for some reason, the list of error messages became even longer......

mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
init.post.dollarg
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
[makesymbol] part of zexy-2.2.3 (compiled: Feb 25 2009)
Copyright (l) 1999-2008 IOhannes m zmölnig, forum::für::umläute & IEM
flow.@parse
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
init.dollar.zero.top
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
list.build
... couldn't create
[demultiplex] part of zexy-2.2.3 (compiled: Feb 25 2009)
Copyright (l) 1999-2008 IOhannes m zmölnig, forum::für::umläute & IEM
init.make.unique
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.length
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
wahwah~: an audio wahwah, version 0.1 (ydegoyon@free.fr)
expr, expr~, fexpr~ version 0.4 under GNU General Public License
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
init.post.dollarg
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.@parse
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
init.dollar.zero.top
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
list.build
... couldn't create
init.make.unique
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.length
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
init.post.dollarg
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.@parse
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
init.dollar.zero.top
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
list.build
... couldn't create
init.make.unique
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.length
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
init.post.dollarg
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.@parse
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
init.dollar.zero.top
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
list.build
... couldn't create
init.make.unique
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.receive
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.split 1
... couldn't create
list.length
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
flow.send
... couldn't create
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'list'

i'd really love to check out, what you have build there!

wow, this looks cool! unfortunately i'm not getting it to work. when i open the patch i get the following error messages:

mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
param.group
... couldn't create
param.atom mastervol 80 0 120
... couldn't create
wahwah~: an audio wahwah, version 0.1 (ydegoyon@free.fr)
expr, expr~, fexpr~ version 0.4 under GNU General Public License
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
param.group
... couldn't create
param.atom mastervol 80 0 120
... couldn't create
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
param.group
... couldn't create
param.atom mastervol 80 0 120
... couldn't create
mix.switch.nice 101
... couldn't create
param.group
... couldn't create
param.atom mastervol 80 0 120
... couldn't create
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'

some instructions, how this beauty works would be nice too, since there are a bunch of buttons and sliders i don't have a clue about what they are doing. but i have to confess, it looks really amazing!

! -1
... couldn't create
iem_image 0 0 0 empty empty
... couldn't create
gems.win @dimen 1024 768 @border 0 @offset 1440 -50 @fps 30
... couldn't create
gems.win.feedback
... couldn't create
ch_gemwin
... couldn't create
iem_image 0 0 0 empty empty
... couldn't create
gems.win @dimen 1024 768 @border 0 @offset 1680 -50 @fps 30
... couldn't create
gems.win @dimen 800 800 @border 0 @offset 0 -50 @fps 30
... couldn't create
gems.win @dimen 1440 900 @offset 1440 -50 @border 0 @fps 60
... couldn't create
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'float'

this is old... BUT

when I try to open this I get this error:

spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
wahwah~: an audio wahwah, version 0.1 (ydegoyon@free.fr)
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
 spigot~
... couldn't create
expr, expr~, fexpr~ version 0.4 under GNU General Public License 
[makesymbol] part of zexy-2.2.1 (compiled: Jul 21 2008)
    Copyright (l) 1999-2007 IOhannes m zmölnig, forum::für::umläute & IEM
[msgfile] part of zexy-2.2.1 (compiled: Jul 21 2008)
    Copyright (l) 1999-2007 IOhannes m zmölnig, forum::für::umläute & IEM
[list2symbol] part of zexy-2.2.1 (compiled: Jul 21 2008)
    Copyright (l) 1999-2007 IOhannes m zmölnig, forum::für::umläute & IEM
[folder_list] $Revision: 1.12 $
    written by Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
    compiled on Jul 21 2008 at 06:08:28 
setting pattern to default: C:/Users/Cody/Desktop/ma4u/*
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
error: signal outlet connect to nonsignal inlet (ignored)
expr divide by zero detected

whats up?

Here are some more specific details... When I tried to load someone's patch I get errors such as:

... couldn't create
translateXYZ
... couldn't create
gemwin 32
... couldn't create
rectangle 0.04 1
... couldn't create
gemhead
... couldn't create
separator
... couldn't create
gemwin 32
... couldn't create
rotateXYZ
... couldn't create
translateXYZ 0 0 0
... couldn't create
circle 1
... couldn't create
alpha
... couldn't create
colorRGB 1 0.5 0 0.4

etc. etc. etc.

Also, my version of Pd is "Pd version 0.40.3-extended"

So what gives?

Nah,
I have Pd-extended,
tiz throwing up errors,
the likes of...

tanh~
... couldn't create
compressor~
... couldn't create
tanh~
... couldn't create
arraycopy
... couldn't create
arraycopy $0-1
... couldn't create
arraycopy
... couldn't create
arraycopy $0-2
... couldn't create
arraycopy
... couldn't create
arraycopy $0-3
... couldn't create
arraycopy
... couldn't create
arraycopy $0-4
... couldn't create
abs~
... couldn't create
tanh~
... couldn't create
vst~ 2 2
... couldn't create
tanh~
... couldn't create
tanh~
... couldn't create
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'symbol'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'plug'
error: inlet: expected '' but got 'param'

Hello

So, I've been successful in running Reactivison with PD and can control loops in Ableton Live with fiducials using my built in iSight on my Intel Macbook.

My problem is getting that information shared with the visual patch (visual_patch.pd) to display the position of the fiducials in GEM. I open the patch and the GEM window is rendered with the small white circle in the middle, but no recognition of the fiducials, even though I know the TUIO patch is getting the information from Reactivision.

I am running version 0.39.3-extended. I suspect it's a problem with pmpd but I can't get PD to run with pmpd. I keep getting these types of errors:

lia2D $1-lia 0 10 2.5 1
... couldn't create
lia2D $1-lia 0 10 2.5 1
... couldn't create
lia2D $1-lia 0 10 2.5 1
... couldn't create
masse2D $3-masse 50 $1 $2 -3.8 3.8 -3.8 3.8
... couldn't create
masse2D $3-masse 50 $1 $2 -3.8 3.8 -3.8 3.8
... couldn't create
masse2D $3-masse 50 $1 $2 -3.8 3.8 -3.8 3.8
... couldn't create
masse2D $3-masse 50 $1 $2 -3.8 3.8 -3.8 3.8
... couldn't create
masse2D $3-masse 50 $1 $2 -3.8 3.8 -3.8 3.8
... couldn't create
using default port 3333
error: float: no method for 'destroy'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
GemwinMac: width - 500 height - 500
GemWindow Activate err = 0
GEM: Start rendering
added: 4
removed: 4

I've tried moving the stuff from the extras folder around as mentioned in a previous post but no success.

Can somebody please help me along with this? I am lost.

All the best.

dowanloaded aubio-0.3.2-0.pm.1.i586.rpm from RPM search.
it installed fine.

downloaded the attachment and then opened the help file(i didnt copy anything to the pd dir, i figured that that was what aubio was for.

and i got these messages:

error: canvas: no method for 'declare'
... you might be able to track this down from the Find menu.
 declare -lib aubio
... couldn't create
expr, expr~, fexpr~ version 0.4 under GNU General Public License 
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create
 aubioonset~
... couldn't create
 arraysize
... couldn't create

SUBJECT: Need help with PD externals

Hi,

1. I have written some code in C/C++. I would now like to create a pd external and be able to run my C/C++ code in pd (windows environment). I would like my PD object to have say 3-4 inlets and 2-3 outlets.
   Furthermore at least one of the inlets would contain compound data, something like an array of 10-15 floats.
   Thus my external would be a bit more complex than the 'very basic one', which has a single float as inlet, & a single float as outlet.

2. I work in the windows environment (currently my operating environment has pentium machines with windows operating systems installed on them (windows XP, or windows 2000 Professional).
   I am using a the free DevCPP or DevC++ compiler (version 4.9.9.2) the IDE, (which uses the gnu C compiler MinGW at its base). Furthermore, I am using: Pd version 0.38.4-extended-RC8 (windows platform). I wonder if someone has already developed externals in a same (or similar, i.e. Windows) environment.

3. If someone has, can you please mail me a simple compilable code that you might have had prepared, and guide me through the exact steps which one must follow to make a pd external.

4. I wish to know, if in the Windows/DevCPP compiler environment, whether it is possbile to create a PD external without creating a dll in windows, or is it always necessary to first create a dll, even in the simplest case?

5. Last, but not the least, I must mention here that I don't have "a lot" of experience in pd, so I will appreciate if someone could explain things in an easy to understand style.
   But in any case, I will ask again, in case I don't understand something.
   I hope that should work.

Thanks and regards,

ps:

The following should actually have been posted as a separate thread, but since its related to the topic above, i continue to write it here:

In addition to what I have asked for above, I would also like some feedback on the following...

SUBJECT2: Creating/Compiling PD externals

My previous unsucessful attempts at creating/understanding the PD external:
I had tried to read through, and tried to implement the sample code in the tutorial, named:
"How to write an External for puredata" available at the iem site...

But I am facing a few problems, and here are some specific queries related to that:

A.) While in the windows environment, must one always need to create a dll first, or is it possible to create a PD external in any other way as well?

B.) If one must do it by first creating a dll, then the code as mentioned in the tutorial would need to be modified and can't just be copy+pasted & compiled directly. I.e.
One needs to paste the data declaration part in the header;
ii) Also one must declare all the subroutine (i.e. procedures/methods) names in the header file as well, while their definition or implementation goes in another main file, which must include our earlier created header file; and finally
iii) One must insert a special prefix before all the methods when are required for the dll...

Am I right about the 3 above mentioned points?

Thanks yet again,

Hi

I am having trouble using pdp_v4l, pixelTango and osc patch on PD-extended .38 on mac os x (tiger)

If I try to load a PiDiP patch from the help file I get the following error message:

pdp_v4l /dev/video RGB24
... couldn't create
error: pdp_v4l: can't load abstraction within itself

pdp_v4l
... couldn't create
pdp_help_input.pd 0 0 4 0 (canvas->outlet) connection failed
pdp_help_input.pd 7 0 0 0 (message->canvas) connection failed
pdp_help_input.pd 13 0 0 0 (bng->canvas) connection failed
pdp_help_input.pd 35 0 0 0 (message->canvas) connection failed

If I try to put OSC object i get this error:

... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create
OSCroute object version 1.05 by Matt Wright. pd: jdl Win32 raf.
OSCroute Copyright 1999 Regents of the Univ. of California. All Rights Reserved.
OSC
... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create
dumpOSC 9999
... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create
OSC
... couldn't create

And PixelTango crashes completely. Has anyone else experience these errors or maybe I have my start up path set up wrong or I need to add some thing?

I deeply appricate your help and advise but I am at a loss!

Thanks again