Hello!

I am attempting to create a file name from two separate lists; to facilitate incoming pictures from a camera taking time-lapse photos. The incoming image is stored in a folder and can change between '0007.jpg', '0013.jpg' and '0123.jpg', just using those examples to display different formats. The main prob is setting up a [open $1( that can call these possibilities; the varying precursors 0, 00 and 000 cause the problem). It's just the way the camera indexes and can't be changed so I'm trying to deal with it in PD.

I've tried the following:

[000( [2 \
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[list2symbol]
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[02 \

note my main prob: instead of result becoming 0002 as wanted the extra 00s are dropped to read just 02.

How do I keep the 0s in the resulting symbol or use an alternative method for what I'm attempting to achieve? This is just the first step, next step I will input the data into a [makefilename %s.jpg] that can will result in 0002.jpg

I hope this makes sense outside of my head!

Thanks.

It seems like the message containing 000 is sent out as a float and therefor only 0 remains. Can't you replace the message with another symbol containing 000? But maybe this won't fit your design of course...

Hi domien, your answer probably works, I'm not sure how though... can you send a symbol through list2symbol? Doesn't it expect just a list?

I've since figured out a way to alter my camera's utility settings so it starts indexing the files begining 100.jpg. This is much easier.

Thanks for the response.

havn*t time to check your question properly, but have designed a patch to give recordings a time stamp my self, the other day. Felt quite noooob too though, while doing:

mmh looks still complicated when i look at it with a couple of month passing.. hope it helps

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/rec~.pd

That does look complicated, I'm sure I can extract something from it though, thanks!

what about using 3 different [makefilename]?

[makefilename 0%d.jpg]
[makefilename 00%d.jpg]
[makefilename 000%d.jpg]
etc...

and [route] your significant digits to them?