What is the proper syntax to use within the [open <filename>( message to load a clip to [pix_film] if I don't want to use the [openpanel] object? Openpanel works great but I am not always going to be there to turn this video installation on so I'd like [pix_film] to find the clip on a [loadbang]. I have tried all the wordings I can think of to direct the message to the file but I get error messages that look like the following:

error: [pix_filmDarwin]: unable to find file: ÿ&#65471;àÔÿ&#65471;Õÿ&#65471;&#65464;Ôÿ&#65471;3

or

error: [pix_filmDarwin]: unable to find file: ÿ&#65471;&#65467;
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.

the patch as it now stands is attached...

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/spinning_video.pd

the problem is possibly spaces in the filename, or path to the filename. this:

[openpanel]
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[open $1(

can handle them, but this:

[openpanel]
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[set open $1(
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[ (

can not. feel it?

I'll try again. Rather than type the path into [open( I copied and pasted it from the PD main window where it loaded from [openpanel] so I'd think the path and filename would be right. I must have a space or typo or something in there somewhere I guess.

[openpanel] doesn't work

When I try to open a sound, if I send a message with "open filename.aif". it works but once I'm using [openpanel] : no sound!!

some one can tell me why?

can you post that sound-patch?