Fileselecter/text metrics

vvvv beta general
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Im currently working on a patch which will enable me to play video on the fly with 3 quads in the second renderer with video on mapped to 3 projection screens, a bit like Catalyst.
Im trying to get the file name & strip out the header eg… c:/users/documents etc… so i just have the name of the actual file, and overlaying this on a buttons. For some reaon i cant get the text (EX9 Metrics) to work for this but i keep getting a solid box. Also i was going to use the file selecor moduce for this but cant seem to get that to work too, anyone have any ideas?

Rough patch attatched,

Video ControllMK1.v4p (36.8 kB)

2

After seveal hours ive got the file selector working, (with lots of help form West). Anyone know how to break down the file directory string so i only get the name of the file? Cant for the life of me work out how to do it with the RegExpr (string)
See attatched patch.

VidControll_alpha0.1.rar (449.7 kB)

3

hi
just use the second pin of the Dir (File)
called Short Filenames to feed the Text (Ex9 Metrics)

4

Ah! Had to modify the File Selektor so the scroll works. How on earth did i miss that pin!

Cheers Circuitb