Oh, I see. In that case, just use [write my_textfile.txt( and my_textfile.txt will be saved in the same folder as your patch.
-Jonathan --- On Sat, 4/4/09, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File > To: [email protected], "Pall Thayer" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 2:40 AM > Thanks Jonathan, > This works as you noted below, however I need this to be an > automated > process. > At least a couple of times per second, writing one numeric > value to the > same text file over and over again. > Then I can query it as needed and it will return the VU > level at that > moment. > > Pall -- > This concept seems simpler than using terminal, as I'm > not really > familiar with how that will work. > > > Adam D. Benalt > Production Technology Director > 212-664-1142 desk > 646-306-4751 blackberry > MSNBC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Wilkes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:59 PM > To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC); Pall Thayer > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT File > > > Hi Adam, > I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do > with that patch, but > if you're having trouble with file names in windows, > use the following > chain of objects: > > [bang( > | > [savepanel] > | > [write $1( > | > [textfile] > > In this case, "bang" and "write $1" are > messages (created with > <ctrl-2>), and "savepanel" and > "textfile" are objects (<ctrl-1>). When > you connect them together, click the bang message at the > top and you > will get the standard "save as" dialog box. The > filename will be > automatically formatted, so you don't have to worry > about typing in > backslashes or whatever. > > You can right click and choose "help" to get info > on any pd object (as > well as messages, arrays, gui's, etc). > > -Jonathan > > > > --- On Sat, 4/4/09, Pall Thayer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Pall Thayer <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a TXT > File > > To: "Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC)" > <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 1:13 AM Have you tried > [write > > C:/tmp/textfile.txt] ? > > > > I haven't run PD on Windows in years, so I'm > not sure and have no way > > of testing. > > > > On 3.4.2009, at 23:05, Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, > > MSNBC) wrote: > > > > > Yeah, that's what I thought at first. > > > But, when I try to enter a back-slash > '\' > > I get an error in the print > > > window that says "keycode 92: dropped" > > > Also the help file shows the slashed the way I > wrote > > them, I just > > > copied > > > what was in there. > > > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > > > > Adam D. Benalt > > > Production Technology Director > > > 212-664-1142 desk > > > 646-306-4751 blackberry > > > MSNBC > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Pall Thayer [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:02 PM > > > To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to a > TXT > > File > > > > > > I would think that on Windows you have to do > something > > like [write C: > > > \tmp\textfile.txt] but I'm not > positive. > > Anyway, the problem I see is > > > the path to the file. /tmp/textfile.txt means > nothing > > to Windows. > > > > > > best r. > > > Pall > > > > > > On 3.4.2009, at 22:54, Benalt, Adam D (NBC > Universal, > > MSNBC) wrote: > > > > > >> Thanks Pall -- > > >> I appreciate your responses. > > >> > > >> Yes, I am on windows. > > >> And, yes, I am trying to get PD to do this. > > >> So far it looks like the right tool for the > job, > > but I just > > >> downloaded > > > > > >> it today on the advice of a friend. > > >> Together we've cobbled together the > attached > > .pd file. > > >> If you start the Metro (clicking the [1]) the > atom > > number box > > >> gives me > > > > > >> the level from the line input (in this case a > > microphone.) But I > > >> can't > > > > > >> get the write to txt box to hook up properly, > or > > to write to a file. > > >> > > >> > > >> Adam D. Benalt > > >> Production Technology Director > > >> 212-664-1142 desk > > >> 646-306-4751 blackberry > > >> MSNBC > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Pall Thayer > [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:49 PM > > >> To: Benalt, Adam D (NBC Universal, MSNBC) > > >> Cc: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: [PD] Writing -dB or VU level to > a TXT > > File > > >> > > >> Oh, I just noticed you're on Windows and > uh... > > as far as I can tell > > >> you're not even talking about PD. > > >> > > >> > > >> On 3.4.2009, at 19:52, Benalt, Adam D (NBC > > Universal, MSNBC) wrote: > > >> > > >>> Hey All -- > > >>> I'd appreciate any advice that you > could > > offer on this. > > >>> > > >>> Ultimately, what I'd want to do is > just > > access the Line-In audio > > >>> data > > > > > >>> (I'm assuming it's somewhere in > the > > Windows API?) and then write > > >>> that > > > > > >>> data (maybe constantly updated to a TXT > file?) > > so I can access the > > >>> TXT > > >> > > >>> file from another program. > > >>> > > >>> Basically, how to get numerical data > (writing > > into a txt file) > > >>> representing the levels on a sound card? > > >>> > > >>> Please e-mail responses to: > > [email protected] > > >>> > > >>> Adam D. 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