[PD] Backslash in WINDOWS or other special characters (was Re: Pduino sysex vs. OSC advice)
oliver
oliver at klingt.org
Sat Jun 4 21:39:13 CEST 2016
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a way to use the comma and the semicolon in a
>> pd message in order to send it to the comport effectively?
>
> since you can pass raw bytes to [comport], you could just insert "44"
> (resp. "59") at the relevant places.
hi,
another topic, but i thought i'd share my experiences since they are
nowhere documented:
on windows, there's the big problem of backslashes (instead of slahes on
unixes) for directory hierarchy when it comes to the command line.
inside PD that's not a problem since slashes are treated as backslashes
when used in filenames.
however: i sometimes use 3rd party .exe files from within PD (namely SOX
and FFMPEG for conversion purposes) together with the auld [system]
external from the MOTEX library. when you do this you really NEED the
backslash, otherwise your commands won't work.
my workaround is this:
i start PD with a batch script and there i define an environment
variable for the backslash like this:
SET BSL=\
in a PD patch i can use this environment variable like this:
[mkdir C:%BSL%Temp%BSL%testdir(
|
[system]
to get the job done.
i guess the same method would apply to other special characters that are
not allowed natively inside PD.
hope this is of some help
best
oliver
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