[PD] iChat / SMS -> PD

[Simon Wise]

On 21 Nov 2008, at 2:03 AM, mark edward grimm wrote:

> Hey thanks for the tip! looks like some interesting stuff....
>
> unfortunately might not be too helpful for me. im thinking iChat  
> will have to be used because im on a computer that is multipurpose  
> and should not be altered too much. ichat comes standard with OSX....
>
> just thinking... iChat can run custom applescripts now. is there a  
> way to send PD messages via applescript? that would work i think...  
> probably with [key] plus something like this:
>
> set keyCode to "£"
> tell application "System Events"
> if UI elements enabled then
> keystroke keyCode
> end if
> end tell
>
> ..but i wonder if there is a way to send pd messages directly from  
> applescript?

an OSX way of doing command line ...

make a little script (using echo and pdsend perhaps) and put it in an  
executable text file
then run that in your Applescript

you will find pdsend at
/path/to/pd/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pdsend


then use [netreceive] in Pd to listen to the messages


simon