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?

file_open.pd

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.

@jamcultur
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.