Hi,
I'm having some problems with this here:

[open path/filename.wav(
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| [start(
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[readsf~ 2]
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[dac~ 1 2]

when i click on "start" the PD main window shows:

"error: readsf: start requested with no prior 'open' "

it would be very kind if anyone could help me with this simple problem! :]

can you post your patch?

i have a picture of my patch. it's attached
i downloaded the file i want to open right here:
http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/sound_effects_WAV/instruments_wavs.html

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/PD.JPG

you can also attach your actual pd patch, for future reference. it is possible that readsf~ can't handle messages with spaces in them. i have a feeling that this may be the case. try using a different directory ie. not "Documente und Einstellungen".

ah, it turns out that pd can't handle spaces in filenames. you can change directory as i said above or by using the file's 8.3 path. to do this do the following.

go to command prompt (go to run and type cmd).

type:
cd c:\

then type:
dir /x

this will give you the 8.3 name of "Documente und Einstellungen". it will probably be something like "DOCUMENTEUNDEINSTELLUNGEN~1". then you would change the message box in your patch as follows.

[open c:/DOCUMENTEUNDEINSTELLUNGEN~1/Daniel/Desktop/drum_roll_1.wav(

hope this helps.

Pd can handle spaces in filenames, it just doesn't parse them correctly in message boxes. Spaces are treated as delimiters in a list. You can get around it with [list2symbol]:

[my file/with spaces.wav(
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[list2symbol]
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[open $1(
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[readsf~]

This converts spaces in messages to actual space characters, so the whole thing becomes one big symbol instead of a list of small ones.

oh, wow. cheers!

thank you guys so much for your help! :]

one more question:
i figured out that i cannot write this sign in pd: "\" but i need this sign for giving the path to pd.

Use "/" instead. It will convert it internally for Windows.