what's the best way you guys are finding to save information / make preset settings in your patches?

i prefer to use the raw objects that come with the basic pure data package, but i think i'm really going to have to get an external to help me with this. using the [textfile] object is driving me crazy.

i just want to make something that will save the location of 10 audio files, so i can load them all at once with the push of a buton.

i would use message boxes with a loadbang. i know it sounds old-fashioned...but it works. you can also send messages to the messag boxes to update or change them.

i am glad i am not the only one who preferes to use the basic raw objects (interns). i think it's just that there are so many external objects and libraries it's hard to know where to start.

--zac

ha ha...i never thought of something that simple.

it would totally work though. ace.

the [coll] object is the best one ! it is in the Cyclone library. Very simple

or you can just store number in different index into a table with [tabwrite] and recall the number with [tabread]

Its the both best ways I think

I use arrays to read and write values from boxes in real time. I can save any more pages of the
data.

Bonjour

having searched, read and tryed: i can't manage to save all my 12 settings: ie bangs,vsliders ( 9 of them) so i am stll looking for a sort of say 'PD Screen shot' i mean all in one settings saving.......

SOS

merci

Gottfried

Doesn't Max/MSP have a built-in way to save presets? Why would Pd be lacking such seemingly essential functionality?

There are two state saving devices (both abstractions) that can capture everything in a patch that you register. One is called [ssad] and the other is called [memento].

they're both pretty finnicky.

would be great if pd had built in state saving. miller said it was on his todo list, but probably not a very high priority, and would probably also require quite fundamental changes to the way pd works.

i just use good ol' [msgfile] from zexy now. works enough for me.

I'm using obi's system as it is included in his bird modelling patch (search the patch section). It's a bit of work to set it up, but once it's in place it's very easy to create a preset.

i've used SSSAD recently and after the initial setup/getting you head round it it works pretty cool indeed. I've used the version that Chris McKormick (? -chek name) of s-abstractions fame has extended a little, which basically has this abstraction called 'datastore' that dynamically creates a jumbo message box with key/value pairs, instead of a textfile (which you can use when you want to save it a file).

All you have to do with your abstractions is provide a key for each parameter you want to save, pretty simply using the 'sssad/auto' abstraction. So initially theres a little pita setting it up, but one ur done its a massive boost in productivity.

I recommend giving it a go:
http://puredata.hurleur.com/sujet-1531-sssad-save-module (download zip)

hope this helps