Re: [fomus-user] pd fomus: no output filename given

[David P. <dps...@gm...>]

There's no special message for writing or saving at the moment--before
running, set `filename' to whatever output file you want.  (The full Pd
message is `send filename /my/path/myfile.ly')  To save to a text file
(.fms file) it would be `send filename /my/path/myfile.fms'.  `send' is
a command telling fomus to parse everything following it (you can "send"
any line that would appear in a .fms text file, so you can also use
`send' to define parts and instruments).  `filename' is just one of
fomus's settings and the string following it is the value you are
changing it to.

To help make sense out of the example fomus.pd patch, basically all of
the inlets (time, duration, pitch ,etc..) simply store their values
until you send a bang, which sends the note event to fomus...  the
stored values should still be there after sending off the event.  also
nothing is written, processed or output until you send a `run' message.
You also have to send `new' or `clear' to reset the score.  Eventually
the docs will have a section somewhere that explains this :)

if you're in Windows, the external won't work (that's been fixed, it
should work when I make another release).  Also, if your machine has a
64-bit processor and Pd is compiled for 64 bits there will be problems
(the binaries are only 32 bit at the moment)--in the near future I'll
have 64 bit binaries available as well.  Also, sending notes shouldn't
interfere with Pd's realtime operation, it should be very efficient, but
i'm not sure how well this works yet on all platforms...

On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 09:57 +0100, rob canning wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> I am just coming back to fomus for the first time since you ported it :)
> Having a little problem getting the pd external to work - can't seem to figure 
> out how to specify a target file to write to. i keep getting 
> 
> fomus: no output filename given
> 
> when trying to process the score with the run message  - the object doesn't 
> seem to accept messages like open bla.fomus , write, save etc.
> 
> any pointers to what i am missing? - i could always go back to my dirty 
> sprintf and coll ways but this object  looks as if it might be a cleaner 
> solution.
> 
> thanks
> 
> rob
> 
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