[PD] route float

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
IOhannes m zmoelnig hat gesagt: // IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> Frank Barknecht wrote:
>
>> Is "value1" a number or something else, like a symbol? if it's a symbol, then
>
> it's a literal, which translates to "symbol" in Pd-lingo.

I assumed Marius was using "value1" as a placeholder.

>> you are trying to use a float-message with a symbol argument like "float abc"
>> which is, uhm, not supported, at least not in [route] or [print] or so. 
>> 
>
> it's not supported by Pd, at all. not even [t a] likes it.
>
>>
>> As a workaround, replace the "float" with something else using [select float]
>> i.e.:
>>
>>  [uniform float value1(
>>  |
> [list]
> |
>>  [unpack s s s]

Yeah, better play it save, but here (0.42) the plain meta-message also worked. 

Ciao
-- 
Frank