Hi,
I want to create many objects at once with an increasing argument.
e.g. for exaple like this:

[myobject 1] [myobject 2] [myobject 3] [myobject 4] [myobject 5] ... [myobject 123] ...

I am lazy, so I dont want to write it 123 times. How to do this at once? Is there a script or something for doing that in a smart way?

if not...

is it possible to send the argument as rising numbers sorted towards the duplicated objects?
For example:

    ?????????)something_i_dont_know_goes_here]??????????????
                    |                    |                          |                       |
[myobject $1]  [myobject $1]  [myobject $1]  [myobject $1] 

Or would it be possibly be possible by using lists in some way?

Or can I get the count of the running instance of [myobject] somehow through $0? i.e. Is it possible to let the instances of [myobject] count themselfs? For example i do

[myobject] [myobject] [myobject]

and each object knows its specific number 1, 2, 3 ?

Happy about any answer )
thank you

@lacuna Hello there...... you can do it like this..........
build_bus_panels.pd

First change the [count 10] to [count 20] or abstractions after number 80 (8 x 10) will get put on top of each other in the last line of the sub-patch.

Then change "bus_control" in the message at the bottom ([obj $1 $2 bus_control $3]) to the name of your actual abstraction that you want to create many times.

In the number box under [r mixer_output_no] put the number of the abstractions that you want created, and press <enter>.
Then bang the "top-left" bang above the [t b b b b]

Click [pd busses] (at the bottom) to open it and you will see all of your abstractions created with sequential arguments........
Modify the patch to get exactly what you are looking for.

Beware..... if you save changes once it is run you will save the new abstractions at the same time. You will need to delete them before you run it again, or send the sub-patch a [clear( message........ aargh....... just noticed that I had automated that already!.....

If the abstractions are too spread out on the sub-patch page then delete them all, change the line and item spacing, and run it again..........

It is possible to send messages to make connections within the sub-patch as well..... come back if you need that......
David.

If you are using Vanilla .47, you can also use the [clone] object. This will create n instances of your abstraction, and $1 will be the creation number. So [clone myobject 123] should give you 123 instances, and $1 within the myobject abstraction will give the creation arguments 0, 1, 2... 122.

@lacuna I am about to be away without internet for 3 days...... so...... I will describe how it works and post another example....
Each object that you create in the subpatch has a reference within Pd...... a number... which depends on the order in which they are created..... so.....
Your 123 objects will have numbers 1-123..........
But you want to add some other objects. If you add an [outlet~] or [*~ 0.3] before you add your abstractions then that will be object 1 and your abstractions will be objects 2-124. You must be rigorous about the order in which you place the objects.

In this example......... example.pd There are already 3 objects placed in the sub-patch...... open [pd mixer_final] to have a look.
The patch then builds the objects and connects them.....
There is a [loadbang] to say how many of each object should be created, and that creates a [matrix~] with the correct number of inputs and outputs.
Lots of error messages appear in the terminal because the rest of the patches are missing... it does not matter for this example.

The [connect( messages are formatted like this..... [connect "object number" "outlet number" "object number" "inlet number"( and the inlet and outlet numbers are counted from 0-n...... first one "0"......
I do hope that is all makes sense!
Hit the bang at the top of the patch to see everything created in the sub-patch......
David.