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#X text 20 36 Many times you need to dynamically create different symbols.
For example \, if you are working with many files \, you might want
to name them with a sequential number.;
#X text 20 75 Below are some of the most common ways to build a symbol
from various parts. Additionally \, there are externals which can perform
more advanced functions \, which are listed below.;
#X text 20 127 1) Using the [makefilename] object;
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#X obj 41 170 makefilename file%d.wav;
#X text 193 170 see help patch for more details;
#X text 20 219 2) Using variable-substitution in a message box;
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#X text 20 379 3) Using externals;
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#X text 12 105 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Dave Sabine \, May 5 \, 2003 . Jonathan
Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version
0.42.;
#X text 12 85 LIBRARY PDDP;
#X text 12 5 GENRE all_about_pd;
#X text 12 45 KEYWORDS conversion;
#X text 12 25 NAME makefilename gatom;
#X text 12 65 DESCRIPTION how to handle symbols in Pd;
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#X text 7 2 Symbol Construction- Related Objects;
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