No conflicts, don't worry, Csound  handles temporary
files with unique names (as I am sure CppSound does too).

Using files is good practice, not just legacy.

Victor

>
> Hmm .. so if I'm running multiple instances of csound ..
> these tmp   files won't conflict, right?  Even if they're
> playing the same orc   and sco (csd)?  I suppose if I have
> to create the files I could name   them something unique,
> but still .. just wanted to know how it   worked.  Its a
> shame it has to write to disk at all, but that's just   my
> opinion ..  probably just a legacy issue.
>
> thanks
> greg
>
> On Jun 27, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Michael Gogins wrote:
>
> > With the CppSound class it is possible to pass a csd, a
> > sco, or an   orc through the API without requiring
> Csound to read it from a file. >
> > When Csound runs, you will need to export the files for
> > performance, so they end up in a file anyway, although
> > it can be a   temporary file.
> >
> > Csound writes tmp files if orc and sco filenames are not
> specified. >
> > Also, Csound sorts the sco, whether permament or
> > temporary, and   creates another temporary file that is
> > the _real_ score file that   drives the performance.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Greg Thompson 
> >> Sent: Jun 27, 2007 3:32 PM
> >> To: Developer discussions
>  >> Subject: [Cs-dev]
> csound 5 API >>
> >> few questions on the API:
> >>
> >> Is it possible to pass a csd or orc/sco through the API
> without >> requiring it to read it from a file?
> >>
> >> I haven't parsed through much of the code, but it
> appears Csound >> writes tmp files .. does this happen
> when compiling or only for misc >> functions?
> >>
> >> greg
> >>
> >>
> >>
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