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

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

I'll add the filename as an argument to `run', so you can give the
external a command like `run /my/dir/out.ly'

On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 16:12 -0500, David Psenicka wrote:

> 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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