[PD] [netsend] bug?

[patrice colet]

Hi,

  attached is some workaround for controlling VLC, one using 
[tcpclient], and another one using dbus-send.

Both uses tcl for scripting with [hc/sys_gui]

patco

Le 06/05/2016 à 15:51, Jack a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> Now, with Pd 0.46.7 you have [netsend -b].
> It allows you to send a string in 'binary' mode (you don't need anymore
> to use the FUDI protocol used by netsend before).
>
> Then, something like :
>
> [list add file.mp4(
> |
> [l2s] <- from zexy library (there is vanilla solution for this)
> |
> [list fromsymbol]
> |
> [list append 10]
> |
> [list prepend send]
> |
> [list trim]
> |
> [netsend -b]
>
> should work.
> ++
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> Le 06/05/2016 14:45, Mario Mey a écrit :
>> Hi, there. I'm trying to use PureData 0.46.7 to control VLC. Based on a
>> patch in https://github.com/mxa/AudioVideoPatches, that uses Python code
>> (pyext) to send TCP messages, I want to use [netsend] to send them,
>> without Python.
>>
>> I start VLC with:
>>
>> vlc -I rc --rc-host=localhost:1234
>>
>> And, in Pd:
>>
>> [connect localhost 1234(
>> |
>> |  [list add file.mp4(
>> |  [list prepend send]
>> |  [list trim]
>> | /
>> [netsend]
>>
>> The connection is well done, but I discovered that the messages arrives
>> with a ";" at the end of the message. For example, when I click on [list
>> add file.mp4(, VLC says (sorry for the language):
>>
>> [0x7f387c0044a8] filesystem access error: cannot open file
>> /home/mario/file.mp4; (No such file or directory)
>> [0x7f387c0044a8] main access error: Falló lectura de archivo
>> [0x7f387c0044a8] main access error: VLC no pudo abrir el archivo
>> «/home/mario/file.mp4;» (No such file or directory).
>> [0x7f3888005ac8] main input error: open of
>> `file:///home/mario/file.mp4%3B' failed
>> [0x7f3888005ac8] main input error: Su entrada no puede abrirse
>> [0x7f3888005ac8] main input error: VLC es incapaz de abrir el MRL
>> «file:///home/mario/file.mp4%3B». Vea el registro para más detalles.
>>
>> Also, I use a simple Python script (Server code in
>> https://wiki.python.org/moin/TcpCommunication) to receive this messages
>> and, when it does, it prints:
>>
>> received data: b'add file.mp4;\n'
>>
>> Ssome guys from #dataflow told me that the best workaround is to make a
>> small program/app/script that strips semicolons. Yes, now I'm writing
>> it... but I would not need another program to do this.
>>
>> I've never reported a Pd bug. I'm writing this mail to you to know about
>> this (maybe it is not necessary to report it)... and maybe someone knows
>> another workaround.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
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