Hello, I've been working with the counter object and I am just wondering if there is a way you can set min and max numbers so that the counter can automatically reset without having to bang?

I tried with |min $1| and |max $1| messages in the first inlet but the console said that it couldn't create.

Any suggestions?

Kind regards,
Jack

first, don't use $-variables in objects for incoming floats, only in message-boxes.
[min] and [max] send out the smaller/greater number of both inlets, respectively the smaller/greater in relation to it's argument. for example [min 5] sends out all numbers smaller than 5.

you could use [select] to send out a bang when a number is reached, for example [select 10] sends out a bang when the counter reached 10. you can connect the outlet of the select object to the message box that resets the counter.

Couldn't create? I don't think there's really anything you can type in a message box that will give you a "couldn't create" error. I mean, the help file for [counter] has them. You could just copy them from there.

Actually, were you looking at the help file at the time? Because those "couldn't create" errors might be from the [pd arguments] subpatch in [counter]'s help file. In that subpatch it's explaining what the arguments are by spelling them out, but the object doesn't actually create because it wants floats instead of symbols.

Hey there,

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you both for your help. Forgive me for my novice descriptions.

The 'couldn't create' in the console was indeed because they wanted floats.

I've now attached my [select 8] outlet to the rest inlet in the [counter] object. Is this on the right track maybe, I was unsure.

Once again thank you very much.

[mod] might be what you are looking for.

edit: fixed my patch in a text editor. [initbang] should be [loadbang] i think.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/countsolution.pd

[mod] might be what you are looking for.

edit: fixed my patch in a text editor. [initbang] should be [loadbang] i think.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/countsolution.pd