How do you get the Work Offset Description from the Offset table in VB

[cjmerlin]

Hi Does anyone know the parameter to use to get the Work Offset description from the work offset table.

I'd like to use this in a label on the offsets page to remind me what jig to be used with say, G55 offset.

I've done all of the VB for a label to display the result but stuck on the offset description.

Cheers
John

[Ron Ginger]

I dont think you can get it. The toolDescription function was added by Art at my request.

[poppabear]

Here is the VB for that,
Art posted this on the Mach Yahoo forum a while back do a search there also in the future you will find many, many "Undocumented" pearls there.

GetToolDesc()  'this will get the tool description you can then put that in a label or ticker
i.e.  (I am using Ticker1 in this example, but it works for UserLabels as well.)

ToolNum = GetOEMDRO(824)
Desc = GetToolDesc(ToolNum)
Call SetTicker(1, "    " & Desc)

Also, here is some other Stuff Art Posted on the Yahoo forum dealing with getting and setting the Tool table:

To Set and Get Tool Table Parameters:

SetToolParam(SHORT toolnum, SHORT param, DOUBLE data) 'param { 1 = tool diamter, 2 = ZOffset, 3 = xwear, 3 = zwear }

GetToolParam(SHORT toolnum, SHORT param) 'param { 1 = tool diamter, 2 = ZOffset, 3 = xwear, 3 = zwear }

'Scott

[cjmerlin]

Hi, Thanks for the replys. I've been searching the forum and saw the GetToolDesc() topics.

What I was searching for was something like GetOffsetDesc() so I can use the Name List in the offset table.

What I'm trying to achieve is that I have Jigs set to make many items at once on the mill and each jig has a name.

I set a permanent work offset (G55) for example in the Work Offset table for each jig. At the end of each offset in the Work Offset table list  I can give the offset a name and write the jig name there.

On the Offsets page of Mach3Mill just above the fixture buttons I have made an extra label to display the Jig name.

So I have tried GetOffsetDesc() and GetOffsetParam () to no avail.

Currently I am renaming the fixture buttons to the jig name but will run out of buttons soon.

If there is no code for this then perhaps I'll make a separate fixtures page with an offset button for each jig.

If anyone has an easier idea, I'll be glad of the advice.


Many thanks

John