open a pde with open()

Integration and Hardware

inkdpanda

in Integration and Hardware • 4 months ago

I need major help. I have created multiple processing sketches with a main sketch that has a link to all of them.

the file structure is

project3{

back(folder)

project3.pde

}

back{

back.pde

}

when i do open("back/back.pde");

nothing happens there isnt even an error saying missing file path!

I really need help my project is due tomorrow!

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GoToLoop

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

.pde files itself are just readable text. In order to run them, they have to be compiled 1st!

I have created multiple processing sketches with a main sketch that has a link to all of them.

I don't understand what you mean by that! By chance, is it a sketch spread across multiple tabs?

inkdpanda

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

I'm doing a project where if you click on a part of the body(ie the back) i want it to show the processing sketch i created for the back.

I had to make separate processing sketches for each different part of the body and now that I coded all of those I need the specific body part sketch to play when you click on that area of the body(of the main body image). I tried exporting as java or javascript but it doesnt work.

thanks for the help!

GoToLoop

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

Even though you made each of them as separate independent programs,

it's not that hard to glue them together as separate functions!

Rather than trying to execute an external program,

you just call an internal function that displays a body part image!

All of those parts controlled by your main function!

inkdpanda

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

the problem is it contains photos which are different sizes between the starting body and all the other body pieces. is there way i can create a function of each sketch to open up a new sketch window?(if i understand your function argument)?

GoToLoop

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

Sorry, but I don't have experience on opening multiple canvas!

You'll have to look around about it or create a post asking how to do it!

inkdpanda

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

that's why i was searching for how to open my other sketches with open(). whenever i export to javascript it just gives me a black square...

is there any way to compile a separate sketch and open it from another sketch?

ie: use main sketch and click on the back area and then have it open/compile/execute a separate sketch?

could i export it as a .jar and have the mousepressed run a bat file to execute the jar?

PhiLho

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

You were not aware of this, but you should have started by solving this problem of switching sketches, because it is the hardest... (before making the sketches themselves).

There are lot of topics about chaining sketches, with various solutions.

" whenever i export to javascript"
Well, it would be more useful to export to application, no?
[EDIT] Your other topics hint that you want this in PJS. This is confusing. Beside, I doubt open() is available in PJS...

PhiLho

Re: open a pde with open()

4 months ago

I deleted your other topic, because I partially (at least) answered it here. No need to duplicate topics and answers.
Beside, it wasn't a programming question.

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