[javascript-dev] js with set function and using javascript to set value...

I'm using this javascript to set values of various max objects:

function anything(){ 
    post("
example",messagename,arguments[0]);
    var knob = this.patcher.getnamed(messagename);
    knob.set(arguments[0]);
}
 
if I try to "set" the value of a jsui this way, I get the error:

• error: js: junk.js: Javascript TypeError: knob.set is not a function, line 4
• error: js: error calling function jsknob

But the jsui does have a "set" function in it!
This happens in Max 4x and Max 5.

Here's a patch that illustrates this, call the above javascript "junk.js":

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P comment 101 217 75 196617 <named knob;
#P comment 101 174 75 196617 <named inter;
#P comment 101 149 75 196617 <named floater;
#P user dial 58 199 40 40 128 1 0 0 159 270 1 1. 170 170 170 221 221 221 120 120 120 225 225 225 0 0 0 0 0 0;
#P objectname knob;
#P number 58 169 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P objectname inter;
#P flonum 58 143 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P objectname floater;
#P user jsui 58 70 64 64 1 0 0 none;
#P objectname jsknob;
#P message 207 129 199 196617 jsknob 0.5 \, floater 0.6 \, inter 32 \, knob 64;
#P newex 209 150 53 196617 js junk.js;
#P comment 125 71 75 196617 <named jsknob;
#P connect 2 0 1 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 10;


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