Performs file operations on chunks such as import and export.
Name of the chunk.
In chunk modules, the chunk name is case sensitive. This means that MYCHUNK is not equivalent to mychunk or MyChunk.
can be a RegEx (Regular Expression)
see regular expression.
^a.* match any string starting by "a" (?i)^a match any string starting by "a" or "A" (case insensitive).*a$ match any string ending by "a".*\d$ match any string ending by a number "1","2","3", etc..at matches any three-character string ending with "at", including "hat", "cat", "bat", "4at", "#at" and " at" (starting with a space).[hc]at matches "hat" and "cat".[^b]at matches all strings matched by .at except "bat".[^hc]at matches all strings matched by .at other than "hat" and "cat".^[hc]at matches "hat" and "cat", but only at the beginning of the string or line.[hc]at$ matches "hat" and "cat", but only at the end of the string or line.\[.\] matches any single character surrounded by "[" and "]" since the brackets are escaped, for example: "[a]", "[b]", "[7]", "[@]", "[]]", and "[ ]" (bracket space bracket).s.* matches s followed by zero or more characters, for example: "s", "saw", "seed", "s3w96.7", and "s6#h%(>>>m n mQ".[hc]?at matches "at", "hat", and "cat".[hc]*at matches "at", "hat", "cat", "hhat", "chat", "hcat", "cchchat", and so on.[hc]+at matches "hat", "cat", "hhat", "chat", "hcat", "cchchat", and so on, but not "at".cat|dog matches "cat" or "dog".\\ to search the \ char (backslash)Names of the items to retrieve or on which the operation is performed, expressed as a comma-text.
In chunk modules, the item names are case sensitive. This means that item1 is not equivalent to Item1 or ITEM1.
To avoid mismatch between names and RegEx ^, ., $, *, +, ?, (, ), [, ], {, }, \, | are not allowed in the names.
can be a RegEx (Regular Expression)
see regular expression.
^a.* match any string starting by "a" (?i)^a match any string starting by "a" or "A" (case insensitive).*a$ match any string ending by "a".*\d$ match any string ending by a number "1","2","3", etc..at matches any three-character string ending with "at", including "hat", "cat", "bat", "4at", "#at" and " at" (starting with a space).[hc]at matches "hat" and "cat".[^b]at matches all strings matched by .at except "bat".[^hc]at matches all strings matched by .at other than "hat" and "cat".^[hc]at matches "hat" and "cat", but only at the beginning of the string or line.[hc]at$ matches "hat" and "cat", but only at the end of the string or line.\[.\] matches any single character surrounded by "[" and "]" since the brackets are escaped, for example: "[a]", "[b]", "[7]", "[@]", "[]]", and "[ ]" (bracket space bracket).s.* matches s followed by zero or more characters, for example: "s", "saw", "seed", "s3w96.7", and "s6#h%(>>>m n mQ".[hc]?at matches "at", "hat", and "cat".[hc]*at matches "at", "hat", "cat", "hhat", "chat", "hcat", "cchchat", and so on.[hc]+at matches "hat", "cat", "hhat", "chat", "hcat", "cchchat", and so on, but not "at".cat|dog matches "cat" or "dog".\\ to search the \ char (backslash)Exports chunks given by chunk name to a file.
chunk name can be a comma-text to export several chunks in the file. The item names field is ignored; all items of the chunks are exported.
Imports chunk data given by chunk name from a file.
It'll fill all the chunks given by the section headers of the chunk file [chunk-name$item-name].
chunk name can be a comma-text, containing the chunk names to import. Leave it empty to import all chunks from the file.
item names can be a comma-text, containing the item names to import. Leave it empty to import all items from the chunks.
Folder where the dialogs opens by default.
Name of the file to import or export.
Send a 1 value when the module is processing the operation (load, save, get etc).
A flow-from-1-to-0 must be used to trigger something when the operation is completed or canceled.
Displays various errors that may occur during chunk operations.
When enabled, clears the chunk before importing data into it. This ensures that any existing data in the chunk is removed prior to the import operation.
When set to rewrite file, the export operation will overwrite the existing file with the new chunk data.
When set to update file, the export operation will modify the existing file by adding or updating only the specified chunks, leaving other data in the file intact.
Error: "invalid chunk name" / "invalid file name" Export is aborted if chunk name or filename is empty. Make sure both are set before triggering the export.
Import without "clear chunk before import" merges data When clear chunk before import is disabled, imported items are merged into the existing chunk. Items with the same name are overwritten, but other items remain. This can leave stale data behind. Enable clear chunk before import to start fresh.
"Update file" export can accumulate orphaned data In update file mode, the export only overwrites sections matching the exported chunk names. Other sections in the file remain intact. If those chunks have since been deleted or renamed, the file will contain orphaned data that gets re-imported next time. Use rewrite file for a clean export.
Chunk name with commas is treated as multiple chunks Both import and export support multiple chunk names as a comma-text. If your chunk name accidentally contains a comma, it will be interpreted as two separate chunk names.
Button. Opens the manual page of the selected object (or of its parent module for a control) in the web browser. If no page exists for this object, an error is traced in the trace panel.
For more details about information/help creation, see create-help-file.
Free multi-line text attached to the module, saved with the patch. It is only meant as an internal note for the patch designer: it is not displayed in the interface.
visible only in god mode, see setup-panel-tab-expert.
Read-only, not saved. Current private numeric ID of the object, used internally to identify it (for example as the target of a bind ID).
Read-only, not saved. Private ID used to store and recall the values of this control in presets.
Button. Generates a new unique ID, original ID and preset ID for the object. Use it if you experience difficulties in Polyphonic mode or if two objects share the same ID. Preset values and binds referring to the old IDs are lost.
Read-only, not saved. Absolute address of the object in the Usine objects tree, built from the workspace root. This is the address to use to reach the object from scripts, the objects panel or remote messages. Only shown for objects that are registered in the objects list. See objects-address.
Read-only, not saved. Address of the object relative to the current patch, valid inside that patch only. See objects-address.
Free user-defined address for the object (empty by default). When set, the object is also registered in the objects tree under this name, so it can be reached independently of its position in the workspace (the value is also reported in the mouse-over and mouse-down chunks). Changing it rebuilds the objects list. Only available on objects that support a user address. See objects-address.
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