[PD] Data Structures - Delete specific scalar?

[JF]

Thanks João,

I'm looking into a brute force workaround whereupon I drip the data structure 
and copy it to a buffer structure but with the scalars that I want to delete 
filtered out - then I clone this buffer back to the original thus deleting 
certain scalars. This should work for my needs.

Also as an aside, I'm just reading Frank's data structure tutorial patches (I'm 
a beginner to this topic!). I really think that these should be added to the 
official vanilla documentation.

Cheers, John.



----- Original Message ----
> From: João Pais <jmmmpais at googlemail.com>
> To: JF <saintidle at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Sat, 23 April, 2011 1:38:27
> Subject: Re: [PD] Data Structures - Delete specific scalar?
> 
> unfortunately, that and many other basic things aren't possible with data-s 
>yet.  there are a couple ways you could use to circumvent this limitation:
> 
> -  use a field for active or unactive scalars, and set them to 0 or 1. then 
>connect  them to a spigot or similar, so that the other fields don't go through 
>the rest  of the patch. You can also connect this to the -v (?) field, to make 
>this scalar  invisible.
> - if you want to be radical, get the coordinates of your scalar,  and using 
>pd-messages, emulate the mouse's behaviour of going to edit mode,  selecting the 
>scalar and deleting it.
> 
> Or write the st. puckette and tell  him about putting this in.
> 
> João Pais
> 
> > Is there any message  based way to delete a scalar?
> > 
> > As I presume what people usually  do is select the graphic in the datawindow 
>and
> > delete it this way. I  need to do this without the graphical selection.
> > 
> > I'm currently  using data structures just as a multi-dimensional storage 
>object
> > (the  graphical side doesn't concern me). I've developed [data/drip] and
> >  [data/filter] patches akin to [list-drip] and [list-filter]. I'm now looking  
>to
> > create an object where I can remove specific scalars based on whether  or 
not
> > their value fields match a certain condition (via  [data/filter]).
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance as always,
> >  John.
> > 
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