[PD] external: method to convert t_atom to c string.

[J Oliver]

of course!!

thanks,

J

void testtext_path(t_testtext *x, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv) {
	char teststring[1000];
	atom_string(argv, teststring, 1000);
	post(teststring);
}





On May 19, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Miller Puckette wrote:

> Hi Jaime -
> 
> If you use A_GIMME the function prototype has to be as in:
> 
> void testtext_path(t_testtext *x, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv).
> 
> cheers
> Miller
> 
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:47:20PM -0500, J Oliver wrote:
>> Hello all, 
>> 
>> I need to create a textfile from inside an external and I need to give the computer a path with a message like:
>> 
>> path /home/path/file.txt
>> 
>> I am therefore creating a method for path with:
>> 
>> 	class_addmethod(testtext_class, (t_method)testtext_path, gensym("path"), A_GIMME, 0); 
>> 
>> Or should I use A_DEFSYMBOL ? 
>> 
>> But then how can I read the atom inside the external?
>> 
>> I am using:
>> 
>> void testtext_path(t_testtext *x, t_atom *s){
>> 	char teststring[1000];
>> 	atom_string(s, teststring, 1000);
>> 	post(teststring);
>> }
>> 
>> but then I get the following printout:
>> 
>> consistency check failed: atom_string
>> 333333@ÿÿÿÿs
>> 
>> I'm not sure where to move with this. anybody has any suggestions?
>> 
>> best,
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> Here's the info for atom_string:
>> atom_string
>> 
>> void atom_string(t_atom *a, char *buf, unsigned int bufsize);
>> Converts an atom a into a C-string buf. The memory to this char-Buffer has to be reserved manually and its length has to be declared in bufsize.
>> 
>> in: http://pdstatic.iem.at/externals-HOWTO/node9.html#SECTION00092200000000000000
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