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VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to get the current subroutine file name?

« on: July 18, 2010, 03:32:34 PM »

Name "C:\mach3\gcode\drawing1.tap" As "c:\mach3\gcode\drawing11.tap"

BuggyWhipper style (;-)


NOTE: IF you are trying to rename a loaded file then you are going to have to do it a different way. IF you try it straight up you are probable going to CORRUPT mach in a big way.

TO do it, get current file name, get current line#, close file, rename file, reload newfilename,  goto line#

(;-)  BUT WHY do it at all ?

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to get the current subroutine file name?

« on: July 18, 2010, 01:51:31 PM »

Name Statement
Name oldname As newname
Changes the name of a directory or a file.
The parameters oldname and newname are strings that can optionally
contain a path.
Related Topics: Kill, ChDir

Page 104 of the Cypress manual (;-)

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to get the current subroutine file name?

« on: July 18, 2010, 10:24:49 AM »

Not to discourage you BUT that is a pretty ambitious project(;-) for ALL the reasons Dave described and then some. Mach has its limitations with VB interactions. I can see how it could be made to work BUT "I" would ask myself do I really need that much information at the control OR can I get the same info another way that would not TAX mach's processing load.

SheetCam can put out a LOT of operational INFO via it's  REPORT engine(hardcopy of the project) AND Mach can tell you what the next tool change is to be.

Here I take the project file and set all the tools and load them into a simple carrosell tooL holder in ORDER of use. Then verify the tool table is correct for each tool. Then as the program cycles tools they are in order and ready to load at tool change time.

Just a thought, (;-) But do let us know how it goes. We all may learn a new trick.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: M98 and M99 VBScript

« on: July 18, 2010, 10:00:21 AM »

The M98/99 macros are internal code inside the mach kernal they are not available to users.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to get the current subroutine file name?

« on: July 17, 2010, 10:57:34 PM »

(;-) Before Art fries his brain working on strange Gear designs you might want to hook a BrainWave recording  device up to him and get the rest of the mach goodies out before he forgets them.

I remember the filename stuff from a ARF function I worked on.

(;-)

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: How to get the current subroutine file name?

« on: July 17, 2010, 10:13:40 PM »

OK perhaps I am confused(;-)  When you call an outside SUB from Gcode like you want the name appears in the FILE dispaly as

FILE: c:\Mach3/subroutines/99999.nc     IS this what you need??  IF so then in VB the Call to retrieve the name is    FILENAME

Message(filename)  would send that file  name down to the error label bar OR you could send it to a userlabel


NOW: This does NOT apply to an "internal" Sub call inside the Gcode file.



OR do you need something else?

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General Mach Discussion / New Plasma Function In Mach TOOL BOX

« on: July 16, 2010, 09:00:51 PM »

I have just downloaded a new plasma function for those with a CanCNC DTHC. It is an auto preset function to be able to load the preset tip voltage from Gcode. This way you will not forget to preset the required tip voltage setting(;-)

YOu simply insert the macro with a P# value equal to your preset voltage and Mach will auto update the value AND notify the DTHC on file load.

Helps make plasma So easy a caveman can do it.

(;-)

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MACH TOOL BOX / Plasma Auto Preset tip voltage

« on: July 16, 2010, 08:53:25 PM »

This is a routine to be able to AUTO PRESET the tip voltage setting On your MP3000 DTHC from CandCNC FROM the gcode program. The way it works is you insert this Macro along with a P# that equals the preset tip voltage. This way you will never forget to set those values as they will auto load and notify the DTHC before the Gcode runs. It will also alert you IF you set a value lower than a safe voltage.

M549 P100     will autopreset the tip voltage to 100volts AND notify the MP3000 of the change.(;-)


**********************************************************

'M549 Auto tip voltage PRESET
PresetV = param1
None2 = Param2
None3 = Param3
SetUserDro(1036,PresetV)
Sleep(1000)
Call NotifyPlugins(25502)
If GetUserDro(136) < 50 Or PresetV <50 Then
   MsgBox("Preset Voltage is Below Minimum, Reset PARAMETER and RESTART")
   DoButton(1)
   While Ismoving()
   Sleep(10)
   Wend
   DoButton(2)
Else
End If


We are working with Les at SCam to be able to include the Macro INFO at post time based on TOOL# used for the operation.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Cylinder Heads

« on: July 15, 2010, 10:34:31 PM »

attaboy Steve. go get um buddy. (;-) It won't take long

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: Screen Designer TIP

« on: July 15, 2010, 07:15:23 PM »

Mach Screen is the best and getting better every update(;-)