[java-dev] error: connect: outlet 2 of mxj out of range

Hi,

It's been a few months since I've been under the hood of this patch -
please forgive me if my terminology is a bit rusty.

I have one of Tim Bitson's
(http://www.timbitson.com/Weather_Projects.html) weather stations
sending data into max through java/mxj.  If I can get the class/object
to load properly, it works great.  Here's the problem:

1. Plug in the USB weather station
2. Boot up the computer (Mac PPC 10.4.11)
3. Open the "weather" patch in max (4.6.3)
4. The patch opens but shows these errors:

error: connect: outlet 2 of mxj out of range
error: connect: outlet 3 of mxj out of range
error: connect: outlet 4 of mxj out of range
error: connect: outlet 5 of mxj out of range
error: connect: outlet 6 of mxj out of range...

Also, I need to send "start" and "stop" messages to the mxj object in
order to start/stop the polling of the sensors.

when I click the message box I get this error:

error: simpleWeather.SimpleWeather doesn't understand start



5.  Here's the trick... I close max and delete
simpleWeather.SimpleWeather.jar in the classes folder.

6. I rebuild the .jar in netbeans and then place it in the classes folder.

7. I open Max and make a new MXJ object and (beach ball for 2 seconds)
then the object loads perfectly.  I close this patch w/o saving.

8. Open the "weather" patch in Max and now it works.

8.  ???

9. I'm happy that I can get it to work, but this piece needs to be
installed in a gallery in a few months and I can't expect the gallery
staff to hack my max patch...


It's probably a simple oversight on my part as I am only an
accomplished Java hacker and not a programmer.  It seems to me that it
is a problem relating to how I am declaring my outlets, or how the
"extends MaxObject implements Runnable" get initiated.  However, that
wouldn't explain why it works fine after a rebuild and replaced in the
classes folder.


I'm not sure what to send along, but have attached the .jar and will
paste the max patch below.  As always I deeply appreciate any/all help
with this - hopefully it's something simple and obvious (usually is).

Note: if I try to open a new patch and make a new mxj object (w/o
rebuilding the .jar) and type in the class simpleWeather.SimpleWeather
- it crashes Max.

THANKS!

Bart





#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 161 60 29 196617 stop;
#P message 117 61 33 196617 start;
#P toggle 34 24 15 0;
#P newex 34 44 64 196617 metro 5000;
#P number 190 260 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 244 371 62 196617 prepend set;
#P flonum 351 203 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 386 205 100 196617 Solar;
#P flonum 316 167 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 351 169 100 196617 Lightning;
#P flonum 268 125 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 303 127 100 196617 Rain (inches?);
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 14.;
#P message 246 403 107 196622 ENE;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P message 576 324 30 196617 NNW;
#P message 473 324 22 196617 NW;
#P message 500 324 16 196617 W;
#P message 420 411 32 196617 WSW;
#P message 424 324 22 196617 SW;
#P message 272 324 19 196617 SE;
#P message 196 324 14 196617 E;
#P message 158 324 24 196617 ENE;
#P message 310 324 25 196617 SSE;
#P message 386 324 30 196617 SSW;
#P message 348 324 14 196617 S;
#P message 234 324 24 196617 ESE;
#P message 120 324 19 196617 NE;
#P message 82 324 25 196617 NNE;
#P message 44 324 14 196617 N;
#P newex 179 289 431 196617 sel 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14;
#P flonum 173 229 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 208 231 100 196617 windspeed MPH;
#P flonum 127 186 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 162 188 100 196617 dewpoint degrees F;
#P flonum 82 153 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P comment 117 155 100 196617 humidity%;
#P flonum 35 124 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P button 35 67 15 0;
#P newex 35 92 379 196617 mxj simpleWeather.SimpleWeather;
#P comment 70 126 120 196617 temperature degrees F;
#P connect 10 12 23 0;
#P connect 10 11 24 0;
#P connect 10 10 21 0;
#P connect 10 9 16 0;
#P connect 1 7 32 0;
#P connect 10 8 15 0;
#P connect 1 6 30 0;
#P connect 10 7 17 0;
#P connect 10 6 20 0;
#P connect 1 5 28 0;
#P connect 33 0 26 0;
#P connect 11 0 33 0;
#P connect 12 0 33 0;
#P connect 13 0 33 0;
#P connect 18 0 33 0;
#P connect 19 0 33 0;
#P connect 14 0 33 0;
#P connect 20 0 33 0;
#P connect 17 0 33 0;
#P connect 15 0 33 0;
#P connect 16 0 33 0;
#P connect 21 0 33 0;
#P connect 22 0 33 0;
#P connect 23 0 33 0;
#P connect 24 0 33 0;
#P connect 25 0 33 0;
#P connect 10 5 14 0;
#P connect 10 4 19 0;
#P connect 1 4 34 0;
#P connect 34 0 10 0;
#P connect 1 3 9 0;
#P connect 10 3 18 0;
#P connect 1 2 7 0;
#P connect 10 2 13 0;
#P connect 10 1 12 0;
#P connect 1 1 5 0;
#P connect 10 0 11 0;
#P connect 1 0 3 0;
#P connect 2 0 1 0;
#P connect 37 0 1 0;
#P connect 38 0 1 0;
#P connect 35 0 2 0;
#P connect 36 0 35 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 39;
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