5 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/externals/grill/xsample/readme.txt b/externals/grill/xsample/readme.txt
index 094a2966..1785d254 100644
--- a/externals/grill/xsample/readme.txt
+++ b/externals/grill/xsample/readme.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Version history:
 - added validity check for buffers
 - Max/MSP OSX: new file xsample-objectmappings.txt fixes load of library on finding correct helpfiles!
 - makefiles for command line MSVC++, BCC, cygwin GCC
+- better handling of non-existent buffers
 
 0.2.4:
 - according to flext 0.2.3 changed sample type to t_sample (S)
diff --git a/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.cpp b/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.cpp
index 1f79335f..6e17b0a0 100644
--- a/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ BL xsample::bufchk()
 
 I xsample::m_set(I argc,const t_atom *argv)
 {
-	return buf->Set(argc >= 1?GetASymbol(argv[0]):NULL);
+	const t_symbol *sym = argc >= 1?GetASymbol(argv[0]):NULL;
+	int r = buf->Set(sym);
+	if(sym && r < 0) post("%s - can't find buffer %s",thisName(),GetString(sym));
+	return r;
 }
 
 BL xsample::m_refresh()
diff --git a/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.h b/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.h
index bff42b7d..bfbebfe2 100644
--- a/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.h
+++ b/externals/grill/xsample/source/main.h
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 #ifndef __XSAMPLE_H
 #define __XSAMPLE_H
 
-#define XSAMPLE_VERSION "0.3.0pre8"
+
+#define XSAMPLE_VERSION "0.3.0pre9"
+
 
 #define FLEXT_ATTRIBUTES 1 
 
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 #endif
 #elif defined(__MWERKS__)
 // CodeWarrior <= 8 can't take address of a template member function 
+	#ifndef FEXLT_DEBUG
 	#define TMPLOPT
+	#endif
 //	#define SIGSTATIC  // define that for CW6
 #elif defined(__MRC__)
 // Apple MPW - MrCpp
diff --git a/externals/grill/xsample/source/record.cpp b/externals/grill/xsample/source/record.cpp
index d6b9e70e..02ab41b8 100644
--- a/externals/grill/xsample/source/record.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/xsample/source/record.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ private:
 	TMPLSIGFUN(s_rec);
 
 	DEFSIGCALL(recfun);
-	virtual V m_signal(I n,S *const *in,S *const *out) 
-	{ 
-		if(bufchk()) recfun(n,in,out); 
-	}
+	virtual V m_signal(I n,S *const *in,S *const *out);
 
 	FLEXT_CALLVAR_F(mg_pos,m_pos)
 	FLEXT_CALLBACK(m_all)
@@ -393,6 +390,16 @@ TMPLDEF V xrecord::s_rec(I n,S *const *invecs,S *const *outvecs)
 	if(lpbang) ToOutBang(3);
 }
 
+V xrecord::m_signal(I n,S *const *in,S *const *out) 
+{ 
+	if(bufchk()) 
+		// call the appropriate dsp function
+		recfun(n,in,out); 
+	else
+		// set position signal to zero
+		ZeroSamples(out[0],n);
+}
+
 V xrecord::s_dsp()
 {
 	switch(buf->Channels()*1000+inchns) {
diff --git a/externals/grill/xsample/xsample.cw b/externals/grill/xsample/xsample.cw
index 35e592d5..7d44bbe2 100755
--- a/externals/grill/xsample/xsample.cw
+++ b/externals/grill/xsample/xsample.cw