[maxmsp] ? Pd style $0 arguments

>
> My copy of MaxMSP just authorized this morning and I've spent the  
> day adapting from Pd. I've been searching tutorials and MaxMSP  
> forum for a convention like Pd's $0. In Pd, $0 used as part of an  
> obj's creation argument within a subpatch (ie. named send or  
> receive) is replaced with a random number. This allows several  
> subpatches to maintain their own namespace without recoding. Tried  
> #0, to no avail. Incidentally, I can't get #1, #2, ... to work  
> either, I'd come across mention of this convention on MaxMSPForums.

hi,
the #-stuff only works in abstractions. i.e. save your subpatch  
somewhere max can find it and load it into your main patch.
afaik #0 also needs some additional random string concatenated, like  
#0yuyur.
*-vb

/* save as myAbstr.mxb */

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 68 72 87 196617 loadmess $0-oha;
#P newex 68 105 32 196617 print;
#P connect 1 0 0 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 2;


/* main patch */

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 89 61 50 196617 myAbstr;
#N vpatcher 20 74 433 362;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 61 85 87 196617 loadmess $0-oha;
#P newex 61 120 32 196617 print;
#P window linecount 0;
#P comment 57 55 124 196617 doesn't work like this...;
#P connect 2 0 1 0;
#P pop;
#P newobj 76 92 33 196617 p sub;
#P newex 38 61 50 196617 myAbstr;
#P window clipboard copycount 3;