the [openpanel] 
> >> because it returns a complete path. Did you try using the full path with 
> >> [read $1(?
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 12, 2008 12:33 PM, saint  wrote:
> >>
> >> thanks for the quick reply again martin,
> >>
> >> it's a strange problem that i seem to be having.
> >>
> >> because i definitely have all the midifiles in the same folder as the patch 
> >> but
> >>
> >> [midifile test.mid]
> >> ...or...
> >> [read test.mid(---[midifile]
> >> gives... 'error: midifile: unable to open test.mid'
> >>
> >>
> >> but when i do
> >> [bang]---[openpanel]---[read $1(---[midifile]
> >> and point it to 'test.mid' it seems to work?
> >>
> >> hmmmm...
> >> unfortunately for what i want to do i need to be able to automate opening 
> >> different midifiles.
> >>
> >> i'm using your zip from 
> >> http://puredata.info/Members/martinrp/midifile/midifile.zip/view
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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