I am trying to use a [loadbang] to render an image automatically on startup. The problem I am having is that [pix-image] can't find the path to the image file on the hard drive, I get a blank screen in the GEM window and the message;

error: GemImageLoad: Unable to find file: (path).

If I use [openpanel] to direct the path, everything works fine but I'd like to feed the path to [pix-image] directly without having to take the intermediate step of the [openpanel]. I've tried using [openpanel] to set a message box with the path, and I've tried to use it create a symbol of the path, connecting both to the inlet of [pix-image] but even though at start up the text of the path shows up in the message and/or symbol and i bang it as part of a trigger sequence I get a blank screen and the error message unless I re-establish the path using [openpanel].

Any ideas?
patch attached.

Thanks!
Dan

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

[loadbang]
I
[somefile.avi(
I
[open $1(
I
[pix_image]

or

hardcode the path

[pix_image somepath/somefile.jpg]

Thanks sonsofsol, I tried variations on those but they still didn't work. However, I got it going with images on the desktop (shorter paths) and using file names that have no spaces.

Thanks again!

Dan

@dang said:

using file names that have no spaces.

Dan

spaces dont work in paths, that was the reason

Pd can handle spaces in filenames, it just doesn't parse them correctly in message boxes. Spaces are treated as delimiters in a list. You can get around it with [list2symbol]:

[loadbang]
|
[my file/with spaces.avi(
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[list2symbol]
|
[open $1(
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[pix_image]