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Spat5.osc.route.maxhelp : error "arguments must be symbol "

Spat
#1

a very strange and probably harmless issue :
When opening extras/spat5.overview
→ OSC tab
click on spat5.osc.route to open .maxhelp :
Max window returns this error : "arguments must be symbol "

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If I create a spat5.osc.route #1 #2 #3 in a new patcher : no issue
If I create a spat5.osc.route #1 #2 #3 in the faulty .maxhelp opened as described above : error
If I open the maxhelp by right-click spat5.osc.route → Open spat5.osc.route.maxhelp : no issue !

100% reproducible in Max8 & Max9, macOS & windows, with spat5.3.4

#2

Thanks for the feedback. I also hope/think this is harmless.

When opening from extras/spat5.overview, the patcher is loaded via [pcontrol]. I have already noticed, in other contexts, that loading with [pcontrol] differs from loading via “regular” means. I have the impression that the patcher initialization procedure is different. Besides spurious error messages, this has never been problematic to me (and therefore I have not investigated further).

But let’s keep an eye on that, and let me know if there is any complications.

Best,
T.

#3

thanks Thibaut

looks like when loaded with pcontrol, if no argument is psecified, #1 #2 #3 are replaced by 0

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this results in
spat5.osc.route 0 0 0
which is not valid.

So I don’t think patcher initialization procedure is different here…
just that #1 #2 #3 should not be used in a .maxhelp :wink:

#4

Yes, you’re right. Thanks !