Incrementally Naming Projects (Whaaat???)
So I want to create a new version of an existing Project, and rename it incrementally.
Eg - I have a Project called Gr8.477 open.
I want to create an incremental version to make some changes (Gr8.48), so I go to "File/Save as Project" in the top menus.
In the file dialogue that opens, the Save As text box says (Save As:) Gr8.477.477 !!
If I alter the new file name to Gr8.48 & save it, I get a Finder folder called Gr8.48.477.477 containing a Project file with the same extended name, and a patcher file with the same name. If I rename these 3 items to the name I actually want, the Project doesn't open properly (that _doesn't surprise me).
It's been doing this since Max 9. In previous versions it would just show the existing file name without the extra numbers (ie Gr8.477), I could rename it in the Save dialogue and it would create the new Project as I expected.
Is this some new file saving (or Project saving) behaviour that I can disable, or is it a bug?
thanks for insight!
David
I'd hazard to guess that it's a bug, thanks for the report.
It's a really weird one, which Support haven't been able to reproduce so far. I've been poking at it for an hour or so and have narrowed it down to something specific - if you save a patcher as a project and have a dot in the filename (to indicate incremental versions) then the Save As process adds an extra whatever it is after the dot.
Create patch and save as Project ( _testing)
Resave Project and add 1 to name ( _testing1)
All as expected so far (ie new version of project saved as _testing1)
Resave testing1 as testing1.a
Resave - Save as text field now says _testing1.a.a - ie it’s added .a to the file name. (Or in my usual case, I have numbers after the dot rather than letters)
This didn't used to happen; it's something that's begun since OSX 15 Sequoia. I tried in Max8 as well, and the problem is there too (in OSX 15)