List the files in a folder Outputs the all of the file names in a given folder. This can be especially useful for loading a umenu. Cycling '74 Max Files Path Name of Folder to List TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE File Name List, Connect to Menu TEXT_HERE Count of Items Listed TEXT_HERE The absolute path to a folder Output all file names in a folder Gets the names of all files of a specific type within a specific folder, and outputs those names to be placed in a message object or a pop-up umenu object. Output all file names in a folder See the bang entry. Specify a new folder See the symbol entry. Specify a new folder Specifies the pathname of a folder in the search path, and causes the contents of that folder to be output for storage in a umenu or a message. Input pathnames can contain slashes, colons, or backslashes as separators.

A pathname looks like this:

"drive:/folder/filename.ext" (absolute pathname)

"./mypatches/steaksauce.ext" (relative pathname)

If the pathname contains any spaces, you will need to enclose the pathname in double quotes in order to cause folder to understand the pathname as a single argument. Alternatively, you can precede each space with a backslash (\) so that folder won't treat that space as a special character. The path ./ may be used to refer to the Max directory, and the path C74 represents the Cycling '74 directory. Set the available file types The word types, followed by one or more four-letter filetype codes sets the file types that the folder object will look for in the specified folder. Example four-letter type codes for files are:

AIFF: sound files
fold: folders
iLaX: external objects
JSON: Max patches
MooV: Max patches

TEXT: text files
(empty): An empty types message can be sent to look for all file types.
By default, the folder object looks for TEXT files. The forward-slash character (/) is used as a path delineator. An initial slash at the beginning of a path indicates the boot volume. The Max application folder is referred to by using period-slash (e.g.: "./Cycling '74/max-help"), and the Cycling '74 folder may be referred to by using C74. A path on Macintosh systems is preceded by the name of the machine and a colon:
"Macintosh HD:/Users/Documents/max stuff/Desktop/phase_vocoder.pat"
On Windows systems, a path is preceded by a drive letter
"C:/Documents/max stuff/Desktop/phase_vocoder.pat" Out left outlet: When a pathname or a bang is received in the inlet, the first message that is sent out the left outlet is clear, which is intended to erase the contents of a receiving message or umenu object. Out left outlet: Immediately following the clear message, each filename in the specified folder is sent out in alphabetical order preceded by the word append. Out right outlet: When a pathname or a bang is received in the inlet, the number of items in the folder is sent out the right outlet.