[maxmsp] 00 - 09 wanted as string

is there a simpler way than....

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P number 196 245 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P window linecount 1;
#P newex 196 265 40 196617 atoi;
#P message 195 349 50 196617 02;
#P newex 195 326 62 196617 prepend set;
#P message 196 286 37 196617 48 \$1;
#P newex 195 305 40 196617 itoa;
#P connect 5 0 4 0;
#P connect 4 0 1 0;
#P connect 2 0 3 0;
#P connect 0 0 2 0;
#P connect 1 0 0 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 6;

best

tobias