[PD] messaging PD remotely to open+connect objects?

Scott R. Looney scottrlooney at gmail.com
Sat Oct 6 23:46:09 CEST 2012


never mind, i found the info - who's a PD newbie - this guy! lots of
documentation already within PD-help browser. just never thought to look
there, thinking it would be an advanced topic. sorry to trouble...


On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Scott R. Looney <scottrlooney at gmail.com>wrote:

> hey listers, i was wondering if anyone here can easily tell me how to
> message PD from another object, or to point me to information along those
> lines? we're assuming communication via netsend/netreceive.
>
> i would love to see an example of the following:
>
> 1. how to open/instatiate a PD object or abstraction inside a canvas, as
> if you were creating an object via the gui
> 2. how to connect one created object to another purely through messaging
>
> i have tried opening a PD patch as text to decode the text. i can see the
> object creation messages pretty well, but the logic underlying the
> 'connect' messages is a little confusing.
>
> what i'd like to see in PD as this happens is objects being created,
> placed on the canvas, and connected to other objects without any user
> interaction needed.
>  any place to go or threads to check for more info on how to do this?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> scott
>
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