Okay, so I've got a text file with a number of fields. Each starts with a number, which is followed by comma separated lists, consisting of 3 symbol/float pairs.

The idea is to use [text search] to find the line with the correct number, feed that to [text get] to get all the data in that line, trim off the leading number (and the 'list' identifier) and then send the comma separated lists to a route object, which will route the floats to their respective destinations.

At the moment using [text get] allows me to access the first symbol/float combo. However, I cannot access the second and third symbol/float combo in the comma separated list. This is where I am getting stuck. I don't know how [text get] is dealing with the data and how to access it correctly.

Any advice on how to do this?

Here's a screenshot showing the patch and the text file I am using. Here's the patch: text to list to route.pd and text file: SoundSelect-test.txt

A comma separates commands in Pd. To disable this feature, add a backslash before the comma in your text file. If you type straight into the text file window and hit Cmd+s for "save", two backslashes will be added (I just checked. Still, it should work, you will be able to retrieve the whole line with the way you do it after [text get], but in [route] everything will be output through its left outlet, "sdr".

Thanks @alexandros.

So, if I just don't have the commas in the text file, I can output a line and format from there, like so:

But can I get [text get] to just output all of the comma separated line from the text file?

If you want to separate your data with commas (which I think it's not a good idea since it separates commands/messages by default), you can add the backslash before the comma in your text file lines, and then use the [list] family objects to delimit them, or maybe try zexy's delimiter object, the name of which I can't remember right now.

@me-andmymonkey If you drop the commas then your search will find the values.
Then [text get] with the index will output the complete line.
Then you can [list split 2] the list like this.....
David.
P.S. it will cope with as many symbol-float pairs as you care to add to a line....... and avoids being constrained by specifying a $ string.

@whale-av ah, that's a beautiful solution! Thank you