When I put 0111 in a symbol object, or in a symbol message, Pure Data deletes the leading zero. I need the leading zero to be there because it is the start of a file name. How do I get Pure Data to stop deleting the leading zero?

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbolRSS for NodeSat, 13 Jun 2026 22:06:21 GMTSat, 13 Jun 2026 16:35:10 GMT60When I put 0111 in a symbol object, or in a symbol message, Pure Data deletes the leading zero. I need the leading zero to be there because it is the start of a file name. How do I get Pure Data to stop deleting the leading zero?

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbolhttp://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbolSat, 13 Jun 2026 16:35:10 GMT@jamcultur Escaping the 0 seems to work, but I cannot see a way to preserve the message on reopening the patch.
This from I think @jameslo works.......... concat.zip
David.

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbol/2http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbol/2Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:28:58 GMT@whale-av Thanks. Where would I get concat? It isn't listed in deken. Is there a way to do this in vanilla Pd?

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbol/3http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15903/how-to-keep-the-leading-zero-in-a-symbol/3Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:46:11 GMTI found a way that works:

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