[PD] Vanilla: getting the content of a folder

[Christof Ressi]

> use [textfile]’s read to get the content of the folder somehow
as the name suggests, [textfile] can only read *files*.

Fortunatly, the upcoming Pd 0.52 has a new [file] object which allows to 
do all sorts of low level file system operations.

Grab the test release from Miller's website and check out [file glob].

Christof

On 14.12.2021 09:58, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I am banging my head against the wall, trying to get [openpanel 1] to give me the content of the folder in question. I was hoping that I could:
>
> - use [textfile]’s read to get the content of the folder somehow
> - use [text define xx]’s read message
>
> But no cigar. Is there any other avenue or hack or way around? I sometimes have regrets of sticking to vanilla for FluCoMa dependencies…
>
> Any pointer welcome
>
> p
>
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