I like that. I never thought of using applescript with Pd, thanks for sharing.
Ben Baker-Smith -- http://bitsynthesis.com On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at>wrote: > > I had good luck with [motex/system]. I made this little object to control > iTunes from Pd using applescript. > > .hc > > > > On Jun 28, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Ben Baker-Smith wrote: > > I had the same problem, on Mac OS X with Pd-extended 0.41.4 > > I ran some tests and it seems that relative paths in [shell] just don't > work like they do with the rest of pd. For example, if you have a pd patch > in the same folder as ruby_script.rb, you can't run it simply by using a > "ruby ruby_script.rb" message, you have to do "ruby > /full/path/to/ruby_script.rb" (as opposed to, say, media files or > abstractions in the same folder as your patch). > > Both [motex/system] and [ggee/shell] work on my macbook. > (thanks for the list, Hans. I didn't know there were two [popen] objects) > > > Ben Baker-Smith > -- > http://bitsynthesis.com > > > >> There are four options to try, let us know which works best for you: >> >> flatspace/popen >> moonlib/popen >> motex/system >> ggee/shell >> >> .hc >> >> On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Jon wrote: >> >> > hi >> > i'm trying to execute a ruby script from the shell object by sending >> > it the message "ruby /path/to/script.rb arguments" but i get nothing. >> > the script works fine from the command line, with the exact same >> > arguments. is there an alternative? >> > i'm on osx, latest stable pd extended >> > thank you >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals > a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, > equality and freedom for their spirits. - Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > >
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