<![CDATA[How to dynamically change the directory that files are read from?]]>I have hundreds of data files in different subdirectories that I read into wavetables. I want to dynamically change the directory that the files are read from. I tried sending a dir message to pdcontrol, which appeared to work, but pd does not find the files in the subdirectory. How can I dynamically change the directory that files are read from?

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file_open.pd

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15856/how-to-dynamically-change-the-directory-that-files-are-read-fromRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 22:17:03 GMTFri, 17 Apr 2026 18:43:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to dynamically change the directory that files are read from? on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:43:15 GMT]]>I have hundreds of data files in different subdirectories that I read into wavetables. I want to dynamically change the directory that the files are read from. I tried sending a dir message to pdcontrol, which appeared to work, but pd does not find the files in the subdirectory. How can I dynamically change the directory that files are read from?

directory_change.JPG

file_open.pd

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15856/how-to-dynamically-change-the-directory-that-files-are-read-fromhttp://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15856/how-to-dynamically-change-the-directory-that-files-are-read-fromFri, 17 Apr 2026 18:43:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to dynamically change the directory that files are read from? on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:22:56 GMT]]>the dir message is just getting the directory, not changing it, i think?

in the one that works it looks like you are specifying the directory as part of the path?

so instead you could have $1\0298a.seismic and put [symbol accel( etc. in to read from diff directories.

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Replace "disp" in the read message with a $1 and instead of banging the message send the directory name accel vel or disp into it,,
David.

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